![]() ![]() ![]() Maj McLaren was a callow 20-year-old officer in the 13th Hussars Regiment when he first met Baden-Powell in India in 1881. He signed it 'Bloater', which was Maj McLaren's nickname for Baden-Powell.Īccording to auctioneers selling the telegram, the message suggests a 'lover's tryst' between the men. The short note, penned on July 23, 1901, simply reads: 'Could you put me up Friday night incognito?' ![]() Now a telegram sent by Baden-Powell to Maj McLaren has emerged which seems to lend credence to the theory that there was more to their friendship than met the eye - reinforcing the notion held by some that Baden-Powell was a repressed homosexual. Their closeness has led some historians to speculate they were romantically involved, which would have provoked a scandal in the socially conservative Edwardian age. However, intrigue surrounded his friendship with Major Kenneth McLaren who was part of the relieving force - and later helped him form the Scouting movement. ![]() A telegram has come to light that hints that Scout founder and war hero Lord Baden-Powell (above) had a homosexual relationship with a fellow army officerĪ fascinating telegram that hints that Scout founder and war hero Lord Baden-Powell had a homosexual relationship with a fellow army officer has come to light.Ĭolonel Robert Baden-Powell became a national hero after leading a defiant seven-month rearguard during the Siege of Mafeking in the Second Boer War. ![]()
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