Legion History - The title Legion of Frontiersmen was taken from a poem by Rudyard Kipling. It was used to describe a band of patriotic Englishmen who came together in a joint foundation of ideas in 1904. Captain Roger Pocock, the founder of the Legion had just returned to England from Canada where he has served in the Royal Northwest Canadian Mounted Police. Upon his arrival, he wrote series of articles describing his experiences and philosophies that were published by the British press, making him an instant celebrity. On December 26, 1904 a banquet was held by one of the Prince of Wales favorites Lord Lonsdale the Marquis of Queensbury, famed for his “Queensbury Rules" in the sport of boxing. In attendance at the banquet were the founder of the Scouting movement Lord Baden-Powell, future president of South Africa Field Marshall Sir Jan Smuts, Captain Frederick C. Selous of the Selous Scouts, Lord Louis Mountbatten of Burma, Chief of the Imperial General Staff Field Marshall Lord Kitchener, author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sir Henry Rider Haggard, Major General Sir Alfred Turner, and many other famous men and top Royal Army commanders.
Posted on: Wed, 21 Aug 2013 01:31:56 +0000
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