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Age can't be right

"Gidney started one of the first Scout troops in 1908, when he was only 16 years old."

He can be 17 or 18 in 1908 but not 16 when he is born in 1890.

--Egel _Reaction? 09:07, 21 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Good catch, I checked and the ref does say 16, so I'll change it to 17.Rlevse 10:51, 21 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]