John Frederick Colquhoun
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John Frederick Colquhoun, Commissioner for Relationships at the British
United Kingdom
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 Scout headquarters of The Scout Association
The Scout Association
The Scout Association is the World Organization of the Scout Movement recognised Scouting association in the United Kingdom. Scouting began in 1907 through the efforts of Robert Baden-Powell. The Scout Association was formed under its previous name, The Boy Scout Association, in 1910 by the grant...

 served on the World Scout Committee of the World Organization of the Scout Movement
World Organization of the Scout Movement
The World Organization of the Scout Movement is the Non-governmental international organization which governs most national Scout Organizations, with 31 million members. WOSM was established in 1920, and has its headquarters at Geneva, Switzerland...

 from 1959 to 1965.

As Headquarters Commissioner for Wolf Cubs, he had been the organizer of the first International Cub Conference at Gilwell
Gilwell
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 in 1938. He represented the Chief Scout of the British Commonwealth and Empire at the Second Pan-Pacific Jamboree at Greystanes near Sydney
Sydney
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, Australia
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.

In 1963, Mr. Colquhoun was awarded the Bronze Wolf
Bronze Wolf
The Bronze Wolf Award is bestowed by the World Scout Committee to acknowledge "outstanding service by an individual to the World Scout Movement"...

, the only distinction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement
World Organization of the Scout Movement
The World Organization of the Scout Movement is the Non-governmental international organization which governs most national Scout Organizations, with 31 million members. WOSM was established in 1920, and has its headquarters at Geneva, Switzerland...

, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting.
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