Viscount as Dominion Chief Scout, has approved of the award of the Silver Cross of the Bov Scout Association to David Stanley McLenaghan, aged 13, of the Somerfield Methodist Troop, Christchurch. Last January, at the risk of his life,.Scout McLonaghan saved Brian Spurr from drowning at Okain’s Bay. Banks Peninsula, and made two gallant but unsuccessful endeavours to rescue Desmond Spurr. In recommending McClenaghan for the Silver Cross, the officials of the Boy Scout Association expressed the opinioij that his action was fully in keening with the highest traditions of the movement.—Press Association.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MS19400601.2.103
Bibliographic details
Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 156, 1 June 1940, Page 8
Word Count
93Untitled Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 156, 1 June 1940, Page 8
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Manawatu Standard. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in