Silver Fish Award Explained

The Silver Fish Award is the highest adult award in Girlguiding. It is awarded for outstanding service to Girlguiding combined with service to world Guiding. The award has changed greatly since it first appeared in 1911, initially being awarded to girls on completion of a number of badges, then via numerous stages to the highest award in the Guiding movement worldwide, and then on to its position as a Girlguiding award.^[1]

Award criteria

The Silver Fish is not earned, but given to those who are nominated and are considered worthy of the award. Recipients must be members of Girlguiding, have done outstanding service to Guiding in more than one capacity and made a contribution to world Guiding.^[2] Ideally candidates should be at least 18 months from retirement and have held an appointment within 6 months of the nomination.^[2]

History

The award of Silver Fish existed from the beginning of the Guiding movement. The choice of the silver fish was as a result of Lord Baden-Powell visiting Japan, where he learnt that when a son was born, parents would hang a small silver fish on their door, signifying the boy would be able to successfully 'swim upstream' through life's challenges. If a daughter was born, a tiny doll was used. This indicated a girl's sole aim was to raise a family. Lord Baden-Powell decided to make a Guide's highest honour a silver fish, to show that girls are just as capable of battling against the odds as boys.^[3]

Award for Girl Guides

The award is mentioned in the November 1909 edition of the Boy Scout Headquarters Gazette in "The Scheme for 'Girl Guides'". Here a girl must pass seventeen specified efficiency badges.^[4] However, in Pamphlet A: Baden-Powell Girl Guides, a Suggestion for Character Training for Girls, also published in 1909, twenty efficiency badges were needed to obtain the Silver Fish.^[5] This was later reduced to fifteen and, additionally, good all round work was required.^[4]

By 1918 a Silver Fish was awarded by headquarters "on the recommendation of County Commissioners for some very special Service to the Movement".^[6] In May 1918 The Girl Guides Gazette reported that the requirements for the Silver Fish would change in order to capture the award's "original character" and that it would become "the highest award that was given and not gained."^[7]

Award for Girl Scouts of USA

Around the time of the foundation of the Girl Scouts of the USA in 1912, their handbook listed the Silver Fish as the highest honour in Girl Scouting. However, before anyone could earn it, the Golden Eaglet was introduced.^[8]

Five American women were awarded the Silver Fish:

• Juliette Gordon Low, founder of Girl Scouts USA
• Anne Hyde Choate, Juliette's goddaughter and the second president of Girl Scouts USA
  • Helen Storrow, donor of Our Chalet Jane Deeter Rippin, National Director of GSUSA
• Julia Cobb Crowell, Chair of the Committee

Award for adults

In October 1917, the award changed to being given for outstanding service to the movement. At this time, the design also changed from a whiting with its tail in its mouth worn on a silver chain, to a swimming fish worn on a dark and light blue striped ribbon. Olave Baden-Powell was presented with a gold Silver Fish in 1918, then the only one of its kind.^[9] Percy Everett, one of the "original Brownsea campers"^[10] was GGA's Hon. secretary in the early years. He was awarded the Silver Fish in June 1921.^[11] In 1995, her daughter Betty Clay was presented with a gold Silver Fish in the form of a brooch. It continues to be awarded within UK GirlGuiding to this day.

Recipients

1911–1919

Recipient	Year	Notes
née Maude (1893–1982)[12]	1911	Awarded old-style Silver Fish in 1911. Also in 1920. One of the girls who showed up at Crystal Palace Rally in 1909 wanting to be Scouts. Instrumental in the establishment of Lone Guides.[13]
(1895–1935)[14]	1911	Awarded old-style Silver Fish in 1911. One of the girls who showed up at Crystal Palace Rally in 1909 wanting to be a Scout.
[15]	1915
[16]	1916
[17]	1916
GBE (1889–1977)	1918	Chief Guide. She received a special 'Golden Fish' "as a public recognition of her wonderful work"[18]
[19]	1918	Patrol leader, 1st Royal Eltham
[20]	1918	Patrol leader, 1st Pendleton
[21]	1918	First Guide to earn the Silver Fish Award in India
(1896–1955)[22]	1918	Captain, 1st Addington
[23]	1918	Lieutenant, 2nd Ealing
[24]	1918	Lieutenant, 1st Durham
[25]	1918	District commissioner, South Manchester
[26]	1918	Lieutenant, 1st Pendleton
[27]	1918	Patrol leader, 2nd Ealing
[28]	1918	Patrol Leader, 1st Kingston
[29]	1918	Lieutenant, 1st Claremont
[30]	1918	Captain, 4th Woking
[31]	1918	Captain, 9th Birkenhead
[32]	1919	1st Woking
[33]	1919	Lieutenant, 1st Wolverhampton (YWCA)
[34]	1919	Patrol leader, 2nd Ealing
[35]	1919
(1860–1927)	1919	Founder of Girl Scouts of the USA. She was buried wearing full uniform and her Silver Fish Award. This was one of the first adult awards[36]
[37]	1919	Captain, 1st Kidderminster
[38]	1919	Lieutenant, 2nd Woking
[39]	1919	Patrol leader, 1st Muswell Hill
[40]	1919	Lieutenant, 1st South Manchester

1920–1929

Recipient	Year	Notes
[41]	1920	Provincial commissioner, Transvaal
(1890–1929)[42]	1920	County commissioner, Hampshire
[43]	1921	For saving a young boy's life by pulling him out from under a lorry
(1886–1967) [44]	1921	Second president of Girl Scouts USA
(1863–1953)[45]	1921	County commissioner, Devon
[46]	1921	County commissioner, Dublin
[47]	1921	GGA Hon. treasurer
[48]	1921	For rescuing someone who was drowning
[49]	1921	Division commissioner, Wimbledon
(1864–1944)[50]	1921	Deputy chief commissioner, Wales
(1857–1924)[51]	1921	First chief commissioner, Girl Guides of Canada (1912–1921)
(1864–1944)[52]	1921	Donor of Our Chalet
(1863–1946)[53]	1921	County Commissioner, Warwickshire
(1871-1959) [54]	1922	Cadet branch, head. County commissioner, Worcestershire
[55]	1922	Deputy chief commissioner, Scotland
MBE (1886–1967)[56]	1922	First County commissioner (1916) First heraldry advisor
(1879-1969) [57]	1922	Deputy chief commissioner, Wales
[58] [59]	1923	District commissioner, Clevedon
[60]	1923	Chief commissioner, Canada
[61]	1924	Great Brown Owl
[62]	1924	Chief's diploma, "for excellent service to the movement both at home and abroad"
[63]	1924	For good service to the movement in Australia
[64]	1925	Imperial council
(1897–1965)	1925	Honorary president, Girl Guides Association from 1920 until her death
[65]	1925	Head of camping, Scotland
[66]	1925	Head of training for Scotland
[67]	1925	Assistant county commissioner, Warwickshire
[68]	1925	County commissioner, Cheshire
[69]	1926	Division commissioner, Kingston
[70]	1925	Division commissioner, Bath
[71]	1927
OBE (1893–1984)[72]	1928	Chief commissioner, Wales Chair, Guide International Service (1942–1954)

1930–1939

Recipient	Year	Notes
[73]	1931	Division commissioner, South-East Victoria, State committee, Victoria, Australia
(1885–1958)[74]	1931	Acting State commissioner, New South Wales. First Australian recipient.
[75]	1931	Commissioner for Lone Guides, South Africa, Editor, South African Guide magazine
[76]	1931	Provincial commissioner, Transvaal, South Africa
[77]	1931	Provincial commissioner, Bengal
[78]	1931	Outstanding work in connection with the 1927 Dominion Guides camp held in Australia
CBE (1896–1981)[79]	1931	State commissioner, Victorian Girl Guides, Australia Girl Guides Association chief commissioner (1943–1949)
[80]	1931	Chief commissioner, New Zealand
[81]	1932	Island commissioner, Jamaica
[82]	1932	Commissioner for overseas Guiding
(1872–1951)[83]	1932	Chair, All-India executive committee
[84]	1933	Deputy chief commissioner, Wales
GBE [85]	1933	Chair, committee of the council
[86]	1933	State chief commissioner, South Australia
[87]	1933	Eagle Owl of Canada
(1899–1989)[88]	1934	Cambridgeshire County commissioner. One of the girls who showed up at Crystal Palace Rally in 1909 wanting to be Scouts.
[89]	1934	Chief State commissioner, New South Wales, Australia
[90]	1933	Commissioner for extensions
[91]	1934	Bedfordshire's first County commissioner (1917–1938)
[92]	1934	Divisional commissioner, Woking
[93]	1934	Excellent service to the movement
[94]	1935	South Africa Girl Guides, president
[95]	1936	Commissioner, Egypt
[96]	1936	Durham County commissioner Executive committee of the Council at Imperial Headquarters (1932–1935)
[97]	1936	County commissioner, Yorkshire
(1869–1958)[98]	1937	Ulster chief commissioner
[99]	1937	Scottish post and extension branches
(1891–1964)[100]	1937	Girl Guide Association, Manitoba, Canada
(1893–1945)[101]	1937	County commissioner, Angus and Aberdeenshire Scottish executive committee member
OBE [102]	1937	Deputy chief commissioner, Ireland
OBE [103]	1937	Executive committee, vice-chair
[104]	1938	Provincial commissioner, Bengal
[105]	1938	Kent County commissioner
[106]	1938	Edinburgh County commissioner
MVO[107]	1938	Council of Girl Guides Association (1927-1961)
[108]	1938	Assistant County commissioner, Fife
[109]	1939	Commissioner for extensions
(1894-1962) [110]	1939	Imperial commissioner, training
(1896–1979)[111] [112]	1939	Scotland's first Guide President of Scottish GGA, VP of GGA
[113]	1939	Chief commissioner, India
[114]	1939	Assistant County commissioner, Kent Assistant commissioner, awards
[115]	1939	County commissioner, Midlothian
[116]	1939	Provincial commissioner, United Provinces, India
MBE [117]	1939	Commissioner for Hebrew Guides, Jerusalem
(1890–1961)[118]	1939	Dominion secretary, Canada (1920–1941)

1940–1949

Recipient	Year	Notes
[119]	1940	Organising commissioner, Argentina
[120]	1940	Hon. secretary, Overseas Association
[121]	1940	Island commissioner, Jamaica
[122]	1942	District commissioner, Canterbury City Guides. Awarded for gallantry during an air raid
[123]	1942	Commissioner, Madras
[124]	1942	Hon treasurer, All India
[125]	1943	Chief commissioner, Scotland
MBE[126]	1943
[127]	1943	Provincial commissioner, Punjab
[128]	1944	Chief commissioner, Canada
DBE (1888–1972)[129]	1944	Chair of Guiding Association's executive committee for 10 years from 1938
(1881-1950)[130]	1944	Deputy chief commissioner, Ulster
[131]	1944	Dundee County commissioner
(1903–1985)	1945	Active in New Zealand and as a trainer internationally
[132]	1945	Chief commissioner, India
DCVO, CBE (1905–1978)	1945	Chief commissioner and chair of British Commonwealth Girl Guides Association (1956–1966) Vice-chair of WAGGGS (1957–1960)
MBE (1904–1980)[133]	1945	Chair of Welsh Guide Council Chief commissioner, Wales
(1878–1972)[134]	1945	Chief commissioner, New South Wales, Australia
(1898–1980)	1945	Edinburgh County commissioner
[135]	1946	Hertfordshire County commissioner
[136]	1947	Imperial commissioner, Brownies
(1902–1988)[137]	1947	Deputy chief commissioner, India
[138]	1947	Dominion secretary, New Zealand
[139]	1947	Commissioner for training
OBE (1886–1948)[140]	1947	Tasmanian state commissioner (1940–1948)
OBE[141]	1947	Commissioner for Girl Guides, Western Australia
MBE [142]	1947	Chief commissioner and training advisor, Southern Rhodesia
[143]	1948	Chief commissioner, Canada
(1899–1974)[144]	1948	Chief Commissioner of Guides Australia, Federal Secretary[145]
CBE (1889–1993)[146]	1948	Chief commissioner, New Zealand (1934–1961)
(1882–1959)[147]	1948	Commissioner, Australia State commissioner, South Australia (1938–1950)
[148]	1948	Chair, Scottish public relations committee
[149]	1949	Commissioner, Malaya and Singapore
[150]	1949	Scottish chief commissioner (1946-1950)
[151]	1949	Deputy chief commissioner, New Zealand

1950–1959

Recipient	Year	Notes
[152]	1950	County commissioner, Glasgow
[153]	1950	State commissioner, Queensland, Australia
[154]	1950	Chief commissioner, Canada
[155]	1951	Publications committee
[156]	1951	Chief commissioner, India
MBE (1896–1990)[157]	1951	Music advisor, Girl Guides Association (1949–1961)
[158]	1951	Deputy chief commissioner, India
[159]	1951	Brownie advisor
[160]	1951	Rangers commissioner, England
[161]	1951	Chief commissioner, Ceylon
[162]	1951	Chief commissioner, Pakistan Girl Guides Association
[163]	1951	Island commissioner, Barbados
CBE (1894–1979)[164]	1952	Girl Guide chief commissioner, England
OBE[165]	1952	Chief commissioner, Ulster
[166]	1952	Commissioner for training, Jamaica
[167]	1952	Executive committee. Chair, education panel
MBE[168]	1952	Guide International Service commissioner Tasmania state commissioner (1956–1962)
OBE[169]	1953
[170]	1953
[171]	1953	Division commissioner, Western Transvaal
[172]	1953	Chief commissioner, South Africa
CBE (1901–1956)[173]	1953	Chief commissioner, British Commonwealth (1949–1956)
[174]	1954	Chief commissioner, Scotland
[175]	1954	Commissioner, British Guides in Foreign Countries
[176]	1954	Chair, Sussex County camping committee
OBE (1906–1986)	1954	Chief commissioner of Guides, Australia World committee of WAGGGS (1955–1962)
OBE [177]	1954	Treasurer, WAGGGS
[178]	1955	Commissioner for British Guides, Egypt
[179]	1955	Chief commissioner, South Africa
[180]	1955	Training advisor, Australia
MBE (1906–1985)[181]	1955	Guide International Service team leader
MBE [182]	1956	County commissioner, Essex (1947-1957)
[183]	1956	State commissioner, South Australia
[184]	1957	Post box secretary, CHQ and England
[185]	1957	Commonwealth camp advisor
[186]	1957	Commissioner, Kenya
[187]	1957	Commissioner for training, Cyprus
MBE (1894-1979)[188]	1957	Chief commissioner, Ulster
[189]	1957	Commissioner, Canada
[190]	1957	County commissioner, Yorkshire Central
[191]	1957	For international service, and untiring work in Hampshire
[192]	1957	Chief commissioner, Canada
MBE[193]	1957	Training advisor, England
JP [194]	1958	Camp advisor
[195]	1958	Provincial commissioner, Natal, South Africa
(1897–1982)[196]	1958	Captain, 1st Alderbury Company, Wiltshire
[197]	1958	Chief commissioner, Southern Rhodesia
[198]	1959	Ranger branch committee, chair
[199]	1959	Camp advisor, Victoria, Australia

1960–1969

Recipient	Year	Notes
[200]	1960	Training advisor, Australia
[201]	1960	Commonwealth training advisor
[202]	1960	Deputy chief commissioner, England
[203]	1960	Chief commissioner, Wales
(1907–1981)[204]	1960	Publications committee, chair
[205]	1961	Provincial treasurer, Transvaal, South Africa
[206]	1961	International commissioner, South Africa
[207]	1962	Training advisor, New South Wales, Australia
[208]	1962	Assistant state commissioner, Victoria, Australia
[209]	1962	Chief commissioner, Canada
OBE [210]	1962	General secretary, Commonwealth headquarters
[211]	1963	Queensland, Australia
OBE (1911–2011)[212]	1963	Chief Commissioner for England (1961–1970). Chair of WAGGGS (1972–1975)
MBE (1920–2011)[213]	1963	Guide International Service volunteer, trainer and author
[214]	1963	New South Wales, Australia
[215]	1963	Victoria, Australia'
[216]	1963
DBE [217]	1963	Director, World Bureau
[218]	1963	South Australia
[219]	1965	Egyptian Federation for Scouts and Girl Guides, also extremely active in sports for girls in Egypt
OBE (1901–1992)[220]	1966	Chief Commissioner of Guides Australia (1962–1968)
[221]	1967	One of the original founders of the Girl Guide movement
(1909–1990)	1967	Ran Our Chalet.
OBE, CMG (1915–2009)[222]	1967	Australian Chief Commissioner (1968–1973), Chairman of WAGGGS, Vice President of Olave Baden-Powell Society (1985–1994)
(1930–2002)[223]	1967	President of the Guides
MBE[224]	1968	Deputy chief commissioner of the Commonwealth, Commissioner for the Branch Association within the Commonwealth
DCVRO[225]	1969

1970–1979

Recipient	Year	Notes
(1907–1986)[226]	1971	Chief Commissioner for New Zealand
[227]	1976	Chief Commissioner for Canada
[228]	1977	Executive Director, Girl Guides of Canada
OBE[229]	1978	Chair, Overseas Committee for Girl Guides. Commissioner in Gibraltar and Malta.
JP[230]	1979	Chief Commissioner of GGA

1980–1989

Recipient	Year	Notes
[231]	1980	Training advisor, Wales
[232]	1980	Chief commissioner, Ulster
OBE[233]	1980	Vice chair, WAGGGS
[234]	1981
[235]	1981	Editor, Guiding in Australia magazine
[236]	1981
(1917–2002)[237]	1982	County commissioner, London South West
OBE[238]	1985
OAM[239]	1985	Commissioner for training, WAGGGS
CBE [240]	1989	Chief commissioner, Commonwealth

1990–1999

[241]	1990	Commissioner for Branch Associations
[242]	1990	Programme and training advisor
[243]	1990	Chair of uniform panel
[244]	1994	Chief commissioner
CBE (1917–2004)[245]	1995	Active in Guiding in both Northern Rhodesia and England. Daughter of Lord and Lady Baden-Powell. Like her mother she received the only other gold Silver Fish.
[246]	1998	Chair of programme and training for GGA

2000 onwards

Recipient	Year	Notes
[247]	2015	Special needs advisor, British Guides in Foreign Countries
[248]	2016	Chair, WAGGGS board of trustees
[249]	2016	Advisor, Girlguiding's overseas branches
[250]	2016	Deputy chief guide
MBE[251]	2018	Chief commissioner, British Girlguiding Overseas
[252]	2020	Safeguarding leader, British Girlguiding Overseas

Date of award unknown

Recipient	Year	Notes
(1877–1957)		First Girl Scout commissioner, Cleveland, USA
(1879–1965)[253]		Chief commissioner, New South Wales, Australia
OBE (1882–1994)		One of the founders of the Rangers Involved in the formation of WAGGGS
(1882–1953)		National director, Girl Scouts of the USA (1919–1930)
(1883–1953)[254]
(1886–1978)		Chief Scout of Norsk Speiderpikeforbund (1927–1935). Designed World Flag
(1887–1977)[255]		Stores commissioner,
(1896–1981)		Chief commissioner, England
(1901–1987)[256]
OBE[257]		Awarded Silver Fish twice
OBE (1903–1994)[258]		Chair, Girl Guides Association Chair and vice-patron, Trefoil Guild
MBE (1904–1992)[259]		Founder, Guide Friendship Fund
(1905–1998)[260]		Division commissioner
OBE (1906–1996)		Vice chair, WAGGGS 20th World Conference Leader, World Training team
[261]		State commissioner, Victoria, Australia
[262]
[263]		India Girl Guides
[264]		India Girl Guides. She also had a Silver Elephant Award.

See also

• Thanks Badge Girl Scouts of USA highest adult honour
• Silver Wolf Award for distinguished service to Scouting in the UK

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13. Lone Guides: Web site: The First Brownies . 2009-08-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110404001822/https://www.guidesvic.org.au/_uploads/516362_Guiding_Traditions.pdf . 4 April 2011 .
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36. News: 1982-11-03 . Manitowoc-Herald Times . Manitou Girl Scouts recall Founder's philosophy . 19 . Manitowoc, Wisconsin.
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72. News: 1928-07-28 . Bexhill-On-Sea Chronicle . For Guide and Guider . 5 . Bexhill-On-Sea, England.
73. October 1931 . . Awards . The Guider . London, UK . Vol. XVIII No. 214 . Girl Guides Association . 392.
74. News: 1932-09-27 . Daily Examiner . Visit of Acting State Commissioner . 4 . Grafton, New South Wales, Australia.
75. October 1931 . . Awards . The Guider . London, UK . Vol. XVIII No. 214 . Girl Guides Association . 392.
76. October 1931 . . Awards . The Guider . London, UK . Vol. XVIII No. 214 . Girl Guides Association . 392.
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78. News: 1945-11-17 . Victoria Daily Times . Retires from Guides. 6 . Victoria, Australia.
79. Web site: Somers, Lady Finola (1896–1981) . Australian Women's Archives Program . 25 April 2022 .
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81. May 1932 . . Awards . Guider . London, UK . Vol. XIX No. 221 . Girl Guides Association . 200.
82. June 1956 . . Helen Talbot, 1800–1956 . Guider . London, UK . Vol. 43 No. 6 . Girl Guides Association . 168.
83. News: 1932-05-07 . Bexhill on Sea Observer . . "Silver Fish Award" . 3 . Bexhill-On-Sea, Sussex.
84. May 1933 . . Awards . Guider . London, UK . Vol. XX No. 233 . Girl Guides Association . 203.
85. July 1933 . . Awards . The Guider . London, UK . Vol. XX No. 235 . Girl Guides Association . 295.
86. June 1933 . . Awards . Guider . London, UK . Vol. XX No. 234 . Girl Guides Association . 251.
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88. News: 1959-07-10 . Saffron Walden Weekly News . From our files . 12 . Saffron Walden, England.
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90. News: 1959-07-10 . The Scotsman . Girl Guides in Scotland . 7 . Edinburgh, Scotland.
91. January 1934 . . Awards . The Guider . London, UK . Vol. XXI No. 241 . Girl Guides Association . 32.
92. November 1934 . . Awards . The Guider . London, UK . Vol. XXI No. 251 . Girl Guides Association . 449.
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94. February 1935 . . Awards . The Guider . London, UK . Vol. XXII No. 254 . Girl Guides Association . 88.
95. February 1959 . . Awards . The Guider . London, UK . Vol. * No. * . Girl Guides Association . 61.
96. News: 1936-08-13 . Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette . . Long Association . 6 . Sunderland, England.
97. News: 1942-10-12 . Gloucester Citizen . . Gloucester Day By Day . 4 . Gloucester, England.
98. News: 1937-11-07 . Northern Whig . Silver Fish Award . 11 . Belfast.
99. News: 1937-06-03 . Dalkeith Advertisor . Midlothian Scouts and Guides . 3 . Dalkeith, Scotland.
100. News: 1937-08-06 . The Expositor . Miss E G Millard brings new laurels . 8 . Brandtford, Ontario.
101. News: 1937-08-06 . Aberdeen Press and Journal . Honour to the Countess of Southesk . 5 . Aberdeen, Scotland.
102. April 1959 . . Awards . The Guider . London, UK . Vol. XLVI No. 4 . Girl Guides Association . 124.
103. December 1958 . . Awards . The Guider . London, UK . Vol. XLV No. 12 . Girl Guides Association . 379.
104. August 1981 . . In Memoriam . Guider . London, UK . Vol. 68 No. 8 . Girl Guides Association . 49.
105. News: 1938-03-04 . Sevenoaks Chronicle and Kentish Advertiser . Fashionable and Personal . 10 . Sevenoaks, England.
106. News: 1938-03-12 . The Scotsman . Edinburgh Recipient of Girl Guides' Highest Award . 13 . Edinburgh, Scotland.
107. Feb 1980 . . In Memoriam . Guider . London, UK . Vol. 67 No. 2 . Girl Guides Association . 451.
108. News: 1938-01-28 . Montrose, Arbroath and Brechin review; and Forfar and Kincardineshire advertiser . Deputy Commissioner . 2 . Montrose, Scotland.
109. April 1949 . . Miss Janet Allan . The Guider . London, UK . Vol. XXXVI No. 4 . Girl Guides Association . 75.
110. March 1939 . . Awards . The Guider . London, UK . Vol. XXVI No. 3 . Girl Guides Association . 100.
111. Web site: Allison Cargill House . . girlguidingeastlothian.org . 2022-03-03.
112. Oct 1979 . . In Memoriam . Guider . London, UK . Vol. 66 No. 10 . Girl Guides Association . 451.
113. March 1939 . . Awards . The Guider . London, UK . Vol. XXVI No. 3 . Girl Guides Association . 100.
114. December 1939 . . Awards . The Guider . London, UK . Vol. XXVI No. 12 . Girl Guides Association . 470.
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116. News: 1939-04-28 . Stockport Advertiser and Guardian . . International News . 21 . Stockport, UK.
117. March 1939 . . Awards . The Guider . London, UK . Vol. XXVI No. 3 . Girl Guides Association . 100.
118. News: 1939-10-07 . Ottawa Citizen. . Personalia . 11 . Ottawa, Canada . Newspapers.com.
119. February 1940 . . Awards . The Guider . London, UK . Vol. XXVII No. 2 . Girl Guides Association . 55.
120. June 1940 . . Awards . The Guider . London, UK . Vol. XXVII No. 6 . Girl Guides Association . 171.
121. July 1940 . . Awards . The Guider . London, UK . Vol. XXVII No. 7 . Girl Guides Association . 194.
122. News: 1942-10-30 . Market Harborough Advertiser and Midland Mail . . Chief Guide getting very busy . 11 . Market Harborough, Leicestershire.
123. June 1942 . . Awards . The Guider . London, UK . Vol. XXIX No. 6 . Girl Guides Association . 90.
124. June 1942 . . Awards . The Guider . London, UK . Vol. XXIX No. 6 . Girl Guides Association . 90.
125. November 1943 . . Awards . The Guider . London, UK . Vol. XXX No. 11 . Girl Guides Association . 179.
126. Feb 1957 . . Headquarters Notices . Guider . London, UK . Vol. 44 No. 2 . Girl Guides Association . 61.
127. Feb 1943 . . Headquarters Notices . Guider . London, UK . Vol. XXX No. 5 . Girl Guides Association . 83.
128. July 1944 . . Awards . The Guider . London, UK . Vol. XXXI No. 7 . Girl Guides Association . 111.
129. July 1944 . . Awards . The Guider . London, UK . Vol. XXXI No. 7 . Girl Guides Association . 111.
130. News: 1944-09-16 . Belfast Telegraph . . Guides Highest Award . 4 . Belfast, Northern Ireland.
131. News: 1944-06-09 . Dundee Courier . . Highest Guide Award . 2 . Dundee, Scotland.
132. June 1943 . . Awards . The Guider . London, UK . Vol. XXX No. 6 . Girl Guides Association . 98.
133. News: 1954-01-01 . Western Mail . Officers . 3 . Cardiff, Wales . Newspapers.com.
134. News: 1946-08-27 . The Sydney Morning Herald . "Silver Fish" to be awarded to Lady Julius . 6 . Sydney, Australia.
135. November 1946 . . Awards . The Guider . London, UK . Vol. XXXIII No. 11 . Girl Guide Association . 256.
136. News: 1948-01-24 . Liverpool Evening Express . . New chief for Scots Guides . 4 . Liverpool, UK .
137. News: 1946-06-25 . Thanet Advertisor . Guiding in India . 5 . Thanet, Norfolk.
138. November 1947 . . Awards . The Guider . insert . Vol. XXXIV No. 11 . Girl Guides Association . 260.
139. September 1947 . . Awards . The Guider . insert . Vol. XXXIV No. 9 . Girl Guides Association . 216.
140. Web site: McIntyre, Margaret (1886–1948) . Dorothy Rosemann . utas.edu.au . 2022-03-03.
141. Web site: LEE STEERE, Bridget Yelverton . slwa.wa.gov.au . 2022-03-03.
142. News: 1960-12-29 . The Scotsman . . Merseyside Youth Activities . 14 . Edinburgh, UK .
143. June 1948 . . Awards . The Guider . London, UK . Vol. XXXV No. 6 . Girl Guides Association . 135.
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145. News: 1948-11-09 . The Age . "Silver Fish" award . 5 . Melbourne, Australia . Newspapers.com.
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147. Gibbard . Joyce . Rymill, Shylie Katharine (1882–1959) . A160193b. 2 May 2007.
148. November 1948 . . Awards . The Guider . London, UK . Vol. XXXV No. 11 . Girl Guides Association . 238.
149. December 1949 . . Good Service . The Guider . London, UK . Vol. XXXVI No. 12 . Girl Guides Association . 260.
150. News: 1949-10-31 . Dundee Courier . Awards to Scots Guide Commissioner . 3 . Dundee, Scotland.
151. May 1949 . . Awards . The Guider . London, UK . Vol.XXXVI No. 5 . Girl Guides Association . 106.
152. News: 1957-02-19 . Milngavie and Bearsden Herald . Jubilee Service for Guides and Scouts . 2 . Glasgow, Scotland.
153. News: 1950-04-01 . The Courier Mail . Silver Fish Award for Begum K. A. Khan . 8 . Brisbane, Queensland.
154. News: 1950-01-15 . The Peterborough Examiner . Gets highest award . 12 .
155. August 1951 . . Awards . The Guider . London, UK . Vol. XXXVIII No. 8 . Girl Guides Association . 174.
156. June 1951 . . Awards . The Guider . London, UK . Vol. XXXVIII No. 6 . Girl Guides Association . 127.
157. January 1951 . . Awards . The Guider . London, UK . Vol. 38 No. 1 . Girl Guides Association . 13.
158. June 1951 . . Awards . The Guider . London, UK . Vol. XXXVIII No. 6 . Girl Guides Association . 127.
159. November 1951 . . Awards . The Guider . London, UK . Vol. XXXVIII No. 11 . Girl Guides Association . 230.
160. News: 1951-10-22 . Belfast Telegraph . Army of Guides . 4 . Belfast, Northern Ireland.
161. April 1951 . . Awards . The Guider . London, UK . Vol. XXXVIII No. 4 . Girl Guides Association . 86.
162. News: 1951-05-25 . Civil and Military Gazette . Silver Fish Award for Begum K. A. Khan . subscription . 5 . Lahore, Pakistan . British Newspaper Archive.
163. September 1951 . . Awards . The Guider . London, UK . Vol. XXXVIII No. 9 . Girl Guides Association . 195.
164. News: 1952-09-24 . Kirkintilloch Herald . Girl Guide International Camp . 3 . Kirkintilloch, Scotland.
165. News: 1952-06-26 . Londonderry Sentinel . H.R.H. Princess Royal pays memorable visit to maiden city . 3 . Derry, Northern Ireland.
166. News: 1952-11-14 . Saffron Walden Weekly News . Americans Join . 16 . Saffron Waldon, England.
167. June 1952 . . Awards . The Guider . London, UK . Vol. XXXIX No. 6 . Girl Guides Association . 131E.
168. News: 1953-05-02 . The Mercury . Admiring Award . 3 . Hobart, Tasmania.
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170. News: 1953-03-13 . The Age . The Silver Fish . 1 . Melbourne, Australia . Newspapers.com.
171. March 1953 . . Awards . The Guider . London, UK . Vol. XL No. 3 . Girl Guides Association . 67.
172. January 1953 . . Awards . The Guider . London, UK . Vol. XL No. 1 . Girl Guides Association . 22.
173. May 1953 . . Congratulations to our Chief Commissioner . The Guider . London, UK . Vol. XL No. 5 . Girl Guides Association . 97.
174. December 1954 . . Awards . The Guider . London, UK . Vol. XLI No. 12 . Girl Guides Association . 272.
175. April 1954 . . Awards . The Guider . London, UK . Vol. XLI No. 4 . Girl Guides Association . 78.
176. February 1954 . . Awards . The Guider . London, UK . Vol. XLI No. 2 . Girl Guides Association . 43.
177. News: 1964-01-04 . Surrey Advertiser County Times . . Girl Guide Honour . 10 . Surrey, UK .
178. February 1955 . . Awards . The Guider . London, UK . Vol. XLII No. 2 . Girl Guides Association . 54.
179. July 1955 . . Awards . The Guider . London, UK . Vol. XLII No. 7 . Girl Guides Association . 208.
180. March 1955 . . Awards . The Guider . London, UK . Vol. XLII No. 3 . Girl Guides Association . 86.
181. News: 1985-05-16 . Ormskirk advertiser . . Service honours Girl Guide leader . 2 . Ormskirk, UK .
182. February 1961 . . New Year Honours . The Guider . London, UK . Vol. XLVIII No. 2 . Girl Guides Association . 38.
183. December 1956 . . Awards . The Guider . London, UK . Vol. XLIII No. 12 . Girl Guides Association . 381.
184. January 1957 . . Headquarters Notices . Guider . London, UK . Vol. 44 No. 1 . Girl Guides Association . 29.
185. News: 1957-12-11 . Leven Mail . Highest Guide Honour for Kirkaldy Lady . 5 . Fife, Scotland.
186. Dec 1957 . . Headquarters Notices . Guider . London, UK . Vol. 44 No. 12 . Girl Guides Association . 379.
187. September 1957 . . Headquarters Notices . Guider . London, UK . Vol. 44 No. 9 . Girl Guides Association . 285.
188. News: 1957-03-04 . Northern Whig . Silver Fish for our Guide Chief . 2 . Portadown, Northern Ireland.
189. Dec 1957 . . Headquarters Notices . Guider . London, UK . Vol. 44 No. 12 . Girl Guides Association . 379.
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191. News: 1957-10-19 . New Milton Advertiser . Personalia . subscription . 6 . New Milton, Hampshire . British Newspaper Archive.
192. News: 1957-11-28 . Vancouver Sun. Top Guide Award for Canadian . 62 . Vancouver, Canada.
193. July 1979 . . Edna Mary Banham . Guider . London, UK . Vol. 66 No. 7 . Girl Guides Association . 309.
194. January 1958 . . Awards . The Guider . London, UK . Vol. XLV No. 1 . Girl Guides Association . 29.
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196. Oct 1982 . . In Memoriam . Guider . London, UK . Vol. 69 No. 10 . Girl Guides Association . 45.
197. January 1958 . . Awards . The Guider . London, UK . Vol. XLV No. 1 . Girl Guides Association . 29.
198. March 1959 . . Awards . The Guider . London, UK . Vol. * No. * . Girl Guides Association . 91.
199. March 1959 . . Awards . The Guider . London, UK . Vol. * No. * . Girl Guides Association . 91.
200. September 1960 . . Awards . The Guider . London, UK . Vol. XLVII No. 9 . Girl Guides Association . 282.
201. July 1960 . . Awards . The Guider . London, UK . Vol. XLVII No. 7 . Girl Guides Association . 219.
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203. July 1960 . . Awards . The Guider . London, UK . Vol. XLVII No. 7 . Girl Guides Association . 219.
204. News: 1960-04-08 . Kensington News and West London Times . The Silver Fish . 9 . London, UK .
205. March 1961 . . Awards . The Guider . London UK . Vol. XLVIII No. 3 . Girl Guides Association . 91.
206. March 1961 . . Awards . The Guider . London UK . Vol. XLVIII No. 3 . Girl Guides Association . 91.
207. January 1962 . . Awards . The Guider . London, UK . Vol. XLIX No. 1 . Girl Guides Association . 27.
208. September 1962 . . Awards . The Guider . London, UK . Vol. XLVIV No. 9 . Girl Guides Association . 280.
209. News: 1962-06-02 . The Montreal Star . Girl Guide Building is Opened . 56 . Montreal, Quebec . Newspapers.com.
210. May 1962 . . Awards . The Guider . London, UK . Vol. XLVIV No. 5 . Girl Guides Association . 155.
211. July 1963 . . Awards . The Guider . London, UK . Vol. 50 No. 7 . Girl Guides Association . 217.
212. News: Briggs . Nancy . Beryl Cozens-Hardy obituary . 13 February 2022 . The Guardian . 25 December 2011 . en.
213. 1963-02-13 . The Australian Women's Weekly . Worth Reporting . 14 . Sydney, Australia.
214. March 1963 . . Awards . The Guider . London, UK . Vol. 50 No. 3 . Girl Guides Association . 86.
215. March 1963 . . Awards . The Guider . London, UK . Vol. 50 No. 3 . Girl Guides Association . 86.
216. March 1963 . . Awards . The Guider . London, UK . Vol. 50 No. 12 . Girl Guides Association . 362.
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218. July 1963 . . Awards . The Guider . London, UK . Vol. 50 No. 7 . Girl Guides Association . 217.
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221. News: 1967-06-19 . The Tewkesbury Register and Agricultural Express . Big day for the Guides . 6 . Tewkesbury, England . Newspapers.com.
222. Web site: Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre . Price, Joyce Ethel . Bright Sparcs . 25 September 2006 .
223. Web site: Princess Margaret receives Silver Fish Award from the Girl Guides Association . upi.com . 2022-03-03.
224. News: 2002-10-08 . Surrey Advertiser . . Top Award . 8 . Surrey, UK .
225. Feb 1977 . . In Memoriam . Guider . London, UK . Vol. 64 No. 2 . Girl Guides Association . 47.
226. Web site: Margaret Turnbull receiving Girl Guide Movement award . canterburystories.nz. 29 November 1971 . 2022-03-03.
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228. Book: Kofmel, Kim G . 1984 . Who's Who of Canadian Women . Trans-Canada Press . Toronto, Canada . 89 . 0920966519 .
229. News: 1982-01-08 . Harrow Observer . Guider earns New Year OBE . 9 . Harrow, England.
230. August 1979 . . Mrs Owen Walker, JP . Guider . London, UK . Vol. 66 No. 8 . Girl Guides Association . 343.
231. April 1980 . . Dr Kathryn Benson-Evans, Silver Fish . Guider . London, UK . Vol. 67 No. 4 . Girl Guides Association . 6.
232. News: 1980-09-11 . Belfast Telegraph . Mrs Rosemary Cadbury Dickson . subscription . 3 . Belfast, Northern Ireland . British Newspaper Archive.
233. April 1980 . . Dr Helen Laird, Silver Fish . Guider . London, UK . Vol. 67 No. 4 . Girl Guides Association . 6.
234. Jan 1980 . . Edna Mary Banham . Guider . London, UK . Vol. 68 No. 1 . Girl Guides Association . 43.
235. August 1981 . . Silver Fish to Miss Margaret Coleman . Guider . London, UK . Vol. 68 No. 8 . Girl Guides Association . 12.
236. June 1981 . . Silver Fish Award – Mrs Owen John . Guider . London, UK . Vol. 68 No. 6 . Girl Guides Association . 6.
237. April 1982 . . Miss Stell Cunlifee – Silver Fish . Guider . London, UK . Vol. 69 No. 4 . Girl Guides Association . 6.
238. UK Guiding Magazine November 1985
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240. News: Guiding's top honour . . Southern Reporter. 11 .
241. October 1990 . . Silver Fish . The Guider . London, UK . Vol. 79 No. 10 . Girl Guides Association . 51.
242. August 1990 . . Silver Fish for Mary . The Guider . London, UK . Vol. 79 No. 8 . Girl Guides Association . 26.
243. October 1990 . . Silver Fish . The Guider . London, UK . Vol. 79 No. 10 . Girl Guides Association . 51.
244. February 1994 . . The ultimate accolade . The Guider . London, UK . Vol. 83 No. 2 . Girl Guides Association . 21.
245. Web site: Betty Clay . Simon Carter . independent.co.uk . 2004-05-14 . 2024-08-29.
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248. Web site: Honours for Old Girls . boltonschool.org . 2022-03-03.
249. Web site: Top Girlguiding award presented to county commissioner . herefordtimes.com . 2 May 2018 . 2022-03-03.
250. Web site: Sophie and daughter Louise open Girlguiding headquarters . thecrownchronicles.co.uk . 19 April 2016 . 2022-03-03.
251. 2020 . Leslie Knighton MBE . Guiding . London . Summer 2018 . Girlguiding . 10.
252. Web site: Diane's New Year Blog . british-girlguiding-overseas.org.uk . 2022-03-03.
253. News: 1944-06-25 . The Daily Telegraph . . Compliment on large scale: wedding dress by airmail . 22 . Sydney, Australia .
254. December 1953 . . In memoriam . The Guider . London, UK . Vol. XL No. 12 . Girl Guides Association . 265.
255. News: 1953-11-03 . The Windsor Star . Zada Hawley . Sarnia Social Notes . 3 . Windsor, Ontario . Newspapers.com.
256. News: 1988-01-14 . The North Wales Weekly News . Colwyn Bay . 77 . Colwyn Bay, Wales . Newspapers.com.
257. July 1976 . . HQ Notices . Guider . London, UK . Vol. 64 No. 5 . Girl Guides Association . 201.
258. News: 1964-06-19 . Cheshire Observer . O.B.E. Awards . 22 . Chester, England.
259. Book: Liddell, Alix . Alix Liddell . Story of the Girl Guides 1938–1975 . Girl Guides Association . 1976 . London .
260. News: 1998-05-14 . Galloway News and Kirkcudbrightshire Advertiser . . A lifetime of service to Red Cross and Guiding . 11 . Galloway, UK .
261. News: 1953-03-13 . The Age . High Award for Guide. 5 . Melbourne, Australia.
262. News: 1936-09-22 . Newcastle Journal . Guides' Silver Jubilee . 3 . Newcastle, England.
263. News: 1927-05-31 . Mid Sussex Times . Mid Sussex Girl Guides . 5 . Sussex, England.
264. News: 1927-05-31 . Granhtham Journal . Braunston visitor's memories of mission work in India . 6 . Grantham, England.