Wood Badge Holders
Wood Badge is the highest achievement award for adult leaders in SCOUTS South Africa, including Scouters, registered Rovers, and individuals holding designated or honorary ranks who complete their respective courses of training. The badge symbolizes a Scouter's advanced training completion and membership in Scouting's elite group of leaders.
History
The first Wood Badge course was conducted by Robert Baden-Powell at Gilwell Park in September 1919. In South Africa, the initial Wood Badge training began with a Cub course in January 1926. Despite financial constraints faced by the Cape Province Headquarters, the course was self-supporting and took place at St John's Hostel in Cape Town. Subsequently, the first Scout course occurred in the grounds of the 1st Claremont Troop, and the second Cub course was held at Bamboo Vlei, Ottery.
Significance and Regalia
The Wood Badge consists of two wooden beads from a necklace originally belonging to King Dinizulu. Additional beads are awarded to those who advance further in training roles: one extra bead for Assistant Adult Leader Trainers and two extra beads for Leader Trainers. These beads are worn on a leather bootlace around the neck when in uniform. Completion of the Wood Badge grants life membership to the 1st Gilwell Park Scout Group and the rights to wear distinctive regalia including:
- The 'Gilwell Grey' scarf, colored dove grey on the outside and warm red on the inside.
- A patch of the Maclaren tartan at the apex of the Gilwell scarf.
- A special leather Wood Badge Woggle.
Usage
The Gilwell scarf is permitted for wear by any Scouter who has completed the relevant training and been awarded their Wood Badge. It is specifically worn at SSA Training activities and Gilwell Reunions by warranted National Training Team members or Wood Badge holders. This scarf and the accompanying regalia signify a Scouter's commitment to the highest standards of Scouting leadership and their role in fostering the development of youth within the Scouting movement.
The beads should always be worn when the scouter is in uniform.
Wood Badge Recipients
Please note: The list below is an incomplete record of Wood Badge recipients within Scouts South Africa. As this is a work in progress, we invite anyone with additional information or corrections to contribute, helping us ensure the accuracy and completeness of our historical records.
| Year | Surname | Name | Group | Region | Type | Certificate Number | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | Rose | Hazel | Gone Home | ||||
| Abrahams | Nimmy | ||||||
| Abrahams | Mark | ||||||
| Adams | Stanley | ||||||
| Adams | Faizal | ||||||
| Adams | Winston | ||||||
| Alexander | Donald | ||||||
| Alford | Colin | ||||||
| Allin | Dudley | ||||||
| Ambrose | Thomas | ||||||
| Arendse | Charmaine | ||||||
| Badham-Thornhill | Freda | ||||||
| Beckett | Harry | ||||||
| Bentley | Tania | ||||||
| Berry | Tarl | ||||||
| Bird | Errol | ||||||
| Black | Derrick | ||||||
| Blackie | Sydney | ||||||
| Blencowe | Caroline | ||||||
| 2019 | Bosch | David | 1st Muizenberg | Western Cape | Scout | ||
| Bosch | Peter | ||||||
| Botha | Timothy | ||||||
| Bredenkamp | Andre | ||||||
| Brickhill | Quinton | ||||||
| Brickhill | Dinny | ||||||
| Britz | Charles | ||||||
| Brunt | Michael | ||||||
| Callanan | Robert | ||||||
| Chapman | Debby | ||||||
| Chapman | Mark | ||||||
| Cheney | Jeremy | ||||||
| Cleophas | Colleen | ||||||
| Coetzee | Terence | ||||||
| Combrink | Quinton | ||||||
| Dale | Brendan | ||||||
| Davies | Jacqueline | ||||||
| Davies | Norman | ||||||
| Day | Robin | ||||||
| De La Hunt | Garnet | Scout | |||||
| De La Hunt | Garnet | Rover | |||||
| De La Rosa | Margaret | ||||||
| De Wit | Christine | ||||||
| Dellenbach | William | ||||||
| Donaldson | Shelley | ||||||
| Dondolo | Zukile | ||||||
| Driver | Yvonne | ||||||
| Dunhofen | Jurgen | ||||||
| Duthie | Michael | ||||||
| Eames | Michael | ||||||
| Eastman | Margaret | ||||||
| Ellman | Marcelino | ||||||
| Farnham | Patrick | ||||||
| February | Brian | ||||||
| Figaji | Brian | ||||||
| Fisher | Alexander | ||||||
| Flowers | Frank | ||||||
| Foley | Peter | ||||||
| Foot | Andre | ||||||
| Ford | Hughlene | ||||||
| Forshaw | Nigel | ||||||
| Fortuin | Jonathan | ||||||
| Fortuin | Sandra | ||||||
| Franklin | Andrew | ||||||
| Fredericks | William | ||||||
| Frost | Thomas | ||||||
| 2019 | Gammon | Susan | 1st Claremont | Western Cape | Scout | ||
| George | Terrence | ||||||
| Gillett | Colleen | ||||||
| Glass | Russel | ||||||
| Goldschmidt | Richard | ||||||
| Goslett | Stephen | ||||||
| 2019 | Grantham | Simon | 1st Somerset West | Western Cape | Scout | ||
| Gray | Peter | ||||||
| Gray | Christopher | ||||||
| Green | Gillian | ||||||
| Green-Thompson | Avril | ||||||
| Greenwood | Annabelle | ||||||
| Hack | Trevor | ||||||
| Hampshire | Renee | ||||||
| Hendricks | Chris | ||||||
| Hendricks | Sophia | ||||||
| Hendricks | Veronica | ||||||
| Henshilwood | Renate | ||||||
| Hodgson | Andrew | ||||||
| Hoffman | Theresa | ||||||
| Hopkins | Audrey | ||||||
| Howell | Charles | ||||||
| Innes | Paul | ||||||
| Jack | Niall | ||||||
| Jackson | Ann | ||||||
| Jaftha | P | ||||||
| Jaftha | P | ||||||
| Jassiem | Yusuf | ||||||
| Jeftha | Gail | ||||||
| (1978?) | Johnston | Arlene | (2nd Somerset West?) | (Cub?) | |||
| Johnston | Arlene | ||||||
| Jonas | Nicola | ||||||
| Jood | Wayne | ||||||
| Kellerman | Ian | ||||||
| Kent | Shantel | ||||||
| Kenyon-Hoare | Alan | ||||||
| Kets | Sean | ||||||
| Khan | Kulsum | ||||||
| Knaggs | William | ||||||
| 2019 | Knight | David | 1st Claremont | Western Cape | Scout | SAS 2498 | |
| 2023 | Knight | David | 1st Claremont | Western Cape | SGL/ District Commissioner | Unknown | |
| Knight | Richard | 1st Claremont | Western Cape | Scout | Gone Home | ||
| Konning | Rex | Scout | |||||
| Konning | Rex | Cub | |||||
| Konning | Rex | GSM/Commissioners | |||||
| Kotze | Errol | ||||||
| Kushner | Dale | ||||||
| La Cock | Olive | ||||||
| Lane | Christopher | ||||||
| Little | Howard | ||||||
| Lorimer | Lynda | ||||||
| Lowndes | Janette | ||||||
| Lulofs | Rupert | ||||||
| Lyons | Gregory | ||||||
| Macey | Hugh | Gone Home | |||||
| Mackay | Carol | ||||||
| Mackay | William | ||||||
| Magner | James | ||||||
| Magwaca | Violet | ||||||
| Makile | Andrew | ||||||
| Manning | Phil | ||||||
| Marks | Mark | Gone Home | |||||
| Marks | Vivien | Gone Home | |||||
| Masoed | Shaheed | ||||||
| Matsimella | Robin | ||||||
| Mauritz | Phillip | ||||||
| Mbambezeli | Monwabisi | ||||||
| McDiarmid | Shirley | ||||||
| Meder | Gail | ||||||
| Merryweather-Smith | Joy | ||||||
| Meyer | Peter | ||||||
| Miles | Charles | (1st Durbanville?) | Scout | ||||
| Milne | Lyneth | ||||||
| Milner | Patrick | ||||||
| Miszewski | Kuba | ||||||
| Montauban | Andre | ||||||
| 1957 | Morgan | Charles | Scout | ||||
| 1965 | Morgan | Charles | Commissioners | ||||
| 1975 | Mutti | John | Scout | SAS 879 | |||
| Nasiep | Fagrie | ||||||
| Ncapayi | Sipho | ||||||
| Niddrie | Peter | ||||||
| Nixon | Ian | ||||||
| Ntunja | Albert | ||||||
| O'Donoghue | Kevin | ||||||
| Packwood | Edna | ||||||
| Papier | Maureen | ||||||
| Papiso | Nocwaka Gloria | ||||||
| 1926 | Peake | George | 1st Claremont | Cape Western | Scout | Gone Home | |
| 1928 | Peake | George | 1st Claremont | Cape Western | Rover | Gone Home | |
| 1929 | Peake | George | 1st Claremont | Cape Western | Cub | Gone Home | |
| Petersen | Walter | ||||||
| Petersen | Paul | ||||||
| Peterson | J | ||||||
| Peterson | J | ||||||
| 1948 | Philander | Alex | 1st Salt River | Cape Western | Scout | ||
| Pilkington | Julie | ||||||
| Pope | Derek | ||||||
| Pope | Wilmot | ||||||
| Pretorius | Jane | ||||||
| Prince | Charles | ||||||
| Pringle | Barbara | ||||||
| Raad | Penny | ||||||
| Raine | Alister | ||||||
| Ravenscroft | Stuart | ||||||
| 1924 | Rayner | Carl | Gone Home | ||||
| Rebelo | Anthony | ||||||
| Rijs | Theo | ||||||
| Ritchie | Robert | ||||||
| 1955 | Roberts | Denzil | 1st Hill | Transvaal / Gauteng | Scout | ||
| Roman | Godfrey | ||||||
| 1961 | Rose | Ed | Scout | ||||
| 1968 | Rose | Ed | Rover | ||||
| Roux | David | ||||||
| Salway | John Robert | ||||||
| Samodien | Salliem | ||||||
| Sands | Michael | ||||||
| Saunders | John | ||||||
| Savage | Graham | ||||||
| Schrick | Thomas | ||||||
| Shaw | Phillip | ||||||
| Shears | Cliff | ||||||
| Shears | Mary | ||||||
| Smallman | Tracey | ||||||
| Smith | Roger | ||||||
| Smuts | Evan | ||||||
| Spies | Annsley | ||||||
| Starke | Andrea | ||||||
| Statham | Peter | ||||||
| Steven-Jennings | Sally-Ann | ||||||
| Stevens | Cecil | ||||||
| Stopford | Gregory | ||||||
| Storkey | Donovan | ||||||
| Strong | Jennifer | ||||||
| Symons | Julyan | ||||||
| Tabata | Sigqibo | ||||||
| Thomas | Conrad | ||||||
| Thomas | Mary | ||||||
| Thomas | Shane | ||||||
| Titus | Aneesa | ||||||
| van Aarde | Llewellyn | ||||||
| van Eyk | David | ||||||
| Velaers | Adrian | ||||||
| Vincent | Graham | ||||||
| Wallace | Faith | ||||||
| 2018 | Webb | Ian | 1st Claremont | Western Cape | Cub | ||
| 2020 | Webb | Jonathan | 1st Claremont | Western Cape | Scout | ||
| Webster | Ingrid | ||||||
| Williams | John | ||||||
| Williams | Brenda | ||||||
| Wilson | Nigel | ||||||
| Withers | Gavin |