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- ↑ "Chester scout leader 'gratified' by award of the OBE". Chester and District Standard. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ↑ "In Support of World Scouting" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2009. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
- ↑ "No. 61092". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 2014. p. N11.
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