Leonard Barnes
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Leonard John Barnes MC and Bar
(1895 – 1977) was a British
anti-colonialist writer, journalist and educationalist. Educated at St Paul's School , he was awarded the Military Cross and Bar during World War I
while serving with the King's Royal Rifle Corps
and then attended University College, Oxford
, before travelling to South Africa to work as a farmer and journalist and writing The New Boer War, on colonial and development issues.
Barnes made two significant contributions to studies of youth work
in 1948, with two notable reports for the Jubilee Trust, on the nature and objectives of youth work.
Military Cross
The Military Cross is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers and other ranks of the British Armed Forces; and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries....
(1895 – 1977) was a British
United Kingdom
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anti-colonialist writer, journalist and educationalist. Educated at St Paul's School , he was awarded the Military Cross and Bar during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
while serving with the King's Royal Rifle Corps
King's Royal Rifle Corps
The King's Royal Rifle Corps was a British Army infantry regiment, originally raised in colonial North America as the Royal Americans, and recruited from American colonists. Later ranked as the 60th Regiment of Foot, the regiment served for more than 200 years throughout the British Empire...
and then attended University College, Oxford
University College, Oxford
.University College , is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2009 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £110m...
, before travelling to South Africa to work as a farmer and journalist and writing The New Boer War, on colonial and development issues.
Barnes made two significant contributions to studies of youth work
Youth work
In the United Kingdom youth work is the process of creating an environment where young people can engage in informal educational activities. Different varieties of youth work include centre-based work, detached work, school-based work and religion based work....
in 1948, with two notable reports for the Jubilee Trust, on the nature and objectives of youth work.