Margaret Pilkington (Girl Guides)

For Margaret Pilkington, the printmaker, see Margaret Pilkington.

Margaret Pilkington
MBE
Margaret Pilkington from a 1944 newspaper
Born(1906-01-19)19 January 1906
St Helens, England
Died15 January 1985(1985-01-15) (aged 78)
St Helens, England
EducationUniversity of Cambridge[1]
OccupationGirl Guide leader
FamilyHarry Pilkington (brother)
Roger Pilkington (brother)
Herbert Cozens-Hardy, 1st Baron Cozens-Hardy (grandfather)

Margaret Pilkington (19 January 1906 - 15 January 1985) was a Girl Guide executive. She volunteered with the Guide International Service (GIS) in post-war Egypt and Greece. For her GIS service[2] she was awarded an MBE in 1948 and the Silver Fish Award, Girl Guiding's highest adult honour, in 1955.[3]

  1. ^ Hampton, Janie (2011). How the Girl Guides won the war. Oxford, UK: ISIS. p. 379. ISBN 9780753152829.
  2. ^ "To be ordinary members of the Civil Division…" (PDF). London Gazette. London, UK. 1 January 1948. p. 24.
  3. ^ "Service honours Girl Guide leader". Ormskirk advertiser. Ormskirk, UK. 16 May 1985. p. 2.