Baden-Powell grave
Coordinates: 0°25′09″S 36°57′00″E / 0.419065°S 36.950113°E
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Baden-Powell grave | |
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| Established | 1941 |
| Location | Nyeri |
| Country | Kenya |
| Coordinates | 0°25′08″S 36°57′00″E / 0.418968°S 36.950117°E |
| Owned by | St. Peter's Cemetery |
The grave of Lieutenant-General The 1st Baron Baden-Powell and his wife, Olave, Baroness Baden-Powell, G.B.E., are in Nyeri, Nyeri County, Kenya, near Mount Kenya. Lord Baden-Powell died on 8 January 1941 and is buried in St. Peter's Cemetery in the Wajee Nature Park.[1] His gravestone bears a circle with a dot in the centre, which is the trail sign for "Going home", or "I have gone home":[2] When his wife Olave, Lady Baden-Powell, died, her ashes were sent to Kenya and interred beside her husband. Kenya has declared Baden-Powell's grave a national monument.[3][4]
See also
References
- ↑ "Baden-Powell". Scout.org. 8 January 1941. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ↑ "Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell". Find a Grave. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
- ↑ "Olave St. Clair Baden-Powell". Find a Grave. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
- ↑ "The burden of Lord Baden Powell's resting place – Home". businessdailyafrica.com. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
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