Leslie R. Mitchell

Leslie R. Mitchell was the founder of Jamboree-on-the-Air, now considered the largest event scheduled by the World Organization of the Scout Movement annually.[1]

First held in conjunction with the fiftieth anniversary of Scouting in 1957, it was devised by Mitchell, a radio amateur with the callsign G3BHK. The 40th JOTA in 1997 celebrated its anniversary by operating the World Scout Organization call-sign from the Scout hall in Reading where the first JOTA was held.[2]

In 1978, Mitchell was awarded the 132nd Bronze Wolf, the only distinction of the WOSM, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting.[3]

External links

  1. ↑ All about JOTA / JOTA / Events / Information & Events / Home - World Organization of the Scout Movement
  2. ↑ World Organization of the Scout Movement – Triennial Report 1996-1999 Page 8
  3. ↑ https://www.scout.org/BronzeWolfAward/list complete list
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