St. George’s Day Awards

April 24, 2021

Normally on the Sunday closest to St. George’s Day Scouts gather at Windsor Castle for the annual awards celebration of The Scouts.


Today we recognise those volunteers in BSO who have been recognised in the 2021 Roll of Honour. We thank them and all our adult volunteers for the wonderful work they do and have done during these challenging times.

You can see the full 2021 Roll of Honour here.


Cornwell Scout Badge 

Carl Gagnon- France & Iberia


Silver Wolf

Peter Dawes - Area



Bar to the Silver Acorn

Lynn Gill- Area


Bar to the Award for Merit

Jeffrey Piper - Area


Award for Merit 

Graham Eden - Area

Andrew Williamson - Northern Europe

Catherine Elliot - Northern Europe

Julie Mason - Northern Europe

Nicola Laurent - Northern Europe


Chief Scout’s Commendation for Good Service

Salome Whitfield - Middle East

Irina Krishnan - Northern Europe

Vanessa Bowell - Northern Europe

Rebecca Taylor - Rest of the World

Sarah Webber - Rest of the World

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