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Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Jackson Dodds, CBE (February 16, 1881 – April 7, 1961) was an early Scouts Canada Scouting notable, rising to Deputy Chief Scout for Canada.Born in Hornsey, Middlesex, England, Dodds first went to Canada in 1901, but did not finally settle in Winnipeg, Manitoba, until after serving with the British Army in World War I. He served on the World Scout Committee of the World Organization of the Scout Movement from 1947 until 1949 and again from 1951 until 1955.Dodds was awarded the following medals during his lifetime:CBE – Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire: 1 January 1944OBE – Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire: 3 June 19191914 Star: 1917British War Medal: 1914 - 1918Victory Medal: 1914 - 19191935 Jubilee Medal1937 George VI Coronation Medal1953 Queen Elizabeth Coronation MedalOrder of the Phoenix – GreeceRoyal Order of George I – GreeceDodds was a strong swimmer and was on the Canadian national waterpolo team which competed in Saint Petersburg, Russia against the Russian team prior to their revolution. He was married to Florence Lydia Wood (1886-1949), a professional singer who sang under the name Roma. He was father to Roma, Donald, Stanley and Jean. Dodds was awarded the 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, in 1955.He acted as the Camp Chief for the 8th World Scout Jamboree held at Niagara-on-the-Lake in August 1955.In 1953 Dodds' affiliation and support of Scouting led to a summer camp for Cubs being named in his honour, Camp Jackson Dodds. It was located in the lower Laurentians of Quebec, south of Saint Sauveur. The Camp Jackson Dodds property was closed by Quebec Council in August 2005. They sold the land and used the money to build a Cub facility, named Camp Jackson Dodds, on part of Tamaracouta Scout Reserve.Dodds had a distinguished career with the Bank of Montreal where he was General Manager before his retirement. Dodds' image appeared on the paper currency of the Bank of Montreal in 1931, 1935, and 1938 (during the time he was General Manager).Jackson died of cancer in Montreal on April 7, 1961."@en }

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