SCOUT SOCK TOP
c. 1940 - 1950Black tubular sock top with two yellow bands near to the top edge. One of two, part of the special uniform for a boy scout jamboree.
The scouting movement began in Western Australia in 1908 when 18-year-old Frank Roche from Spearwood established the first Boy Scout patrol. By the end of 1909 there were 416 members in 16 groups. In 1912 the founder, Robert Baden-Powell, visited Perth. In 2014, there are now 16 branches in the Metro Area and eight regional districts, with a membership of 7,200. The Chief Scout of Western Australia was Malcolm McCusker AO but he was later succeeded by Peter Cosgrove. In 1907 Baden-Powell held the first Brownsea Island Scout Camp which is now seen as the beginning of scouting. Baden-Powell was born in Paddington London on 22nd February 1857.
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Sock tops are a part of the uniform for members of the Scout movement. It was a subsitute for a full sock. This particular sock was a part of a special jamboree uniform.
This sock top belonged to Geoffrey Shaw who wore it in the 1940s and 1950s.
The Scout movement provides members entertainment, skills, and commitment to improve themselves and the community around them.
