Rose Kerr (Girl Guiding)

Rose Kerr
OBE
Born28 April 1882[1]
South Dublin, Ireland
Died12 December 1944 12 December 1944(1944-12-12) (aged 62)
Draycott Avenue, London
SpouseMark Kerr
ChildrenAlix Liddell
Louise Rosemary Kerr
Parent(s)Major Wilfred Arbuthnot Gough
Beatrice Guthrie

Rose Margaret Guthrie Kerr OBE (née Gough; 28 April 1882 – 12 December 1944)[2] was a British pioneer of the Guiding movement.

She was one of the founders of the Rangers section of Girl Guides and was involved in the formation of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) and authored numerous publications on Guiding. She was awarded the Silver Fish. In 1938 she was made an O.B.E.[3]

  1. ^ "Birth Registry, Dublin South" (PDF). Irish Genealogy. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Deaths". The Times. London, England. 13 December 1944. p. 1. KERR.—On Dec. 12, 1944, at 19, Draycott Avenue, S.W.3, Rose Margaret Kerr, O.B.E., widow of Admiral Mark Kerr, C.B., M.V.O.
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