Title
King's Rally at Windsor
Date
1911
Description
Donald Kendall Chapman's account of Hackford House Scouts Troup's attendance at the King's Rally in 1911. The troop had been formed in 1910 by Samuel Bircham & by the time of the rally had three patrols. Donald describes the railway journey, the camping experience & the Bircham's hospitality at Beech Hill, Surrey in great detail. His style & use of vocabulary are interesting for a boy of 16. The scouts also had time to see some famous London landmarks & to visit London Zoo.