SCOUT CAP
c. 1945A circular green cap with a peak. It is divided into six equal sections by gold coloured rope binding which also runs around the perimeter of the cap.
On the front panel above the peak is a round green boy scout badge with the scout emblem embroidered in gold thread. The inside lining is grey with a cream coloured circle in the centre with text printed on it.
Text reads: [Philip Joseph / SUPERIOR QUALITY / NAME / GROUP / MADE EXPRESSLY FOR / THE Scout Shop / Perfect Fitting - Flexite Peak / PURE WOOL / 6 ¾]
Geoffrey Shaw joined the Kelmscott Scout Troop in the 1940s.
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 metropolitan area of Perth and eight regional districts, with a membership of 7,200. The chief scout of WA 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. The Cubs are the boys' section of the Scout movement.
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[Philip Joseph / SUPERIOR QUALITY / NAME / GROUP / MADE EXPRESSLY FOR / THE Scout Shop / Perfect Fitting - Flexite Peak / PURE WOOL / 6 ¾]
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Caps such as this were worn by members of the scouts as a part of their uniform. In particular the cap belonged to Geoffrey Shaw who wore the cap in the 1940s and 1950s during his time in the Cubs. The Cubs are a section of the Scout movement for children not old enough to be a scout proper.
Geoffrey was a member of the Kelmscott Boy Scout Troop. The troop met at the Kelmscott Town Hall located on Church Street.
The movement provides members entertainment, skills, and commitment to improve themselves and the community around them.
