People

Dr. Frank Kennedy 1905 - 1988

Scout History

Picture of Dr. Kennedy Picture courtesy of the Isle of Wight Scout Council — Dr. Kennedy
Picture courtesy of
the Isle of Wight Scout Council

Name: Kennedy. Frank Robert Barnard Howard
Address: Gilwell, Wootton Bridge, Isle of Wight
Date of Birth: 6th August 1905
Occupation: Physician and Surgeon in General Practice
Date of Joining Branch: Foundation Member

1914 Joined 1st Ryde (Isle of Wight) Parish Church Group
1918 Promoted to Second
1919 Promoted to Patrol Leader
1920 Promoted to Troop Leader
Badges Won: Second Class (1915), First Class & Green & Yellow Cords (1918), King’s Scout & Red & White Cords (1919), Gold Cords (1920), Ambulanceman – Basket Worker – Camper – Cook – Cyclist – Dairyman – Electrician – Entertainer – Fireman – Handyman – Interpreter – Laundryman – Leatherworker – Master-At-Arms – Naturalist – Pathfinder – Photographer – Poultry Farmer – Thriftyman
1923 Granted rank of S.M with warrant as A.S.M. of 1st Ryde Troop
1924 Became Rover Scout. Won Rover Instructor Badge (First Class). In charge of Isle of Wight Contingent at Imperial Jamboree at Wembley
1925 Granted rank as S.M. of 1st Ryde Troop
1927 Attended Practical Scout Course at Trent Park and was awarded Scout Wood Badge
1928 Acting A.D.C. for Camps for North East Wight District. Attended Practical Cub Course at Trent Park and was awarded Cub Wood Badge
1929 Left Ryde for residence at Shifnal, Shropshire. Started 1st Shifnal Scout Group. (Scouts in March, Cubs in August and Rovers in September). Granted Warrants as S.M. & G.S.M. Acting A.D.C. Wrekin District. (No Warrant applied for owing to uncertainty of duration of residence in Shropshire). Medical Officer - No. 1 Sub-Camp 3rd World Jamboree at Arrowe Park, Birkenhead.
1930 Left Shifnal. Granted Warrant as Honary G.S.M. of 1st Shifnal Group.
1931 Inspected 35 Groups in Rangoon and Bassein in Burma and ran a Cub Training Course in Rangoon. Attended Practical Rover Course at Gilwell and awarded Rover Wood Badge
1932 Granted a Warrant as A.D.C. Rovers for Nort East Wight. Resigned on transfer to Central Wight District when a Warrant as A.D.C. was granted. Attended Practical Commissioner’s Course at Gilwell
1933 Granted Warrant as D.C. for North Wight
1934 Attended Refresher Cub Practical Course at Downe Park
1935 Granted Warrant as A.I.C. Rovers for Isle of Wight. Attended Refresher Scout Course at Hattingley. Passed a Sea Scout Theoretical Course
1936 Medical Officer Scout Train Cruise. Appointed Acting D.C. North East Wight District
1937 Medical Officer Scout Train Cruise. Principal Medical Officer of British Contingent to Fifth World Jamboree in Holland
1938 Medical Officer Scout Train Cruise. Resigned position of Acting D.C. for North East Wight District
1939 Medical Officer Scout Train Cruise. On staff of British Headquarters at Thirld World Rover Moot in Scotland

National Service

1. Squad Leader North Wight A.R.P. Squad of Messengers
2. County Surgeon Isle of Wight Area St John’s Ambulance Brigade
3. Medical Officer British Red Cross Detachments Nos.49 (Men) & 236 (Women) at Wootton Bridge