Great man you never heard of - The Father of Scouting

Lord Robert Baden-Powell of Gilwell (1857-1941) was a decorated soldier, talented artist, actor and free-thinker. Best known during his military career for his spirited defense of the small South African township of Mafeking during the Boer War, he was then propelled to extraordinary fame as the Founder of Scouting.
Lord Baden Powell
The Scouter, uses the colored plume and worn on the left side of the leather band above the left ear indicating the position held. It was commonly in scouting from 1908-1968.
Lord Baden-Powel, picked up the habit of wearing a Stetson campaign hat for the first time in 1896 in Africa during the Second Matabele War. It was during this time that Baden-Powell, already a cavalryman, was befriended by the celebrated American scout Frederick Russell Burnham, who favored the campaign hat. When Baden-Powell first re-wrote his Army handbook "Aids to Scouting" into "Scouting For Boys" he included sketches of boys as "scouts" wearing the campaign hat.
The Scouter, uses the colored plume and worn on the left side of the leather band above the left ear indicating the position held. It was commonly in scouting from 1908-1968.
