Thomas Cecil Alexander
Thomas Cecil Alexander | |
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Born | Watton, Norfolk, England | 5 February 1884
Died | 4 August 1968 North Walsham, Norfolk, England | (aged 84)
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Priest |
Known for | Scouting |
Reverend Thomas Cecil Alexander (1884–1968) was the founder of the Scouting movement in the Malaysian state of Sabah, in Sandakan, and in the state of Sarawak, in Kuching in 1913. The Sarawak movement was later active only from 1930 onwards.
His big achievements for the Scout Movement were commemorated in the North Borneo Scout Movement Monument, which was unveiled 28 September 2013 in Sandakan, Sabah.
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- Scouting pioneers
- 1884 births
- 1968 deaths
- Scouting and Guiding in Malaysia
- People from Watton, Norfolk
- People associated with Scouting stubs