Michael Baden-Powell, 4th Baron Baden-Powell

Rhodesian-Australian insurance agent (1940–2023)

The Right Honourable

The Lord Baden-Powell

Baden-Powell in 2015

Born|

David Michael Baden-Powell

(1940-12-11)11 December 1940

Sinoia, Southern Rhodesia (now Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe)

Died| 3 July 2023(2023-07-03) (aged 82)

Australia

Nationality| Rhodesian \- British Australian
Occupation| Insurance agent
Known for| Scout leader
Spouse|

Joan Phillips Berryman

(m. 1966)​

Children| 3

David Michael Baden-Powell, 4th Baron Baden-Powell (11 December 1940 – 3 July 2023) was a British AMP insurance sales agent and an active supporter of the Scout Movement.

Baden-Powell was the second son of Peter Baden-Powell, 2nd Baron Baden-Powell, and Carine Boardman, inheriting the barony following the death of his elder brother Robert in 2019, and was the grandson of the founder of World Scouting, Robert Baden-Powell, and Olave Baden-Powell, a great-grandson of the mathematician Baden Powell.

## Early life

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Michael Baden-Powell was born in Sinoia, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe),[1] the second son of Peter Baden-Powell, later 2nd Baron Baden-Powell, and Carine Crause-Boardman.[2] After his father inherited the peerage, the family moved from Rhodesia to Britain in 1947.[1] He was educated at Pierrepont School, Frensham, England.[3] He worked for Fairey Aviation as a trainee engineer until April 1964, when he migrated to Australia, where he initially worked as a draftsman and eventually became an insurance sales agent.[2]

## Scouting and freemasonry

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Baden-Powell had been a Scout Leader in Britain before moving to Australia.[4] He was heavily involved with Scouts Victoria, holding the position of State Commissioner - Special Duties. He had held a wide range of other positions in the organisation, including membership of associated philanthropic bodies such as the World Scout Foundation and Victorian Scout Foundation. He was also a Freemason and past Master of Baden-Powell Lodge No. 488 in Melbourne, Victoria, a Masonic Lodge founded in 1930, the first named after his grandfather, who donated the Volume of Sacred Law in 1931.[5][6][7]

## "JamRoll"

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In 1929, a Rolls-Royce car and an Eccles brand caravan were presented to his grandparents during the 3rd World Scout Jamboree. It was bought from money raised from Scouts world-wide who were invited to give just a penny towards the purchase. At that time, a common treat when out was to buy a small "swiss roll" filled with jam, that cost a penny, and was marketed as "a penny jam roll",[8] so B-P called the car "Jam Roll", a happy coincidence of the penny contributions, the association, and from Jamboree and Rolls-Royce. The car was sold in 1945. With John Ineson, Tony Harvey and Stephen Hilditch, Baden-Powell established a charitable company, B-P Jam Roll Ltd., which obtained a loan and purchased the car, ; funds were raised to repay the loan.[9][10] The car and caravan were reunited in 2007, during the 21st World Scout Jamboree after the car and its owner had been found by The Scout Association's archivist, Paul Moynihan, who made a proposal to purchase it.

Baden-Powell was also a member of the Victorian Branch of the National Australia Day Council.

## Personal life and death

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Baden-Powell married Joan Phillips Berryman, daughter of Horace William Berryman, on 20 August 1966. They had three sons - [2]

* David Baden-Powell, 5th Baron Baden-Powell[11]
* Alex Baden-Powell
* Mles Baden-Powell[citation needed]

Baden-Powell lived in Melbourne, Australia,[12] and died on 3 July 2023, at the age of 82.[4] The title passed to his eldest son, David, who is also a member of Scouts Australia.[13]

## Awards

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* The Scout Association of Australia's 50-Year Service Award,
* Scouts Australia's Silver Kangaroo Award[14]
* Scout Association of Malaysia's order of the Green Forest
* Scout Association of Japan's Golden Pheasant and Medal of Merit
* Girl Guides Association of Malaysia's Medal of Merit.
* Guides Australia's Thanks Badge, 2007.
* Boy Scouts of America's Daniel Carter Beard Masonic Scouter’s Award, 2007.[15]

## Coat-of-Arms

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Coat of arms of Michael Baden-Powell, 4th Baron Baden-Powell  |

Adopted
1929
Coronet
Coronet of a baron.
Crest
1st: a Lion passant Or in the paw a broken Tilting Spear in bend proper pendent therefrom by a Riband Gules an Escutcheon resting on a Wreath Sable charged with a Pheon Or (Powell); 2nd: out of a Crown Vallary Or a Demi Lion rampant Gules on the head a like Crown charged on the shoulders with a Cross Patée Argent and supporting with the paws a Sword Erect proper Pommel and Hilt Gold (Baden).
Escutcheon
Quarterly: 1 and 4th, Per fess Or and Argent a Lion rampant gules between two Tilting Spears erect proper (Powell); 2nd and 3rd, Argent a Lion rampant proper on the head a Crown Vallary Or between four Crosses Patée Gules and as many Fleur-de-lis Azure alternately (Baden).
Supporters
Dexter: an Officer of 13th/18th Hussars in full dress his Sword drawn over his shoulder proper; sinister: a Boy Scout holding a Staff also proper.
Motto
Ar Nyd Yw Pwyll Pyd Yw (Where there is steadiness, there will be a Powell).

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## References

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1. ^ a b Grandson continues the legacy of Scouting founder
2. ^ a b c Scouting at Home: Beyond All Limits! Our Program, p. 17
3. ^ Scouting at Home: Beyond All Limits! Our Program, p. 16
4. ^ a b "Gone Home - Lord Michael Baden-Powell, 4th Baron of Gilwell". Scouts Victoria. Archived from the original on 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
5. ^ "Organisation Personnel". Scouts Australia, Victoria Branch. Archived from the original on 12 October 2006. Retrieved 12 March 2007.
6. ^ "Freemasonry and Lord Baden-Powell". Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon. Archived from the original on 20 February 2007. Retrieved 12 March 2007.
7. ^ "Baden-Powell Lodge". Archived from the original on 9 September 2007. Retrieved 9 September 2007.
8. ^ "Simple Jam Roll".
9. ^ ""Johnny" Walker's Scouting Milestones". Archived from the original on 5 September 2008. Retrieved 3 September 2008.
10. ^ "B–P Jam Roll Limited". Archived from the original on 20 August 2008. Retrieved 3 September 2008.
11. ^ "Baron Baden-Powell".
12. ^ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes. Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999.
13. ^ "Celebrating Lord Michael Baden-Powell's life and contributions". www.scout.org. World Organization of the Scout Movement. 3 July 2023. Archived from the original on 4 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
14. ^ "Celebrating Lord Michael Baden-Powell's life and contributions". 3 July 2023. Archived from the original on 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
15. ^ "DANIEL CARTER BEARD MASONIC SCOUTER AWARDS - OUT OF STATE" (PDF). 4 November 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.

Peerage of the United Kingdom

Preceded by

Robert Baden-Powell

|  Baron Baden-Powell
2019–2023  | Succeeded by

David Baden-Powell
*[m.]: married