| Jacques Guérin-Desjardins | |
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| Office: | National Commissioner of Eclaireurs Unionistes de France |
| Term Start: | 1923 |
| Term End: | 1936 |
Jacques Guérin-Desjardins (in French ʒak ɡeʁɛ̃ deʒaʁdɛ̃/; November 1894 – 1982) was the National Commissioner of Eclaireurs Unionistes de France from 1923 to 1936.[1] He had been a Boy Scout in Britain where he was educated, attended the Birmingham Scout Rally in 1913, and served as the interpreter of Lord Baden-Powell[2] [3] at International Conferences and World Jamborees. He was a recipient of the Silver Wolf Award, the highest award made by The Scout Association "for services of the most exceptional character.".
He was a lieutenant at Verdun, a recipient of the Croix de Guerre with citations, Légion d’Honneur and was promoted to captain in 1940 with a second Croix de Guerre. He married Antoinette Nègre from Nîmes, was the father of three children, the eldest of whom was Arnaud Desjardins. Later, he was a Human Resources Director at Peugeot.[4] [5]