Rex Hazlewood Explained

Rex Hazlewood
Birth Name:Rex Denys Michael Hazelwood
Birth Date:22 August 1903 [1]
Birth Place:Middlesex, England
Nationality:British
Occupation:Editor of The Scout and The Scouter magazines
Known For:Long-serving official of The Boy Scouts Association of the United Kingdom
Notable Works:The Campfire Leader's Book, Scout Camps: A Book for Scouters, The Gilwell Camp Fire Book: Songs and yells from fifty years of Scouting

Rex D. M. Hazlewood (born 22 August 1903) was a long-serving official of The Boy Scouts Association of the United Kingdom and was its editor of The Scout and The Scouter magazines and author of articles, pamphlets and books on Scouting.

Background

Hazlewood was appointed editor of The Scouter magazine in 1944, a position he would hold until his retirement in 1968.[2]

From June 1954 through September 1966, Hazlewood was the editor of The Scout magazine.[3]

Hazlewood wrote a number of instructional Scouting books, primarily on the subject of Scoutcraft. Many of his books were co-authored with his friend John Thurman.[4] In 1961, he co-wrote, B-P's Scouts: an official history of The Boy Scouts Association.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: 1939 England and Wales Register.
  2. Book: John S. Wilson . . 1959 . Blandford Press . First . 270 . B000AQMKTI . J. S. Wilson.
  3. Book: Moynihan. Paul. An Official History of Scouting . 2006. Hamlyn . London . 178 . 978-0-600-61398-5 .
  4. Book: Sweet, John . Scout Pioneering . The Scout Association . 1974 . 0-85165-101-1 . 7–8.
  5. Book: Scout Story. . 1961-04-21.
  6. News: Teach Yourself . The Bulletin and Scots Pictorial . 11 . 1956-07-05.