Imperial Scout Exhibition

The Imperial Scout Exhibition was the first International scout rally in Birmingham, a gathering of Boy Scouts held in July 1913, with an exhibition at Bingley Hall, opened by Princess Alexander of Teck, and events in Perry Hall Park (then in Staffordshire; part of Birmingham from 1928) attended by about 30,000 Scouts, in the presence of Prince Arthur of Connaught.

[1][2] A review of Sea Scouts took place at Edgbaston Reservoir.

There were also troops from Australia, South Africa, Canada, Gibraltar, the United States, France, Germany, Italy, Austria, Poland, Sweden, and Holland.

[3] An illustrated book about the events, "Boy Scouts and What They Do", was published later the same year, with an introduction by the Chief Scout, Robert Baden-Powell.

[4] Handsworth Park has hosted a rally for many years when Scouts from a wide area congregated and paraded since the exhibition.

Magazine clipping with photo. The caption reads "The Boy Scouts Charge Past Prince Arthur of Connaught Shouting their Patrol Calls - At Perry Hall Park, near Birmingham. Prince Arthur of Connaught attended a rally of 30,000 Boy Scouts from all parts of the Empire and from foreign countries. The above rather alarming performance was the "star turn" of the day "
Scouts at the 1913 rally, in Perry Hall Park
Cover of " Boy Scouts and What They Do "