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Donald FitzRitson

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Donald FitzRitson
Chief Commissioner of the Scout Association of Jamaica
Personal details
Born26 August 1903[1][2]
Falmouth, Jamaica

Donald Selvyn Adolphus FitzRitson OBE (born 26 August 1903) served as the Chief Commissioner of the Scout Association of Jamaica.

In 1973, FitzRitson was awarded the 78th Bronze Wolf, the only distinction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting.[3]

On 16 March 1974, his son Paul FitzRitson, a Kingston attorney and the executive chairman of National Sports Ltd., was the victim of a high-profile murder.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Florida, Passenger Lists, 1898-1963
  2. ^ Puerto Rico, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1901-1962
  3. ^ "List of recipients of the Bronze Wolf Award". scout.org. WOSM. Archived from the original on 2020-11-29. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
  4. ^ Hibbert, Sybil E. (3 March 2013). "Paul FitzRitson knew that he was marked for death". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
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