Baden-Powell grave
The graves of Lieutenant-General The 1st Baron Baden-Powell and his wife, Olave, Baroness Baden-Powell, G.B.E., are in Nyeri, Nyeri County, Kenya, near Mount Kenya. Lord Baden-Powell died on 8 January 1941, and is buried in St. Peter's Cemetery in the Wajee Nature Park. When his wife Olave, Lady Baden-Powell, died, her ashes were sent to Kenya and interred beside her husband. Kenya has declared Baden-Powell's grave a national monument. Scouts consider the grave, "one of the most revered shrines and pilgrimage sites in the world."
| Baden-Powell grave | |
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Baden-Powell grave | |
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| Established | 1941 |
| Location | Nyeri County |
| Country | Kenya |
| Coordinates | 0.418968°S 36.950117°E |
| Owned by | St. Peter's Cemetery |
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