A. Geoffrey Lee

A. Geoffrey Lee
The Scout Association of Australia's international commissioner

A. Geoffrey "Geoff" Lee AM OAM (1928–2007) was The Scout Association of Australia's international commissioner, as well as the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) Asia-Pacific committee vice-chairman and then the Lord Baden-Powell Society's committee vice chairman and was involved in organising the 16th World Scout Jamboree.

In 2001, WOSM awarded Lee its 289th Bronze Wolf Award for exceptional services to world Scouting^[1][2] and The Scout Association of Australia awarded him its Silver Kangaroo award.

Lee was a Sea Scout and Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron member since 1964, an active yachtsman and yachting benefactor, as well as an adept fundraiser. He was the Sydney Heritage Fleet governor and Heart Research Institute board member. He was an Australia Day Regatta chairman and life member, it being the world's oldest continuously conducted sailing regatta. He was a Cruising Yacht Club of Australia member and a Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club flag officer. He donated many perpetual trophies to sailing, including one for line honours in the Australia Day ocean race to Botany Bay and return.^[3]

His memorial service was held at Saint Mark's Church, Darling Point on 4 December 2007.

References

1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
2. ("Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2011. Scouts Australia 2002 Annual Report)
3. "Royal Motor Yacht Club Broken Bay (Newport) held its Season Opening Day on Saturday 10th November 2007"

External links

• complete list Archived 29 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine
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• http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/PARLMENT/hansArt.nsf/V3Key/LA19991020033 report to Parliament on World Scout Foundation in Sydney in 1999