Colin James Inglis (1928-2005) served as the Chief Scout and the International Commissioner of the Boy Scouts of South Africa, and was the creator of the

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. In 1968, Inglis, the

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Divisional Commissioner at the time, called a meeting to discuss the loss of 15- and 16-year-old Scouts, which usually happened before they achieved their First Class badge. He felt that once a Scout had reached the age of 16, troop activities were no longer an adventure for them and as a result they left

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. He suggested that an adventure activity be held for 16-year-old Scouts who had obtained their First Class badge, which could be the height of their Scouting careers. The meeting set up a small committee to run an event late in 1969. The rest of the year was spent organizing the location in the

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, testing communications, hiring school buses, and finding activity leaders. This first adventure was open only to Scouts from the

, but it was so successful that subsequent events were opened to Scouts from all over

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. Inglis continued to organize adventures in 1988, 1990, 1992 and 1994. In 1996, Inglis was awarded the 249th ''

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'', the only distinction of the

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, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Inglis, Colin Recipients of the Bronze Wolf Award 1928 births 2005 deaths Scouting and Guiding in South Africa