- Walter Wood
Walter Richard Wood, C.M. (1876 –
31 March 1981 ) was a Canadian active in the Boy Scouts.Born in
England , the son of Richard Leonard Wood and Martha Glover, he came to Canada in 1920 and worked as a machinist with theDominion Atlantic Railway . Wood was a life-long member of the Boy Scouts and was still regularly attending meetings until the age of 101 and is still known as the oldest Boy Scout in theCommonwealth of Nations .In 1978, Wood was honored by being appointed as a Member to the
Order of Canada for his lifetime of community service both in the Scouts and out. Also, Walter was invited and attended dinner with Queen Elizabeth II of England and had metRobert Baden-Powell , founder of the Boy Scouts.The town of
Kentville also bestowed upon Walter the Key to the Town of Kentville and named public park area after him.He died in Kentville,
Nova Scotia in 1981 of natural causes.References
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* [http://www.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=2374 Order of Canada - Walter Wood]External links
* [http://www.town.kentville.ns.ca/community_recreation.cfm Town of Kentville - Community]
* [http://www.scouts.ca Boy Scouts of Canada]
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