Scouting in Greater London Vane. Vane later became the second President of the British Boy Scouts which had begun in Battersea, London. In 1909, the London Diocesan Boy Scout Corp, was formed by the Church of England. One of the oldest Scout Groups in London is the 1st City of London Scout Group, which is still notable as the only Scout Group in the traditional City of London. In September 1909, a Boy Scout Rally at Crystal Palace was attended by 11,000 Scouts including a patrol of "Girl Scouts". The 1st World Scout Jamboree was held at Olympia, London in the summer of 1920.
Boy Scout Memorial Boy Scout Memorial The Boy Scout Memorial is a public artwork by American sculptor Donald De Lue, located at The Ellipse in Washington, D.C., United States. This sculpture was surveyed in 1993 as part of the Smithsonian's Save Outdoor Sculpture! program. The "Boy Scout Memorial" serves as a tribute to the Boy Scouts of America. The sculpture consists of three bronze figures: a Boy Scout in the center wearing a uniform stepping forward and carrying a walking stick in his left hand. Flanking him are two larger allegorical figures of a man and woman. They represent "American Manhood and Womanhood