Rose Kerr
Born	1882
Died	12 December 1944
Spouse(s)	Mark Kerr
Children	Mrs Alix Liddell Louise Rosemary Kerr
Parents	Major Wilfred A. Gough Beatrice Guthrie

Rose Kerr (1882 – 12 December 1944) was a pioneer of the Guiding movement from Great Britain.

Born as Rose Margaret Guthrie Gough, 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 1906 Rose Gough married Admiral Mark Edward Frederick Kerr, CB MVO, RN (born 8 September 1864 - died 20 January 1944); they had two children: Alix Liddell (1907-1981, née Kerr) and Luise Rosemary Kerr ^[1](1908-1986).

Robert Baden-Powell proposed to Rose Gough first, but was refused in December 1905.^[2] However they remained close friends.

Contents 1 Guiding 2 World War II 3 Appointments 3.1 The Girl Guide Association (Now Girlguiding UK) 3.2 WAGGGS 4 Works 5 See also 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Guiding

Juliette Gordon Low persuaded Kerr to lead a Guide company in 1912.^[3] She gave up this company on going abroad in 1913. While staying at the Baden-Powell's home, Ewhurst Place, in 1916, Olave Baden-Powell insisted that Kerr become a County Commissioner.

[edit] World War II

During World War II, a message was smuggled to Kerr from Anni Collan, the Chief Guide of Finland. Collan wrote "It is a pity that our two countries are at war with one another - but that does not make any difference to us!"^[4]

Rose Kerr's daughter, Louise Rosemary "Rosie" Kerr, was a close friend of the pilot, Richard Hillary, and was reportedly engaged to the Squadron Leader, Jacques-Henri Schloesing until he was killed in action in 1944. Schloesing had been a scout leader before the war, and the street where Passy Cemetery stands in Paris is named for him.

[edit] Appointments

[edit] The Girl Guide Association (Now Girlguiding UK)

• Guider
• County Commissioner
• Member of the Executive Committee
• Head of Rangers
• Deputy Chief Commissioner, London and the Home Counties
• Vice-Chairman, International Council
• Commissioner for Publications
• (first) International Commissioner
• Chairman of subcommittee appointed by Robert Baden-Powell to consider the formation of a World Association

[edit] WAGGGS

• Chairman of First World Committee
• (first) Commissioner for Tenderfoot Countries
• Head of Publications
• Editor of The Council Fire

[edit] Works

• 1932: The Story of the Girl Guides
• 1934: The Cruise of The Calgaric
• 1935: The Cruise of the Adriatic
• 1938: The Cruise of the Ordüna
• 1954: The Story of the Girl Guides: 1908- 1938 (Revised by Alix Liddell)

[edit] See also

• Alice Behrens
• Helen Gwynne-Vaughan

[edit] References

1. ^ "Peerage.com, p. 1502". http://www.thepeerage.com/p1502.htm#i15014. Retrieved 2007-05-04. 
2. ^ Jeal, Tim (1991). Baden-Powell. London: Pimlico. pp. 348. 
3. ^ Kerr, Rose (1976). Story of the Girl Guides 1908-1938. London: Girl Guides Association. 
4. ^ Liddell, Alix (1976). Story of the Girl Guides 1938-1975. London: Girl Guides Association. 

[edit] External links

• "Johnny" Walker's Scouting Milestones Pages - Scouting Personalities
• BBC-Girlguiding in the UK

Persondata
NAME	Kerr, Rose
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Gough, Rose; Gough, Rose Margaret; Kerr, Rose Margaret; Kerr, Mrs Mark;
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Pioneer of Guiding
DATE OF BIRTH	1882
PLACE OF BIRTH
DATE OF DEATH	12 December 1944
PLACE OF DEATH