The Silver Wolf is the highest award made by The Scout Association "for services of the most exceptional character." It is an unrestricted gift of the Chief Scout. The award consists of a Silver Wolf suspended from a dark green and yellow neck ribbon.

History

Since its inception by Robert Baden-Powell, the Silver Wolf has remained the "unrestricted gift of the Chief Scout", although "County Commissioners and overseas Chief Scouts may submit recommendations to Scout Headquarters."

During the early years of the development of the Scout Movement throughout the world, it was the practice of the Founder, Lord Baden-Powell, to give the Silver Wolf to Scouters in any country who had done outstandingly valuable work for the Movement. The Silver Wolf was first awarded to King's Scouts or King's Sea Scouts of at least 2 years service and who earned 12 proficiency badges, who performed under exceptional circumstances like saving a life or repeated acts of bravery, endurance, or self-sacrifice. This Silver Wolf remained a Youth award until 1922, when it became an award for Adult volunteers for Services to Scouting.

The award was, of course, highly valued, but it began to be realized that the Silver Wolf was a British Scout decoration, even though it was given by the Chief Scout of the World. Accordingly, in 1934, the Bronze Wolf Award was created as the only award made by the World Scout Committee.

Recipients

Hazel Adair (novelist) Demetrios Alexatos Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell Martyn Bain Mervyn Wingfield, 8th Viscount Powerscourt Reginald Brabazon, 12th Earl of Meath Francis Ronald Gladstone Sanders Vera Barclay Dudley Barrow Richard Bassett Daniel Carter Beard Edward Wentworth Beatty Annie Besant Glad Bincham Walter von Bonstetten John Buchan Matthew K Butterfield (2023) Carol II of Romania Mario di Carpegna Gordon Carr Bernard Chacksfield Jean Corbisier John Dawe Donald Deacon Juan Antonio Dimas Haydn Dimmock Kay Fancis (2023) Rosemary Fletcher MBE Robert Gammon William Gentry Michal Grazynski Jacques Guérin-Desjardins Gustaf V Victor Halward Dean Harding Charles Hoadley Stuart Howells Forbes Howie Linda Hurford Stanley Ince Mike Jackson Peter James John Kingsmell Gail Langton Maurice William Lee André Lefèvre (Scouting) Colin H. Livingstone Roderick Lloyd Ken Arnold Ivison Macadam William de Bois Maclaren Musette Majendie Kenneth Paul Marks Hubert S. Martin Douglas Mawson John May Joan Ann McGovern Roy Morris Garth Morrison Alan Naylor P. B. Nevill Louis-Clément Picalausa Peter Charles Pilbeam (2005) Rudolf Plajner Roger PlumbHastings and St. Leonards Observer: Memorial service for well-loved Hastings Scout leader Roger Plumb | Hastings and St. Leonards Observer, accessdate: 16 September 2021 Graeme Popay Jean Jacques Rambonnet Ian Robinson - Cardiff 2021 John Rous, 4th Earl of Stradbroke Henry Way Rymill Mortimer L. Schiff Jacques Sevin Dougie Simmers Alec Spalding William M Stern (2003) Francis George Stevens Steve Sudbury Muriel Thedham Hirohito Sano Tsuneha George Turner Waldegrave W. F. Waters James E. West John Frederick Wilkinson J. S. Wilson Simon C. Yew Geoff Hall (2024) John Bennett MBE Scott Park (1st Stirlingshire) Ian Windler (2nd Market Drayton) Denis Smith (Taunton) Stuart William Dyall (Gt.Manchester East) Simon Burgess 2023 (1st Prague Scout Group) Adam C Prentice (69th Ayrshire, Tarbolton) Frank McHugh BEM (33rd Ayrshire, Dalmellington) Iain Burgoyne (46th Ayrshire, New Cumnock) John Cunningham (50th Glasgow) Roy Snell Stanley (Sam) Smart DSO DFC (1987) Simon Pickett (DC, Berkshire County) Pauline Peace (Rama) (Dosthill) https://supportstaffordshire.org.uk/inspirational-leader-is-given-highest-award-in-scouting/

Colin Illman Graham Burrell (Farsley, West Leeds)

References

Vera Barclay: A Scouting Pioneer – heritage.scouts.org.uk

Peter Pilbeam (2005)