
What is recorded here
This claret commemorative plaque records: Robert Baden-Powell 1857-1941 founder of the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides and hero of the Siege of Mafeking attended Rose Hill School, formerly on this site 1868-1870 Recorded plaque organisation: Royal Tunbridge Wells.
Robert Baden-Powell is renowned for founding the Scout and Guide movements, which have globally promoted values of service and character development since their inception. He also gained fame for his leadership during the Siege of Mafeking in the Second Boer War.
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