Photograph: Three Boy Scouts belonging to the Dittons (Surry) Troop have gained the highest honours possible to a Scout. Patrol Leaders A. A. Pells (left) and F. B. Pells (centre) are brothers who have gained the Ranger cords, and Scout H. Pinsent (standing) has won the Silver Cross (the Scouts; V.C.) for a gallant rescue from the Thames.
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GRO0393 Devonport: Harold William Pinsent: 1910 – 1967