Boy scout : full-length portrait



Photograph

01 Jan 1940

Information About

This is an undated photograph from E. A. Brown's collection. It shows a boy scout standing in front of a tent. The two white stripes on his shirt pocket indicate that he holds the rank of a patrol leader. The location is likely to be the Singapore Volunteer Corps (SVC) campsite in Siglap which the Scouts used for large annual camps in the 1920s. Date of creation estimated. Title devised by Library staff. Information contributed by Wan Meng Hao.


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All rights reserved, Celia Mary Ferguson and National Library Board, Singapore 2008

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