Australian Imperial Boy Scouts

In 1909 the Imperial Boy Scouts (IBS) formed while the Australian Boy Scouts (ABS) were founded in 1910.^[1] Most troops formed in Victoria were joined up with the IBS or ABS.^[2][3]

The IBS Victoria Section requested in September 1911 that the Minister of Defence allow IBS troops to undergo military cadet training under military supervision, but were denied as being a voluntary association.^[4]

By 1912, the IBS and ABS merged into the Australian Imperial Boy Scouts. In 1912, the Gippsland Boy Scout Association was formed and affiliated with the AIBS.^[1]

On 31 August 1932, the AIBS signed an agreement with the Boy Scouts' Association of Australia to merge.^[5]