Silver Fish Award

{{Short description|Highest adult award in Guiding}} {{Other uses|Silverfish (disambiguation)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox WorldScouting | name = | image = Silver Fish Award.png | imagesize =  | alt = | caption = | image2 = | imagesize2 = | alt2 = | caption2= | namelabel1 = | name1 = | namelabel2 = | name2 = | namelabel3 = | name3= | theme = | totem = | owner = | age = | headquarters = | location = | map = | mapsize =  | mapname = | country = | coords = | campsize = | type = award | f-date = 1911 ({{time ago|1911}}) | defunct = | founders =  | founder = | award-for = | members= | chiefscouttitle = | chiefscout = | chiefscouttitle2 = | chiefscout2 =  | chiefscouttitle5 = | chiefscout5 = | affiliation = | governance = | prev = | next = | website = | portal =  }} The '''Silver Fish Award''' is the highest adult award in Girlguiding. It is awarded for outstanding service to Girlguiding combined with service to world Guiding. The award has changed greatly since it first appeared in 1911, initially being awarded to girls on completion of a number of badges, then via numerous stages to the highest award in the Guiding movement worldwide, and then on to its position as a Girlguiding award.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=July 1994 |author=Jane Garside |title=Comment |magazine=Guiding |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. 83 No. 7 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=3}}</ref>

==Award criteria== The Silver Fish is not earned, but given to those who are nominated and are considered worthy of the award. Recipients must be members of Girlguiding, have done outstanding service to Guiding in more than one capacity and made a contribution to world Guiding.<ref name="GGSWE">{{cite web| title =Awards Procedure | publisher =Girlguiding South West England | url =http://www.girlguiding-southwestengland.org.uk/pages/awardsprocedure.html | access-date =2 May 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070820172547/http://www.girlguiding-southwestengland.org.uk/pages/awardsprocedure.html  |archive-date = 20 August 2007}}</ref> Ideally candidates should be at least 18 months from retirement and have held an appointment within 6 months of the nomination.<ref name="GGSWE"/>

==History== The award of Silver Fish existed from the beginning of the Guiding movement. The choice of the silver fish was as a result of Lord Baden-Powell visiting Japan, where he learnt that when a son was born, parents would hang a small silver fish on their door, signifying the boy would be able to successfully 'swim upstream' through life's challenges. If a daughter was born, a tiny doll was used. This indicated a girl's sole aim was to raise a family. Lord Baden-Powell decided to make a Guide's highest honour a silver fish, to show that girls are just as capable of battling against the odds as boys.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=1963-02-13 |magazine=The Australian Women's Weekly |title=Worth reporting |url= https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/47492860?searchTerm=%22Silver%20Fish%20Award%22|page=2 |location=Sydney, Australia}}</ref>

===Award for Girl Guides=== The award is mentioned in the November 1909 edition of the ''Boy Scout Headquarters Gazette'' in "The Scheme for 'Girl Guides'". Here a girl must pass seventeen specified efficiency badges.<ref name="Kerr">{{cite book| last =Kerr | first =Rose | title =Story of the Girl Guides 1908–1938 | publisher =Girl Guides Association | year =1976 | location =London}}</ref> However, in ''Pamphlet A: Baden-Powell Girl Guides, a Suggestion for Character Training for Girls'', also published in 1909, twenty efficiency badges were needed to obtain the Silver Fish.<ref name="ThreeB-Ps">{{cite web | title = Fact Sheet- The Three Baden-Powells:Robert, Agnes and Olave | publisher = Girl Guides of Canada Guides du Canada| url = http://www.girlguides.ca/media/pdfs/14-3/14.3.1.7.pdf| access-date = 28 September 2006 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061007024007/http://www.girlguides.ca/media/pdfs/14-3/14.3.1.7.pdf  |archive-date = 7 October 2006}}</ref> This was later reduced to fifteen and, additionally, good all round work was required.<ref name="Kerr"/> A. M. Irvine published the Girl Guide story ''Nora, the Girl Guide; or, From Tenderfoot to Silver Fish'' in 1913.

By 1918 a Silver Fish was awarded by headquarters "on the recommendation of County Commissioners for some very special Service to the Movement".<ref>{{cite magazine |date=February 1918 |author= |title=Special Awards |magazine=The Girl Guides' Gazette |location=London, UK |edition= No. 50 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=26}}</ref> In May 1918 ''The Girl Guides Gazette'' reported that the requirements for the Silver Fish would change in order to capture the award's "original character" and that it would become "the highest award that was given and not gained."<ref>{{cite magazine |date=May 1918|author= |title=The Silver Fish |magazine=The Girl Guides' Gazette |location=London, UK |edition= No. 53 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=74}}</ref>

===Award for Girl Scouts of USA=== Around the time of the foundation of the Girl Scouts of the USA in 1912, their handbook listed the Silver Fish as the highest honour in Girl Scouting. However, before anyone could earn it, the Golden Eaglet was introduced.<ref>{{cite book| title =Girl Scout Gold Award Planning Book | publisher =Girl Scouts of River Bluffs Council | url=http://www.riverbluffs.org/Forms/GoldAwardBooklet83004.doc}}</ref>

Five American women were awarded the Silver Fish: * Juliette Gordon Low, founder of Girl Scouts USA * Anne Hyde Choate, Juliette's goddaughter and the second president of Girl Scouts USA * Helen Storrow, donor of Our Chalet * Jane Deeter Rippin, National Director of GSUSA * Julia Cobb Crowell, Chair of the Committee

===Award for adults=== In October 1917, the award changed to being given for outstanding service to the movement. At this time, the design also changed from a whiting with its tail in its mouth worn on a silver chain, to a swimming fish worn on a dark and light blue striped ribbon. Olave Baden-Powell was presented with a gold Silver Fish in 1918, then the only one of its kind.<ref>{{cite news |date=1948-10-13 |work=Falkirk Herald |author= |title=Dynamic Personality|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000733/19481013/054/0004 |page=4 |location=Falkirk, Edinburgh}}</ref> Percy Everett, one of the "original Brownsea campers"<ref>{{cite book |date=1929 |last=Wade |first=EK |title=Twenty One years of Scouting |publisher=C Arthur Pearson Ltd |location=London, UK |page=7}}</ref> was GGA's Hon. secretary in the early years. He was awarded the Silver Fish in June 1921.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=June 1921 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. VIII No. 90 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=94}}</ref> In 1995, her daughter Betty Clay was presented with a gold Silver Fish in the form of a brooch. It continues to be awarded within UK GirlGuiding to this day.

==Recipients== ===1911–1919=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Recipient || Year || Notes |- | {{sortname|Nesta G. |Ashworth}} née Maude (1893–1982)<ref name=Liphook/><ref>Nesta G. Ashworth: http://www.bc-girlguides.org/welcometoguiding/history/history.html</ref> |align=right| 1911 || Awarded old-style Silver Fish in 1911. Also in 1920. One of the girls who showed up at Crystal Palace Rally in 1909 wanting to be Scouts. Instrumental in the establishment of Lone Guides.<ref>Lone Guides: {{cite web |url=http://www.guidesvic.org.au/_uploads/516362_Guiding_Traditions.pdf |title=The First Brownies |access-date=2009-08-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110404001822/https://www.guidesvic.org.au/_uploads/516362_Guiding_Traditions.pdf |archive-date=4 April 2011}}</ref> |- | {{sortname|Rotha |Lintorn-Orman}} (1895–1935)<ref name=Liphook>[http://www.liphookguides.org.uk/about/history/pre_1950.shtml District History: Pre-1950] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130707074233/http://www.liphookguides.org.uk/about/history/pre_1950.shtml |date=7 July 2013}}, Liphook District Guides</ref> |align=right| 1911 || Awarded old-style Silver Fish in 1911. One of the girls who showed up at Crystal Palace Rally in 1909 wanting to be a Scout. |- | {{sortname|Mrs |Addison}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=January 1914 |author= |title=Evening news competition |magazine=Girl Guides' Gazette|location=London, UK |edition= No. 1 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=11}} </ref> ||align=right| 1914 || |- | {{sortname|I |New}}<ref>{{cite news |date=1916-06-01 |work=The Daily Colonist|author= |title=Girl Guide's Rally in Pemberton Woods|url= https://archive.org/details/dailycolonist61y144uvic/page/n7/mode/2up?q=%22Awarded+the+silver+fish%22 |page=9 |location=Victoria, BC, Canada}}</ref> ||align=right| 1915 || |- | {{sortname|Florence |Hardy}}<ref>{{cite news |date=1916-09-17 |work=The Daily Colonist|author= |title=Girl Guide Notes |url= https://archive.org/details/dailycolonist58y241uvic/page/n19/mode/2up?q=%22Awarded+the+silver+fish%22 |page=20 |location=Victoria, BC, Canada}}</ref> ||align=right| 1916 || |- | {{sortname|Eustace |Penburthy}}<ref>{{cite news |date=1916-01-15 |work=Gloucestershire Chronicle |author= |title=Littledean |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000393/19160115/060/0004 |page=4 |location=Gloucester, UK}}</ref> ||align=right| 1916 || |- | {{sortname|Olave |Baden-Powell}}<ref name="Kerr"/> GBE (1889–1977) ||align=right| 1918 || Chief Guide. She received a special 'Golden Fish' "as a public recognition of her wonderful work"<ref>{{cite magazine |date=October 1918 |author= |title=The Golden Fish |magazine=Girl Guides' Gazette |location=London, UK |edition=Vol V No 58 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=1}}</ref> |- | {{sortname|L |Chidley}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=March 1918 |author= |title=Headquarters awards |magazine=The Girl Guides' Gazette |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. V No. 51 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=1}}</ref> ||align=right| 1918 || Patrol leader, 1st Royal Eltham |- | {{sortname|C |Hall}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=January 1918 |author= |title=Overseas |magazine=The Girl Guides' Gazette |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. V No. 52 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=11}}</ref> ||align=right| 1918 || Patrol leader, 1st Pendleton |- | {{sortname|Aileen |Hayeem}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=January 1918 |author= |title=Overseas |magazine=The Girl Guides' Gazette |location=London, UK |edition= No. 49 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=11}}</ref> ||align=right| 1918 || First Guide to earn the Silver Fish Award in India |- | {{sortname|Hon. Ruth|Hubbard|Ruth Hubbard (Girl Guides)}} (1896–1955)<ref>{{cite magazine |date=December 1918 |author= |title=Awards|magazine=Girl Guides' Gazette |location=London, UK |edition=Vol V No. 60 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=6}}</ref>||align=right| 1918 || Captain, 1st Addington |- | {{sortname|E |King}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=July 1918 |author= |title=Overseas |magazine=The Girl Guides' Gazette |location=London, UK |edition= Vol. V No. 55 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=1}}</ref> ||align=right| 1918 || Lieutenant, 2nd Ealing |- | {{sortname|A |Lowson}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=July 1918 |author= |title=Overseas |magazine=The Girl Guides' Gazette |location=London, UK |edition= Vol. V No. 55 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=1}}</ref> ||align=right| 1918 || Lieutenant, 1st Durham |- | {{sortname|Theodora |Mellor}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=December 1918 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Girl Guides' Gazette |location=London, UK |edition= Vol. V No. 60 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=1}}</ref> ||align=right| 1918 || District commissioner, South Manchester |- | {{sortname|E |Orchard}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=April 1918 |author= |title=Headquarters awards |magazine=The Girl Guides' Gazette |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. V No. 52 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=1}}</ref> ||align=right| 1918 || Lieutenant, 1st Pendleton |- | {{sortname|P |Pentreath}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=March 1918 |author= |title=Headquarters awards |magazine=The Girl Guides' Gazette |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. V No. 51 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=1}}</ref> ||align=right| 1918 || Patrol leader, 2nd Ealing |- | {{sortname|D |Pidgeon}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=July 1918 |author= |title=Overseas |magazine=The Girl Guides' Gazette |location=London, UK |edition= Vol. V No. 55 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=1}}</ref> ||align=right| 1918 || Patrol Leader, 1st Kingston |- | {{sortname|Hilda|Ramsbottom}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=December 1918 |author= |title=Awards|magazine=Girl Guides' Gazette |location=London, UK |edition=Vol V No. 60 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=6}}</ref>||align=right| 1918 || Lieutenant, 1st Claremont |- | {{sortname|Enid|Robinson}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=December 1918 |author= |title=Awards|magazine=Girl Guides' Gazette |location=London, UK |edition=Vol V No. 60 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=6}}</ref>||align=right| 1918 || Captain, 4th Woking |- | {{sortname|G M |Robinson}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=March 1918 |author= |title=Headquarters awards |magazine=The Girl Guides' Gazette |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. V No. 51 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=1}}</ref> ||align=right| 1918 || Captain, 9th Birkenhead |- | {{sortname|Barbara |Cave}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=March 1919 |author= |title=Headquarters notices |magazine=The Girl Guides' Gazette |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. VI No. 63 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=1}}</ref> ||align=right| 1919 || 1st Woking |- | {{sortname|Dorothy |Jeavons}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=February 1919 |author= |title=Headquarters awards |magazine=The Girl Guides' Gazette |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. V No. 51 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=1}}</ref> ||align=right| 1919 || Lieutenant, 1st Wolverhampton (YWCA) |- | {{sortname|V |Kenilworth}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=May 1919 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Girl Guides' Gazette |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. VI No. 63 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=50}}</ref> ||align=right| 1919 || Patrol leader, 2nd Ealing |- | {{sortname|Hilda |Leighton}}<ref>{{cite news |date=1916-06-01 |work=The Daily Colonist|author= |title=Girl Guide's Rally in Pemberton Woods|url= https://archive.org/details/dailycolonist61y144uvic/page/n7/mode/2up?q=%22Awarded+the+silver+fish%22 |page=9 |location=Victoria, BC, Canada}}</ref>||align=right| 1919 || |- | {{sortname|Juliette "Daisy" Gordon |Low}} (1860–1927)||align=right| 1919 || Founder of Girl Scouts of the USA. She was buried wearing full uniform and her Silver Fish Award. This was one of the first adult awards<ref>{{cite news |date=1982-11-03 |work=Manitowoc-Herald Times |title=Manitou Girl Scouts recall Founder's philosophy |url= https://www.newspapers.com/image/291427916/?terms=%22Silver%20Fish%20Award%22&match=1 |page=19 |location=Manitowoc, Wisconsin}}</ref> |- | {{sortname|Miss |Mallory}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=February 1919 |author= |title=Headquarters awards |magazine=The Girl Guides' Gazette |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. V No. 51 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=1}}</ref> ||align=right| 1919 || Captain, 1st Kidderminster |- | {{sortname|J E |Naish}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=May 1919 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Girl Guides' Gazette |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. VI No. 63 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=50}}</ref> ||align=right| 1919 || Lieutenant, 2nd Woking |- | {{sortname|P |Poulton}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=May 1919 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Girl Guides' Gazette |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. VI No. 63 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=50}}</ref> ||align=right| 1919 || Patrol leader, 1st Muswell Hill |- | {{sortname|W |Withers}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=August 1919 |author= |title=Headquarter's notices |magazine=The Girl Guides' Gazette |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. VI No. 68 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=1}}</ref> ||align=right| 1919 || Lieutenant, 1st South Manchester |}

===1920–1929=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Recipient || Year || Notes |- | {{sortname|Mrs |Furse}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=April 1920 |author= |title= Awards |magazine=Girl Guides' Gazette |location=London, England |edition=Vol. VII No. 76 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=54}}</ref> |align=right| 1920 || Provincial commissioner, Transvaal |- | {{sortname|Lady Helen |Whitaker | Helen Whitaker}} (1890–1929)<ref>{{cite news |date=1920-06-12 |work=Portsmouth Evening News |title=Rally in the rain |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000290/19200612/232/0010 |page=6 |location=Portsmouth, England}}</ref> |align=right| 1920 || County commissioner, Hampshire |- | {{sortname|Margaret | Campbell|nolink=1}}<ref>{{cite news |date=1921-03-04 |work=Acton Gazette |author= |title=Mainly personal |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002462/19210304/009/0001 |page=1 |location=Acton, UK}}</ref> ||align=right| 1921 || For saving a young boy's life by pulling him out from under a lorry |- | {{sortname|Anne Hyde |Choate}} (1886–1967)<ref>{{cite magazine |date=May 1921 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XIII No. 89 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=78}}</ref>||align=right| 1921 || Second president of Girl Scouts USA |- | {{sortname|Lady | Clinton}} (1863–1953)<ref>{{cite news |date=1953-10-26 |work=Torbay Express and South Devon Echo |author= |title=Standard left to Guides |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001329/19531026/003/0003 |page=3 |location=Tobay, UK}}</ref> ||align=right| 1921 || County commissioner, Devon |- | {{sortname|Mrs | Dixon}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=January 1921 |author= |title=List of awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. VIII No. 85 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=15}}</ref> ||align=right| 1921 || County commissioner, Dublin |- | {{sortname|Sir Percy |Everett|Percy Everett}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=May 1921 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XIII No. 89 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=78}}</ref>||align=right| 1921 || GGA Hon. treasurer |- | {{sortname|Edith | Marriott}}<ref>{{cite news |date=1921-03-12 |work=Richmond Herald |author= |title=Girl Guide's Heroism |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004049/19210312/099/0009 |page=9 |location=Richmond, UK}}</ref> ||align=right| 1921 || For rescuing someone who was drowning |- | {{sortname|Agnes M| Maynard}} OBE<ref>{{cite magazine |date=May 1921 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XIII No. 89 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=78}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |date=July 1976 |author= |title=HQ Notices |magazine=Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. 64 No. 5 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=201}}</ref> ||align=right| 1921 || Division commissioner, Wimbledon Awarded Silver Fish twice |- | {{sortname|Olive| Nichols}} (1864–1944)<ref>{{cite magazine |date=May 1921 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XIII No. 89 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=78}}</ref> ||align=right| 1921 || Deputy chief commissioner, Wales |- | {{sortname|Mary |Pellatt|Mary Pellatt}} (1857–1924)<ref>{{cite magazine |date=June 1921 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XIII No. 90 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=94}}</ref> |align=right| 1921 || First chief commissioner, Girl Guides of Canada (1912–1921) |- | {{sortname|Helen| Storrow}} (1864–1944)<ref>{{cite magazine |date=May 1921 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XIII No. 89 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=78}}</ref> ||align=right| 1921 || Donor of Our Chalet |- | {{sortname|Anna |Suckling}} (1863–1946)<ref>{{cite news |date=1921-07-09 |work=Warwick and Warwickshire Advertisor |title=Silver Fish presentation |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001670/19210709/098/0006 |page=6 |location=Warwick, England}}</ref> |align=right| 1921 || County Commissioner, Warwickshire |- | {{sortname| Alice Anne|Baird}} (1871–1959)<ref>{{cite magazine |date=October 1959 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XLVI No. 10 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=266}}</ref> ||align=right| 1922 || Cadet branch, head. County commissioner, Worcestershire |- | {{sortname| Miss|Buchan Hepburn}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=April 1922 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. IX No. 100 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=64}}</ref> ||align=right| 1922 || Deputy chief commissioner, Scotland |- | {{sortname|Hon. Rachel|Kay-Shuttleworth|Rachel Kay-Shuttleworth}} MBE (1886–1967)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gawthorpetextiles.org.uk/rachel-kay-shuttleworth |title= Diane's New Year Blog |website=gawthorpetextiles.org.uk |access-date=2022-03-03}}</ref> ||align=right| 1922 || First County commissioner (1916) First heraldry advisor |- | {{sortname| Fflorens | Roch | Fflorens Roch}} (1879–1969)<ref>{{cite magazine |date=January 1922 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. IX No. 97 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=17}}</ref> ||align=right| 1922 || Deputy chief commissioner, Wales |- | {{sortname| Helen |Malcolm}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=July 1923 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. X No. 115 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=149}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=1934-05-05 |work=Clevedon Mercury |title=Obituary |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003827/19340505/005/0005 |page=5 |location=Clevedon, England}}</ref> ||align=right| 1923 ||District commissioner, Clevedon |- | {{sortname| Mrs | Warren}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=July 1923 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. X No. 115 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=149}}</ref> ||align=right| 1923 ||Chief commissioner, Canada |- | {{sortname| Rachel | Heath}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=February 1924 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XI No. 122 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=35}}</ref> ||align=right| 1924 ||Great Brown Owl |- | {{sortname| Margaret | Prior |Margaret Prior (Girl Guides)}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=July 1924 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XI No. 127 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=186}}</ref> ||align=right| 1924 ||Chief's diploma, "for excellent service to the movement both at home and abroad" |- | {{sortname| Kathleen | Robinson|Kathleen Robinson (Girl Guides)}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=July 1924 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XI No. 127 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=186}}</ref> ||align=right| 1924 ||For good service to the movement in Australia |- | {{sortname| Mrs | Benson}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=July 1924 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XII No. 142 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=286}}</ref> ||align=right| 1925 ||Imperial council |- | {{sortname|Princess|Mary|Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood}} (1897–1965)<ref name="Kerr"/> ||align=right| 1925 || Honorary president, Girl Guides Association from 1920 until her death |- | {{sortname| Mrs | Cathcart}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=July 1924 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XII No. 142 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=286}}</ref> ||align=right| 1925 ||Head of camping, Scotland |- | {{sortname|Ysobel |Stewart}}<ref>{{cite web| title = The founders | publisher =RSCDS| url = https://www.rscds.org/about/history/founders?language=ru | access-date =2022-06-27}}</ref> |align=right| 1925 || Head of training for Scotland |- | {{sortname|Muriel |de Lisle}}<ref>{{cite news |date=1925-07-25 |work=Warwick and Warwickshire Advertisor |title=Presentation of the Silver Fish |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001670/19250725/069/0002 |page=2 |location=Warwick, England}}</ref> |align=right| 1925 || Assistant county commissioner, Warwickshire |- | {{sortname| Mary C | Royden}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=July 1924 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XII No. 142 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=286}}</ref> ||align=right| 1925 ||County commissioner, Cheshire |- | {{sortname|Lady |Cave| Estella Cave, Countess Cave of Richmond}}<ref>{{cite news |date=1926-02-07 |work=Weekly Dispatch |title=Somebody told me |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003358/19260207/381/0019 |page=2 |location=London, England}}</ref> |align=right| 1926 || Division commissioner, Kingston |- | {{sortname| Miss | Holland}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=April 1926 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XIII No. 148 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=101}}</ref> ||align=right| 1925 ||Division commissioner, Bath |- | {{sortname|Patricia |Richards | Patricia Richards (Girl Guides)}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=Dec 1978 |author= |title=In Memoriam |magazine=Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. 65 No. 12 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=559}}</ref> |align=right| 1927 || |- | {{sortname|Rosa |Ward}} OBE (1893–1984)<ref>{{cite news |date=1928-07-28 |work=Bexhill-On-Sea Chronicle |title=For Guide and Guider |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004064/19280728/047/0005 |page=5 |location=Bexhill-On-Sea, England}}</ref> ||align=right|1928 || Chief commissioner, Wales Chair, Guide International Service (1942–1954) |- | {{sortname|Miss |Bewley}} <ref>{{cite magazine |date=March 1929 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XVI No. 183 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=86}}</ref> ||align=right|1929 || Head of Rangers |- | {{sortname|Lila |Chilton Thomas}} (d. 1989)<ref>{{cite magazine |date=June 1989 |author= |title=Obituary |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. 78 No. 6 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=20}}</ref> ||align=right|1929 || Great Brown Owl |- | {{sortname|Mrs |Houison Craufurd}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=July 1929 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XVI No. 187 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=234}}</ref> ||align=right|1929 || Scottish Chief Commissioner |- | {{sortname|Lady Delia |Peel}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=December 1929 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XVI No. 192 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=410}}</ref> ||align=right|1929 || Chief Commissioner |}

===1930–1939=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Recipient || Year || Notes |- | {{sortname|Muriel |Montgomery}} MBE<ref>{{cite magazine |date=October 1967 |author=KH |title=Miss M Montgomery MBE |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. 54 No. 10 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=344}}</ref> |align=right| 1930 || General secretary, London headquarters |- | {{sortname|Robina |Hamilton}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=October 1931 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XVIII No. 214 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=392}}</ref> |align=right| 1931 || Division commissioner, South-East Victoria, State committee, Victoria, Australia |- | {{sortname|Olive Kelso |King}} (1885–1958)<ref>{{cite news |date=1932-09-27 |work=Daily Examiner |title=Visit of Acting State Commissioner |url= https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/193555686?searchTerm=%22Silver%20Fish%20Award%22 |page=4 |location=Grafton, New South Wales, Australia}}</ref> |align=right| 1931 || Acting State commissioner, New South Wales. First Australian recipient. |- | {{sortname|Mrs Arthur |Lewin}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=October 1931 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XVIII No. 214 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=392}}</ref> |align=right| 1931 ||Commissioner for Lone Guides, South Africa, Editor, South African Guide magazine |- | {{sortname|Mrs |MacNeillie}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=October 1931 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XVIII No. 214 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=392}}</ref> |align=right| 1931 ||Provincial commissioner, Transvaal, South Africa |- | {{sortname|Carey |Morgan |Carey Morgan (Girl Guides)}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=October 1931 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XVIII No. 214 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=392}}</ref> |align=right| 1931 || Provincial commissioner, Bengal |- | {{sortname|Mrs Alan |Morkill}}<ref>{{cite news |date=1945-11-17 |work=Victoria Daily Times |title=Retires from Guides|url= https://archive.org/details/victoriadailytimes1945-11-17/page/n5/mode/2up?q=%22Awarded+the+silver+fish%22 |page=6 |location=Victoria, Australia}}</ref> |align=right| 1931 || Outstanding work in connection with the 1927 Dominion Guides camp held in Australia |- | {{sortname|Lady Finola |Somers}} CBE (1896–1981)<ref>{{cite web| title = Somers, Lady Finola (1896–1981) | publisher =Australian Women's Archives Program | url = https://www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/AWE0743b.htm | access-date =25 April 2022}}</ref> |align=right| 1931 || State commissioner, Victorian Girl Guides, Australia Girl Guides Association chief commissioner (1943–1949) |- | {{sortname|W R |Wilson}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=November 1931 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XVIII No. 215 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=434}}</ref> |align=right| 1931 || Chief commissioner, New Zealand |- | {{sortname|Lady |Stubbs}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=May 1932 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XIX No. 221 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=200}}</ref>||align=right| 1932 || Island commissioner, Jamaica |- | {{sortname|Helen |Talbot | Helen Talbot (Girl Guides)}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=June 1956 |author= |title=Helen Talbot, 1800–1956 |magazine=Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. 43 No. 6 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=168}}</ref> |align=right| 1932 || Commissioner for overseas Guiding |- | {{sortname|Lady |Butler|Amelia Katherine Florence Wright}} (1872–1951)<ref>{{cite news |date=1932-05-07 |work=Bexhill on Sea Observer |author= |title="Silver Fish Award" |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001530/19320507/061/0003 |page=3 |location=Bexhill-On-Sea, Sussex}}</ref> |align=right| 1932 || Chair, All-India executive committee |- | {{sortname|Lady |Blythswood}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=May 1933 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XX No. 233 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=203}}</ref> |align=right| 1933 || Deputy chief commissioner, Wales |- | {{sortname|Dame Helen |Gwynne-Vaughan |Helen Gwynne-Vaughan}} GBE<ref>{{cite magazine |date=July 1933 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XX No. 235 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=295}}</ref> ||align=right|1933 || Chair, committee of the council |- | {{sortname|Lady |Hore-Ruthven}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=June 1933 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XX No. 234 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=251}}</ref>||align=right|1933 || State chief commissioner, South Australia |- | {{sortname|Miss |Rosseter}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=November 1933 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XX No. 2349 A|publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=443}}</ref>||align=right|1933 || Eagle Owl of Canada |- | {{sortname|Marguerite |de Beaumont}} (1899–1989)<ref>{{cite news |date=1959-07-10 |work=Saffron Walden Weekly News |title= From our files |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000961/19590710/012/0012 |page=12 |location=Saffron Walden, England}}</ref> ||align=right|1934 || Cambridgeshire County commissioner. One of the girls who showed up at Crystal Palace Rally in 1909 wanting to be Scouts. |- | {{sortname| Lady|David}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=May 1934 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XXI No. 245 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=204}}</ref> ||align=right| 1934 || Chief State commissioner, New South Wales, Australia |- | {{sortname|Mrs|Hood}}<ref>{{cite news |date=1959-07-10 |work=The Scotsman |title= Girl Guides in Scotland |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19340118/285/0007 |page=7 |location=Edinburgh, Scotland}}</ref> ||align=right|1933 || Commissioner for extensions |- | {{sortname|Lady |Luke of Pavenham|Edith Laura Johnston, Lady Luke}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=January 1934 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XXI No. 241 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=32}}</ref> |align=right| 1934 || Bedfordshire's first County commissioner (1917–1938) |- | {{sortname|C |Warren}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=November 1934 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XXI No. 251 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=449}}</ref> |align=right| 1934 || Divisional commissioner, Woking |- | {{sortname|K M |Wilson}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=November 1934 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XXI No. 251 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=449}}</ref> |align=right| 1934 || Excellent service to the movement |- | {{sortname|The Countess of |Clarendon}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=February 1935 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XXII No. 254 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=88}}</ref> |align=right| 1935 || South Africa Girl Guides, president |- | {{sortname| Mrs Ralph|Carver}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=February 1959 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. * No. * |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=61}}</ref> ||align=right| 1936 || Commissioner, Egypt |- | {{sortname| Sir Jeremiah |Colman, 1st Baronet|Sir Jeremiah Colman, 1st Baronet}}<ref>{{cite news |date=1936-11-23 |work=Daily Herald |author= |title=Rest of the news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/789126243/?terms=%22silver%20fish%20award%22&match=1 |page=11 |location=London, England}}</ref> ||align=right| 1936 || Funding London's East End Scouting home, Roland House |- | {{sortname|Nora G |Dillon}}<ref>{{cite news |date=1936-08-13 |work=Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette |author= |title=Long Association |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000640/19360813/187/0006 |page=6 |location=Sunderland, England}}</ref> |align=right| 1936 || Durham County commissioner Executive committee of the Council at Imperial Headquarters (1932–1935) |- | {{sortname|Mrs |Pickering}}<ref>{{cite news |date=1942-10-12 |work=Gloucester Citizen |author= |title=Gloucester Day By Day |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000325/19421012/058/0004 |page=4 |location=Gloucester, England}}</ref> |align=right| 1936 || County commissioner, Yorkshire |- | {{sortname|H B |Prior}} (d.1959)<ref>{{cite magazine |date=June 1959 |author= |title=In memoriam |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XLVI No. 10 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=285}}</ref>||align=right|1937 || Provincial commissioner, Burma |- | {{sortname|Rosalind Hamilton |Duchess of Abercorn |Rosalind Hamilton, Duchess of Abercorn}} (1869–1958)<ref>{{cite news |date=1937-11-07 |work=Northern Whig |title=Silver Fish Award |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001542/19371117/204/0011 |page=11 |location=Belfast}}</ref> ||align=right|1937 || Ulster chief commissioner |- | {{sortname|Ruth |Callander}}<ref>{{cite news |date=1937-06-03 |work=Dalkeith Advertisor |title=Midlothian Scouts and Guides |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002714/19370603/067/0003 |page=3 |location=Dalkeith, Scotland}}</ref> ||align=right|1937 || Scottish post and extension branches |- | {{sortname|Gladys |Millard|Gladys Millard (Girl Guides)}} (1891–1964)<ref>{{cite news |date=1937-08-06 |work=The Expositor |title=Miss E G Millard brings new laurels |url= https://www.newspapers.com/image/733453243/?terms=%22Gladys%20Millard%22%20fish&match=1 |page=8 |location=Brandtford, Ontario}}</ref> ||align=right|1937 || Girl Guide Association, Manitoba, Canada |- | {{sortname|Maud |Carnegie, Countess of Southesk|Maud Carnegie, Countess of Southesk}} (1893–1945)<ref>{{cite news |date=1937-08-06 |work=Aberdeen Press and Journal |title=Honour to the Countess of Southesk |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000577/19370614/060/0005 |page=5 |location=Aberdeen, Scotland}}</ref> ||align=right|1937 || County commissioner, Angus and Aberdeenshire Scottish executive committee member |- | {{sortname|Mrs|Leigh-White}} OBE<ref>{{cite magazine |date=April 1959 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XLVI No. 4 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=124}}</ref> ||align=right| 1937 || Deputy chief commissioner, Ireland |- | {{sortname|Muriel|Monteith}} JP<ref>{{cite news |date=1938-01-28 |work=Montrose, Arbroath and Brechin review; and Forfar and Kincardineshire advertiser |title=Deputy Commissioner |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001970/19380128/030/0002 |page=2 |location=Montrose, Scotland}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |date=October 1971 |author= |title=In Memoriam |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. 58 No. 10 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=396}}</ref> ||align=right|1937 || Assistant County commissioner, Fife |- | {{sortname| Mrs Charles|Tufton}} OBE<ref>{{cite magazine |date=December 1958 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XLV No. 12 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=379}}</ref> ||align=right| 1937 || Executive committee, vice-chair |- | {{sortname|Lady Dorothy |Arthur}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=August 1981 |author= |title=In Memoriam |magazine=Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. 68 No. 8 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=49}}</ref>||align=right|1938 || Provincial commissioner, Bengal |- | {{sortname|The Honourable Lady |Cochrane|Lady Cochrane}}<ref>{{cite news |date=1938-03-04 |work=Sevenoaks Chronicle and Kentish Advertiser |title=Fashionable and Personal |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001068/19380304/237/0010 |page=10 |location=Sevenoaks, England}}</ref>||align=right|1938 || Kent County commissioner |- | {{sortname|Lilias|Dalmahoy}}<ref>{{cite news |date=1938-03-12 |work=The Scotsman |title=Edinburgh Recipient of Girl Guides' Highest Award |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19380312/126/0013 |page=13 |location=Edinburgh, Scotland}}</ref> ||align=right|1938 || Edinburgh County commissioner |- | {{sortname|Miss G|Hanbury-Williams}} MVO<ref>{{cite magazine |date=Feb 1980 |author= |title=In Memoriam |magazine=Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. 67 No. 2 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=451}}</ref>||align=right|1938 || Council of Girl Guides Association (1927–1961) |- | {{sortname|Janet |Allan| Janet Allen (Girl Guides)}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=April 1949 |author= |title=Miss Janet Allan |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XXXVI No. 4 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=75}}</ref> ||align=right|1939 || Commissioner for extensions |- | {{sortname| Margery|Bray}} (1894–1962)<ref>{{cite magazine |date=March 1939 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XXVI No. 3 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=100}}</ref>||align=right| 1939 || Imperial commissioner, training |- | {{sortname|Allison |Cargill}} (1896–1979)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.girlguidingeastlothian.org/allison-cargill-house.php |title=Allison Cargill House |author= |website=girlguidingeastlothian.org |access-date=2022-03-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |date=Oct 1979 |author= |title=In Memoriam |magazine=Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. 66 No. 10 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=451}}</ref> ||align=right|1939 || Scotland's first Guide President of Scottish GGA, VP of GGA |- | {{sortname| Miss|Chadwick}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=March 1939 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XXVI No. 3 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=100}}</ref>||align=right| 1939 || Chief commissioner, India |- | {{sortname| Mrs |Fairweather}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=December 1939 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XXVI No. 12 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=470}}</ref>||align=right| 1939 || Assistant County commissioner, Kent Assistant commissioner, awards |- | {{sortname| Miss |Greenless}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=March 1939 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XXVI No. 3 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=100}}</ref>||align=right| 1939 || County commissioner, Midlothian |- | {{sortname|Lady |Haigh}}<ref>{{cite news |date=1939-04-28 |work=Stockport Advertiser and Guardian |author= |title=International News |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004027/19390428/021/0021 |page=21 |location=Stockport, UK}}</ref> ||align=right|1939 || Provincial commissioner, United Provinces, India |- | {{sortname| A|Landau}} MBE<ref>{{cite magazine |date=March 1939 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XXVI No. 3 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=100}}</ref>||align=right| 1939 || Commissioner for Hebrew Guides, Jerusalem |- | {{sortname|Elsa |Riepert}} (1890–1961)<ref>{{cite news |date=1939-10-07 |work=Ottawa Citizen|author= |title=Personalia |url= https://www.newspapers.com/image/456476911/?terms=%22Silver%20Fish%20Award%22&match=1 |page=11 |location=Ottawa, Canada |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> ||align=right|1939 || Dominion secretary, Canada (1920–1941) |}

===1940–1949=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Recipient || Year || Notes |- | {{sortname| R C|Drysdale}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=February 1940 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XXVII No. 2 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=55}}</ref>||align=right| 1940 || Organising commissioner, Argentina |- | {{sortname| Mrs|Fisher Rowe}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=June 1940 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XXVII No. 6 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=171}}</ref>||align=right| 1940 ||Hon. secretary, Overseas Association |- | {{sortname| Kelly|Lawson}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date= July 1940 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XXVII No. 7 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=194}}</ref>||align=right| 1940 || Island commissioner, Jamaica |- | {{sortname|Mrs |Moore}}<ref>{{cite news |date=1942-10-30 |work=Market Harborough Advertiser and Midland Mail |author= |title=Chief Guide getting very busy |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002026/19421030/006/0001 |page=11 |location=Market Harborough, Leicestershire}}</ref> ||align=right|1942 || District commissioner, Canterbury City Guides. Awarded for gallantry during an air raid |- | {{sortname| Miss|Packenham Walsh}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=June 1942 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XXIX No. 6 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=90}}</ref>||align=right| 1942 || Commissioner, Madras |- | {{sortname| Mrs|Pinhorn}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=June 1942 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XXIX No. 6 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=90}}</ref>||align=right| 1942 || Hon treasurer, All India |- | {{sortname| Mrs Elliott|Carnegy}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date= November 1943 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XXX No. 11 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=179}}</ref>||align=right| 1943 || Chief commissioner, Scotland |- | {{sortname| Lady Charlotte|Cooper}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date= May 1989 |author= |title=Obituaries |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. 77 No. 5 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=20}}</ref>||align=right| 1943 || Chief commissioner, India |- | {{sortname|Mrs Alan |Morkill}} MBE<ref>{{cite magazine |date=Feb 1957 |author= |title=Headquarters Notices |magazine=Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. 44 No. 2 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=61}}</ref> ||align=right|1943 || |- | {{sortname|Lady |Monroe}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=Feb 1943 |author= |title=Headquarters Notices |magazine=Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XXX No. 5 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=83}}</ref> ||align=right|1943 || Provincial commissioner, Punjab |- | {{sortname|M W |Kydd}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=July 1944 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XXXI No. 7 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=111}}</ref>||align=right| 1944 || Chief commissioner, Canada |- | {{sortname|Dame Joan |Marsham|Joan Marsham}} DBE (1888–1972)<ref>{{cite magazine |date=July 1944 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XXXI No. 7 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=111}}</ref>||align=right| 1944 || Chair of Guiding Association's executive committee for 10 years from 1938 |- | {{sortname|Anna |Moody}} (1881–1950)<ref>{{cite news |date=1944-09-16 |work=Belfast Telegraph |author= |title=Guides Highest Award |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002318/19440916/128/0004 |page=4 |location=Belfast, Northern Ireland}}</ref> ||align=right|1944 || Deputy chief commissioner, Ulster |- | {{sortname|Jane Mervyn |Newnham}} OBE<ref>{{cite magazine |date=July 1968 |author= |title=The Birthday Honours |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. 55 No. 7 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=230}}</ref> ||align=right|1944 || Guider-in-charge, Foxlease |- | {{sortname|F C |Sharp}}<ref>{{cite news |date=1944-06-09 |work=Dundee Courier |author= |title=Highest Guide Award |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000564/19440609/033/0002 |page=2 |location=Dundee, Scotland}}</ref> ||align=right|1944 || Dundee County commissioner |- | {{sortname|Mona |Burgin}} (1903–1985)<ref name="Liddell"/><ref name="Burgin">{{DNZB | title = Burgin, Annie Mona 1903 1985 | last=Bright | first = Judith|id=4b50|access-date =4 April 2011}}</ref> |align=right| 1945 || Active in New Zealand and as a trainer internationally |- | {{sortname| Emmeline|Cadbury|Emmeline Cadbury}} JP (1883-1966)<ref>{{cite magazine |date=November 1945 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XXX No. 11 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=211}}</ref>||align=right| 1945 || County commissioner, Birmingham |- | {{sortname| Lady|Cooper}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=June 1943 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XXX No. 6 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=98}}</ref>||align=right| 1945 ||Chief commissioner, India |- | {{sortname|Dame Anstice |Gibbs |Anstice Gibbs}} DCVO, CBE (1905–1978)<ref name="Liddell"/> ||align=right|1945 || Chief commissioner and chair of British Commonwealth Girl Guides Association (1956–1966) Vice-chair of WAGGGS (1957–1960) |- | {{sortname|Isobel Hetherington |Kay}} MBE (1904–1980)<ref>{{cite news |date=1954-01-01 |work=Western Mail |title=Officers |url= https://www.newspapers.com/image/814997644/?terms=%22Silver%20Fish%20Award%22&match=1 |page=3 |location=Cardiff, Wales |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> ||align=right| 1945 || Chair of Welsh Guide Council Chief commissioner, Wales |- | {{sortname|Lady Eva |Julius}} (1878–1972)<ref>{{cite news |date=1946-08-27 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |title="Silver Fish" to be awarded to Lady Julius |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/123828754/?terms=%22Lady%20Julius%22&match=1 |page=6 |location=Sydney, Australia}}</ref> |align=right| 1945 || Chief commissioner, New South Wales, Australia |- | {{sortname|Angela |Thompson|Angela Thompson (Girl Guides)}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=August 1945 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XXXII No. 8 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=154}}</ref> |align=right| 1945 || Division commissioner, S E Hertfordshire |- | {{sortname|Verona M. Wallace |Williamson}} (1898–1980 )<ref name="Liddell"/> ||align=right| 1945 || Edinburgh County commissioner |- | {{sortname|Margaret |Crosfield}} (1902–1988)<ref>{{cite news |date=1946-06-25 |work=Thanet Advertisor |title=Guiding in India |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001699/19460625/099/0005 |page=5 |location=Thanet, Norfolk}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |date=May 1946 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XXXIII No. 5 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=114}}</ref>||align=right| 1946 || Chair, All-India training subcommittee |- | {{sortname|Mrs Geoffrey |Gibbs}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date= November 1946 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XXXIII No. 11 |publisher=Girl Guide Association |page=256}}</ref> ||align=right| 1946 || Hertfordshire County commissioner |- | {{sortname|Jean|Clayton}}<ref>{{cite news |date=1948-01-24 |work=Liverpool Evening Express |author= |title=New chief for Scots Guides |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19601229/267/0014 |page=4 |location=Liverpool, UK}}</ref> |align=right| 1947 || Imperial commissioner, Brownies |- | {{sortname|Marie |Iles}} OBE<ref>{{cite magazine |date=November 1947 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London |edition=Vol. XXXIV No. 11 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=260}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |date=November 1971 |author= |title=News from New Zealand |magazine=The Guider |location=London |edition=Vol. 58 No. 11 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=413}}</ref>||align=right| 1947 || Dominion secretary, New Zealand |- | {{sortname|Margaret |Martin|Margaret Martin (Girl Guides)}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=September 1947 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=insert |edition=Vol. XXXIV No. 9 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=216}}</ref>||align=right| 1947 || Commissioner for training |- || {{sortname|Margaret |McIntyre}} OBE (1886–1948)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.utas.edu.au/tasmanian-companion/biogs/E000640b.htm |title=McIntyre, Margaret (1886–1948) |author=Dorothy Rosemann |website=utas.edu.au |access-date=2022-03-03}}</ref> |align=right| 1947 || Tasmanian state commissioner (1940–1948) |- || {{sortname|Lady Lee |Steere|Bridget Yelverton Lee Steere}} OBE<ref>{{cite web |url=https://slwa.wa.gov.au/pdf/mn/mn2501_3000/mn2516.pdf |title=LEE STEERE, Bridget Yelverton |website=slwa.wa.gov.au |access-date=2022-03-03}}</ref> |align=right| 1947 || Commissioner for Girl Guides, Western Australia |- || {{sortname|P M |Noaks}} MBE<ref>{{cite news |date=1960-12-29 |work=The Scotsman |author= |title=Merseyside Youth Activities |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19601229/267/0014 |page=14 |location=Edinburgh, UK}}</ref> |align=right| 1947 || Chief commissioner and training advisor, Southern Rhodesia |- | {{sortname|Mrs John |Corbett}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=June 1948 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XXXV No. 6 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=135}}</ref>||align=right| 1948 || Chief commissioner, Canada |- | {{sortname|Irene |Fairbairn}} (1899–1974)<ref>{{cite Australian Dictionary of Biography | last = Maunders | first = David | title =Fairbairn, Irene Florence (1899–1974) |id=A140135b | access-date =25 September 2006}}</ref> |align=right| 1948 || Chief Commissioner of Guides Australia, Federal Secretary<ref>{{cite news |date=1948-11-09 |work=The Age |title="Silver Fish" award |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/124517444/?terms=%22Silver%20Fish%20Award%22&match=1 |page=5 |location=Melbourne, Australia |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> |- || {{sortname|Ruth |Herrick}} CBE (1889–1993)<ref>{{cite web| last =Bright | first =Judith | title =Herrick, Hermione Ruth 1889 – 1983 | work =Dictionary of New Zealand Biography | date =7 April 2006 | url =http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/default.asp?Find_Quick.asp?PersonEssay=4H29 | access-date =7 May 2007}}</ref> |align=right| 1948 || Chief commissioner, New Zealand (1934–1961) |- | {{sortname|Shylie Katherine |Rymill}} (1882–1959)<ref name="Shylie Katherine Rymill">{{cite Australian Dictionary of Biography | last =Gibbard | first =Joyce | title = Rymill, Shylie Katharine (1882–1959) |id=A160193b| access-date =2 May 2007}}</ref> ||align=right| 1948 || Commissioner, Australia State commissioner, South Australia (1938–1950) |- | {{sortname|Mrs P M P |Thompson}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=November 1948 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XXXV No. 11 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=238}}</ref>||align=right| 1948 || Chair, Scottish public relations committee |- || {{sortname|Mrs |Stewart}}<ref>{{cite news |date=1949-10-31 |work=Dundee Courier |title=Awards to Scots Guide Commissioner |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000564/19491031/049/0003 |page=3 |location=Dundee, Scotland}}</ref> ||align=right| 1949 || Scottish chief commissioner (1946–1950) |- | {{sortname|E |Williams}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=May 1949 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol.XXXVI No. 5 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=106}}</ref> ||align=right|1949 || Deputy chief commissioner, New Zealand |}

===1950–1959=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Recipient || Year || Notes |- | {{sortname|Kathleen Mabel |Davies-Cooke}} OBE (1903–1994)<ref>{{cite news |date=1964-06-19 |work=Cheshire Observer |title=O.B.E. Awards |url= https://www.newspapers.com/image/788736726/?terms=%22Silver%20Fish%20Award%22&match=1 |page=22 |location=Chester, England}}</ref> ||align=right|1950 || Chair, Girl Guides Association Chair and vice-patron, Trefoil Guild |- || {{sortname|Mrs |Douglas of Mains}}<ref>{{cite news |date=1957-02-19 |work=Milngavie and Bearsden Herald |title=Jubilee Service for Guides and Scouts |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002008/19570119/045/0002 |page=2 |location=Glasgow, Scotland}}</ref> |align=right| 1950 || County commissioner, Glasgow |- || {{sortname|Lilian |Gresham}} (1906–1973)<ref>{{cite news |date=1950-04-01 |work=The Courier Mail |title=Silver Fish Award for Begum K. A. Khan |url= https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/49743047?searchTerm=%22Silver%20Fish%20Award%22 |page=8 |location=Brisbane, Queensland}}</ref> |align=right| 1950 ||State commissioner, Queensland, Australia |- | {{sortname|Agnes |Pinnick}} (1901–1953)<ref>{{cite magazine |date=December 1949 |author= |title=Good Service |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XXXVI No. 12 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=260}}</ref> ||align=right|1950 || Chief commissioner, Malaya and Singapore |- || {{sortname|D E S |Wishart}}<ref>{{cite news |date=1950-01-15 |work=The Peterborough Examiner |title=Gets highest award |url= https://archive.org/details/1950-05-01-1950-05-26/page/n479/mode/2up?q=%22Award+the+silver+fish%22 |page=12 |location=}}</ref> |align=right| 1950 || Chief commissioner, Canada |- | {{sortname|Tirzah |Barnes}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=August 1951 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XXXVIII No. 8 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=174}}</ref> ||align=right| 1951 || Publications committee |- | {{sortname|Mrs |Captain}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=June 1951 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XXXVIII No. 6 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=127}}</ref> ||align=right| 1951 || Chief commissioner, India |- | {{sortname|Mary Cuningham |Chater}} MBE (1896–1990)<ref>{{cite magazine |date=January 1951 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. 38 No. 1 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=13}}</ref> ||align=right| 1951 || Music advisor, Girl Guides Association (1949–1961) |- | {{sortname|Mrs |Dutt}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=June 1951 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XXXVIII No. 6 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=127}}</ref> ||align=right| 1951 || Deputy chief commissioner, India |- | {{sortname|E D |Harrison}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=November 1951 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XXXVIII No. 11 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=230}}</ref> ||align=right| 1951 || Brownie advisor |- || {{sortname|Olive |Hillbrook}}<ref>{{cite news |date=1951-10-22 |work=Belfast Telegraph |title=Army of Guides |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002318/19511022/073/0004 |page=4 |location=Belfast, Northern Ireland}}</ref> |align=right| 1951 || Rangers commissioner, England |- | {{sortname| Mrs|Hobson}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=April 1951 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XXXVIII No. 4 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=86}}</ref> ||align=right| 1951 || Chief commissioner, Ceylon |- | {{sortname|Begum G. A. |Khan}}<ref>{{cite news |date=1951-05-25 |work=Civil and Military Gazette |title=Silver Fish Award for Begum K. A. Khan |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19510525/060/0005 |url-access=subscription |page=5 |location=Lahore, Pakistan |via=British Newspaper Archive}}</ref> ||align=right|1951 || Chief commissioner, Pakistan Girl Guides Association |- | {{sortname|J B |Williams}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=September 1951 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XXXVIII No. 9 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=195}}</ref> ||align=right|1951 || Island commissioner, Barbados |- | {{sortname|Enid, Lady |Burnham}} CBE (1894–1979)<ref>{{cite news |date=1952-09-24 |work=Kirkintilloch Herald |title=Girl Guide International Camp |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001579/19520924/078/0003 |page=3 |location= Kirkintilloch, Scotland}}</ref>||align=right| 1952 || Girl Guide chief commissioner, England |- | {{sortname|J W |Haughton}} OBE<ref>{{cite news |date=1952-06-26 |work=Londonderry Sentinel |title=H.R.H. Princess Royal pays memorable visit to maiden city |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001480/19520626/049/0003 |page=3 |location=Derry, Northern Ireland}}</ref> ||align=right|1952 || Chief commissioner, Ulster |- | {{sortname|Jessie |Kerridge}}<ref>{{cite news |date=1952-11-14 |work=Saffron Walden Weekly News |title=Americans Join |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000961/19521114/016/0016 |page=16 |location=Saffron Waldon, England}}</ref> ||align=right|1952 || Commissioner for training, Jamaica |- | {{sortname|Dorothea|Powell}} (1879-1986)<ref>{{cite magazine |date=June 1952 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XXXIX No. 6 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=131E}}</ref> ||align=right| 1952 || Executive committee. Chair, education panel |- | {{sortname|Gwen |Hesketh}} MBE<ref>{{cite news |date=1953-05-02 |work=The Mercury |title=Admiring Award |url= https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/1926073 |page=3 |location=Hobart, Tasmania}}</ref> ||align=right| 1952 || Guide International Service commissioner Tasmania state commissioner (1956–1962) |- | {{sortname|Helen |McSwiney}} OBE<ref>{{cite magazine |date=Dec 1978 |author= |title=In Memoriam |magazine=Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. 65 No. 12 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=559}}</ref>||align=right|1953 || |- | {{sortname|Florence |Mitchell}} (1891-1970)<ref>{{cite news |date=1953-03-13 |work=The Age |title=The Silver Fish |url= https://www.newspapers.com/image/125627160/?terms=%22Silver%20Fish%20Award%22&match=1 |page=1 |location=Melbourne, Australia |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> ||align=right|1953 || Assistant state commissioner, Victoria, Australia President, Victoria Guide International Service |- | {{sortname| G|Springall}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=March 1953 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XL No. 3 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=67}}</ref> ||align=right| 1953 || Division commissioner, Western Transvaal |- | {{sortname| D|Strachan}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=January 1953 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XL No. 1 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=22}}</ref> ||align=right| 1953 || Chief commissioner, South Africa |- | {{sortname|Jean Helen St. Clair Campbell, Lady |Stratheden and Campbell|link=Jean Helen St. Clair Campbell}} CBE (1901–1956)<ref>{{cite magazine |date=May 1953 |author= |title=Congratulations to our Chief Commissioner |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XL No. 5 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=97}}</ref> ||align=right| 1953 || Chief commissioner, British Commonwealth (1949–1956) |- | {{sortname| Viscountess Colville|of Culross}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=December 1954 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XLI No. 12 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=272}}</ref> ||align=right| 1954 || Chief commissioner, Scotland |- | {{sortname| Betty|Fripp}} OBE<ref>{{cite magazine |date= April 1954 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XLI No. 4 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=78}}</ref> ||align=right| 1954 || Commissioner, British Guides in Foreign Countries |- | {{sortname| Muriel|Lees}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date= February 1954 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XLI No. 2 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=43}}</ref> ||align=right| 1954 || Chair, Sussex County camping committee |- | {{sortname|Eleanor |Manning}} OBE (1906–1986)<ref name="GuidesAustralia"/> ||align=right| 1954 || Chief commissioner of Guides, Australia World committee of WAGGGS (1955–1962) |- | {{sortname|Ruth |Tuckwell}} OBE<ref>{{cite news |date=1964-01-04 |work=Surrey Advertiser County Times |author= |title=Girl Guide Honour |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000727/19640104/010/0010 |page=10 |location=Surrey, UK}}</ref>||align=right| 1954 || Treasurer, WAGGGS |- | {{sortname| Beryl|Barker}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date= February 1955 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XLII No. 2 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=54}}</ref> ||align=right| 1955 || Commissioner for British Guides, Egypt |- | {{sortname| Marjorie|Grant}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date= July 1955 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XLII No. 7 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=208}}</ref> ||align=right| 1955 || Chief commissioner, South Africa |- | {{sortname| Elaine E|Moran}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date= March 1955 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XLII No. 3 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=86}}</ref> ||align=right| 1955 || Training advisor, Australia |- | {{sortname|Margaret |Pilkington |Margaret Pilkington (Girl Guides)}} MBE (1906–1985)<ref>{{cite news |date=1985-05-16 |work=Ormskirk advertiser |author= |title=Service honours Girl Guide leader |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001548/19850516/002/0002 |page=2 |location=Ormskirk, UK}}</ref> ||align=right| 1955 || Guide International Service team leader |- | {{sortname|Kathleen|Dore}} MBE (d.1991)<ref>{{cite magazine |date=November 1991 |author= |title=Kathleen Dore |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. 80 No. 11 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=20}}</ref>||align=right| 1956 || County commissioner, Essex (1947–1957) |- | {{sortname| May|Douglas}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=December 1956 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XLIII No. 12 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=381}}</ref> ||align=right| 1956 || State commissioner, South Australia |- | {{sortname|Edna Mary |Banham}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=January 1981 |author= |title=Edna Mary Banham |magazine=Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. 68 No. 1 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=43}}</ref> ||align=right| 1957 ||Post box secretary, CHQ and England |- | {{sortname|E M |Beveridge}}<ref>{{cite news |date=1957-12-11 |work=Leven Mail |title=Highest Guide Honour for Kirkaldy Lady |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002691/19571211/183/0005 |page=5 |location=Fife, Scotland}}</ref> ||align=right| 1957 ||Commonwealth camp advisor |- | {{sortname|Mrs |Durrant}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=Dec 1957 |author= |title=Headquarters Notices |magazine=Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. 44 No. 12 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=379}}</ref> ||align=right| 1957 ||Commissioner, Kenya |- | {{sortname|Beryl |Gibson}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=September 1957 |author= |title=Headquarters Notices |magazine=Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. 44 No. 9 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=285}}</ref> ||align=right| 1957 ||Commissioner for training, Cyprus |- | {{sortname|Senator Marion |Greeves | Marion Greeves}} MBE (1894–1979)<ref>{{cite news |date=1957-03-04 |work=Northern Whig |title=Silver Fish for our Guide Chief |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001542/19570304/029/0002 |page=2 |location=Portadown, Northern Ireland}}</ref> ||align=right| 1957 || Chief commissioner, Ulster |- | {{sortname|Anne |Shepherd}} OBE<ref>{{cite magazine |date=Dec 1957 |author= |title=Headquarters Notices |magazine=Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. 44 No. 12 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=379}}</ref> ||align=right| 1957 ||County commissioner, Yorkshire Central |- | {{sortname|Iona |Taylor|Iona Taylor}} (1908-1978)<ref>{{cite news |date=1957-10-19 |work=New Milton Advertiser |title=Personalia |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004074/19571019/114/0006 |url-access=subscription |page=6 |location=New Milton, Hampshire |via=British Newspaper Archive}}</ref> ||align=right|1957 || For international service, and untiring work in Hampshire |- | {{sortname|W Rankine|Nesbitt}}<ref>{{cite news |date=1957-11-28 |work=Vancouver Sun|title=Top Guide Award for Canadian |url= https://www.newspapers.com/image/492235932/?terms=%22Silver%20Fish%20Award%22&match=1 |page=62 |location=Vancouver, Canada}}</ref> ||align=right|1957 || Chief commissioner, Canada |- | {{sortname|Mollie|Walker}} MBE<ref>{{cite magazine |date=July 1979 |author= |title=Edna Mary Banham |magazine=Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. 66 No. 7 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=309}}</ref> ||align=right|1957 || Training advisor, England |- | {{sortname| Gladys|Niven}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=January 1958 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XLV No. 1 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=29}}</ref> ||align=right| 1958 ||Provincial commissioner, Natal, South Africa |- | {{sortname|Lady Elizabeth|Pleydell-Bouverie}} (1897–1982)<ref>{{cite magazine |date=Oct 1982 |author= |title=In Memoriam |magazine=Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. 69 No. 10 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=45}}</ref> ||align=right|1958 || Captain, 1st Alderbury Company, Wiltshire |- | {{sortname| Helen|Wynne}} OBE<ref>{{cite magazine |date=May 1971 |author= |title=In Memoriam |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. 58 No. 5 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=192}}</ref> ||align=right| 1958 ||Chief commissioner, Southern Rhodesia |- | {{sortname| Mrs Guy|Coleridge}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=March 1959 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. * No. * |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=91}}</ref> ||align=right| 1959 || Ranger branch committee, chair |- | {{sortname| Sheila|Macloed}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=March 1959 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. * No. * |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=91}}</ref> ||align=right| 1959 || Camp advisor, Victoria, Australia |}

===1960–1969=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Recipient || Year || Notes |- | {{sortname| Clare|Broadhurst}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=September 1960 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XLVII No. 9 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=282}}</ref> ||align=right| 1960 || Training advisor, Australia |- | {{sortname| Lady|Davies}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=July 1960 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XLVII No. 7 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=219}}</ref> ||align=right| 1960 || Commonwealth training advisor |- | {{sortname| Lady|Harley|Lady Harley (Girl Guides)}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=September 1960 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XLVII No. 9 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=282}}</ref> ||align=right| 1960 || Deputy chief commissioner, England |- | {{sortname|Elizabeth|Hartley|Elizabeth Hartley (Girl Guides)}} OBE (1906–1996)<ref>{{cite magazine |date=June 1996 |author= |title=Elizabeth Hartley |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. 85 No. 6 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=18}}</ref> ||align=right| 1960 || Deputy chief commissioner, England |- | {{sortname|Alix |Liddell}} (1907–1981)<ref>{{cite news |date=1960-04-08 |work=Kensington News and West London Times |title=The Silver Fish |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001745/19600408/009/0009 |page=9 |location=London, UK}}</ref> ||align=right| 1960 || Publications committee, chair |- | {{sortname|Phyllis |Moffett}} MBE (1908-1994)<ref>{{cite magazine |date=April 1994 |author= |title=Obituary |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. 83 No. 4 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=29}}</ref> ||align=right| 1960 || Deputy chief commissioner |- | {{sortname|Bessie |Clough}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=March 1961 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London UK |edition=Vol. XLVIII No. 3 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=91}}</ref> ||align=right| 1961 || Provincial treasurer, Transvaal, South Africa |- | {{sortname|Mrs |Cowan-Douglas}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=March 1961 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London UK |edition=Vol. XLVIII No. 3 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=91}}</ref> ||align=right| 1961 || International commissioner, South Africa |- | {{sortname| Merle|Deer}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=January 1962 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XLIX No. 1 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=27}}</ref> ||align=right| 1962 || Training advisor, New South Wales, Australia |- | {{sortname| R Graeme|Orr}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=September 1962 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XLVIV No. 9 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=280}}</ref> ||align=right| 1962 ||Assistant state commissioner, Victoria, Australia |- | {{sortname|E Henrietta |Osler}}<ref>{{cite news |date=1962-06-02 |work=The Montreal Star |title=Girl Guide Building is Opened |url= https://www.newspapers.com/image/743671348/?terms=%22Silver%20Fish%20Award%22&match=1 |page=56 |location=Montreal, Quebec |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> ||align=right| 1962 || Chief commissioner, Canada |- | {{sortname| H A|Toft}} OBE<ref>{{cite magazine |date=May 1962 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XLVIV No. 5 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=155}}</ref> ||align=right| 1962 || General secretary, Commonwealth headquarters |- | {{sortname| Mrs|Charlton}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=July 1963 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. 50 No. 7 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=217}}</ref> ||align=right| 1963 || Queensland, Australia |- | {{sortname|Hon. Beryl |Cozens-Hardy|Beryl Cozens-Hardy}} OBE (1911–2011)<ref name="Liddell"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Briggs |first1=Nancy |title=Beryl Cozens-Hardy obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/dec/25/beryl-cozens-hardy-obituary |access-date=13 February 2022 |work=The Guardian |date=25 December 2011}}</ref> ||align=right|1963 || Chief Commissioner for England (1961–1970). Chair of WAGGGS (1972–1975) |- | {{sortname|Nancy|Eastick}} MBE (1920–2011)<ref>{{cite magazine |date=1963-02-13 |magazine=The Australian Women's Weekly |title=Worth Reporting |url= https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/47492860?searchTerm=%22Silver%20Fish%20Award%22 |page=14 |location=Sydney, Australia}}</ref> ||align=right|1963 || Guide International Service volunteer, trainer and author |- | {{sortname| Mrs|McKay}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=March 1963 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. 50 No. 3 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=86}}</ref> ||align=right| 1963 || Victoria, Australia' |- | {{sortname| E K|Wade}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=March 1963 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. 50 No. 12 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=362}}</ref> ||align=right| 1963 || |- | {{sortname| Dame Leslie|Whateley|Leslie Whateley}} DBE<ref>{{cite magazine |date=March 1963 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. 50 No. 12 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=362}}</ref> ||align=right| 1963 || Director, World Bureau |- | {{sortname| Miss|Wood}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=July 1963 |author= |title=Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. 50 No. 7 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=217}}</ref> ||align=right| 1963 || South Australia |- | {{sortname|Safiya |Abdel-Rahman}}<ref>{{cite news| last =Mazhar| first =Inas| title =Alternate Ideas| publisher =Al-Ahram Weekly| date =15–21 April 2004| url =http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/686/profile.htm| access-date =25 September 2006| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20060930185415/http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/686/profile.htm| archive-date =30 September 2006}}</ref> |align=right| 1965 || Egyptian Federation for Scouts and Girl Guides, also extremely active in sports for girls in Egypt |- | {{sortname|Gladys "Jim" |Buntine}} OBE (1901–1992)<ref name="GuidesAustralia">{{cite web| title =History | publisher =Guides Australia | url =http://www.guidesaus.org.au/page.php?pageid=26 | access-date =25 September 2006}}</ref> |align=right| 1966 || Chief Commissioner of Guides Australia (1962–1968) |- | {{sortname|Sybil |Canadine}}<ref>{{cite news |date=1967-06-19 |work=The Tewkesbury Register and Agricultural Express |title=Big day for the Guides |url= https://www.newspapers.com/image/813134246/?terms=%22Silver%20Fish%20Award%22&match=1 |page=6 |location=Tewkesbury, England |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> ||align=right| 1967 || One of the original founders of the Girl Guide movement, County commissioner, Gloucestershire |- | {{sortname|Penelope "Pen" |Wood-Hill|Penelope Wood-Hill}} (1909–1990)<ref name="Liddell"/> ||align=right| 1967|| Ran Our Chalet. |- | {{sortname|Joyce |Price}} OBE, CMG (1915–2009)<ref>{{cite web| publisher= Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre | title =Price, Joyce Ethel |work = Bright Sparcs | url = http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/biogs/P004319b.htm | access-date =25 September 2006}}</ref> |align=right| 1967 || Australian Chief Commissioner (1968–1973), Chairman of WAGGGS, Vice President of Olave Baden-Powell Society (1985–1994) |- | {{sortname|Princess Margaret, |Countess of Snowden|Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon}} (1930–2002)<ref>{{cite magazine |date=December 1968 |author=Ann Parker-Bowles |title=I am delighted... |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. 55 No. 12 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=418}}</ref> ||align=right| 1968 || President of the Guides |- | {{sortname|J P |Moffett}} MBE<ref>{{cite news |date=2002-10-08 |work=Surrey Advertiser |author= |title=Top Award |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000727/19680427/008/0008 |page=8 |location=Surrey, UK}}</ref> ||align=right| 1968 || Deputy chief commissioner of the Commonwealth, Commissioner for the Branch Association within the Commonwealth |- | {{sortname|Dame Ann |Parker Bowles|Ann Parker Bowles}} DCVRO<ref>{{cite magazine |date=Feb 1977 |author= |title=In Memoriam |magazine=Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. 64 No. 2 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=47}}</ref> ||align=right| 1969 || In recognition of her wide and selfless service to the Association |}

===1970–1979=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Recipient || Year || Notes |- | {{sortname|E F |Armstrong}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=April 1970 |author= |title=CHQ Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. 57 No. 4 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=146}} </ref>||align=right| 1970 || Commonwealth advisor, Gloucestershire |- | {{sortname|K B |Clysdale}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=August 1970 |author= |title=HQ Notices |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. 57 No. 8 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=306}} </ref>||align=right| 1970 || Chief commissioner, Canada |- | {{sortname|Amelia "Milly" |Collins}} MBE (1915-1991)<ref>{{cite magazine |date=October 1991 |author= |title=Milly Collins |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. 72 No. 12 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=20}}</ref>||align=right| 1971 || Chair, Diamond Jubilee Coordinating Committee |- | {{sortname|Mary |English|Mary English (Girl Guides)}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=August 1971 |author= |title=Headquarters |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. 58 No. 8 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=306}}</ref>||align=right| 1971 || New Zealand Guide Handbook, author |- | {{sortname|Margaret |Turnbull|Margaret Turnbull (Guides)}} (1907–1986)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://canterburystories.nz/collections/archives/star/negatives/1971/ccl-cs-38473 |title= Margaret Turnbull receiving Girl Guide Movement award |website=canterburystories.nz|date= 29 November 1971 |access-date=2022-03-03}}</ref> ||align=right| 1971 || Chief Commissioner for New Zealand |- | {{sortname|Ena|Collymore-Woodstock}} MBE <ref>{{cite magazine |date=October 1972 |author= |title=HQ Notices |magazine=Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. 59 No. 10 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=392}}</ref> ||align=right| 1972 || Chief Commissioner, Jamaica |- | {{sortname|Mary|Lambie|dab=Girl Guides}} <ref>{{cite magazine |date=June 1973 |author= |title=HQ Notices |magazine=Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. 60 No. 6 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=246}}</ref> ||align=right| 1973 || State Commissioner, South Australia |- | {{sortname|Mrs Allan|Laing}} <ref>{{cite magazine |date=April 1974 |author= |title=HQ Notices |magazine=Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. 61 No. 4 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=137}}</ref> ||align=right| 1974 || Deputy Chief Commissioner, GGA |- | {{sortname|W P |Gurd}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=July 1976 |author= |title=HQ Notices |magazine=Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. 63 No. 7 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=303}}</ref> ||align=right| 1976 || Chief Commissioner, Canada |- | {{sortname|Sheila M |Crosby}}<ref>{{cite book |date=1984 |last=Kofmel |first=Kim G |title=Who's Who of Canadian Women |publisher=Trans-Canada Press |location=Toronto, Canada |page=89 |isbn= 0920966519}}</ref> ||align=right| 1978 || Executive Director, Girl Guides of Canada |- | {{sortname|Vivienne |Vaughan-Cox}} OBE<ref>{{cite news |date=1982-01-08 |work=Harrow Observer |title=Guider earns New Year OBE |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002512/19820108/009/0009 |page=9 |location=Harrow, England}}</ref> ||align=right| 1978 ||Chair, Overseas Committee for Girl Guides. Commissioner in Gibraltar and Malta. |- | {{sortname|Mrs Owen |Walker}} JP<ref>{{cite magazine |date=August 1979 |author= |title=Mrs Owen Walker, JP |magazine=Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. 66 No. 8 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=343}}</ref> ||align=right| 1979 ||Chief Commissioner of GGA |}

===1980–1989=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Recipient || Year || Notes |- | {{sortname|Dr Kathryn|Benson-Evans}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=April 1980 |author= |title=Dr Kathryn Benson-Evans, Silver Fish |magazine=Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. 67 No. 4 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=6}}</ref>||align=right|1980 || Training advisor, Wales |- | {{sortname|Rosemary Cadbury |Dickson}}<ref>{{cite news |date=1980-09-11 |work=Belfast Telegraph |title=Mrs Rosemary Cadbury Dickson |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002318/19800911/049/0003 |url-access=subscription |page=3 |location=Belfast, Northern Ireland |via=British Newspaper Archive}}</ref> ||align=right|1980 || Chief commissioner, Ulster |- | {{sortname|Dr Helen |Laird|Helen M. Laird}} OBE, DL (1931-2020)<ref>{{cite magazine |date=April 1980 |author= |title=Dr Helen Laird, Silver Fish |magazine=Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. 67 No. 4 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=6}}</ref> ||align=right|1980 || Vice chair, WAGGGS |- | {{sortname|Edna |Banham}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=Jan 1980 |author= |title=Edna Mary Banham |magazine=Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. 68 No. 1 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=43}}</ref>||align=right|1981 || |- | {{sortname|Margaret |Coleman}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=August 1981 |author= |title=The presentation of the Silver Fish |magazine=Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. 68 No. 8 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=7}}</ref>||align=right|1981 || Editor, ''Guiding in Australia'' magazine |- | {{sortname|T A |Dickson}} JP<ref>{{cite magazine |date=January 1981 |author= |title=The presentation of the Silver Fish |magazine=Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. 68 No. 1 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=8}}</ref>||align=right|1981 || Chief commissioner, Ulster |- | {{sortname|Mrs Owen |John}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=June 1981 |author= |title=Silver Fish Award – Mrs Owen John |magazine=Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. 68 No. 6 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=6}}</ref>||align=right|1981 || New Zealand guiding |- | {{sortname|Stella |Cunliffe}} (1917–2002)<ref>{{cite magazine |date=April 1982 |author= |title=Miss Stell Cunlifee – Silver Fish |magazine=Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. 69 No. 4 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=6}}</ref>||align=right|1982 ||County commissioner, London South West |- | {{sortname|Margaret |Walcott}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=March 1983 |author= |title=Good Service Award Silver Fish |magazine=Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. 70 No. 3 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=19}}</ref>||align=right|1983 ||General commissioner for special projects, Barbados |- | {{sortname|Aline |Fenwick}} OBE<ref name="UK Guiding Magazine November 1985">UK Guiding Magazine November 1985.</ref> |align=right| 1985 || Outstanding service to Guiding in the fields of law and finance, Australia |- | {{sortname|Mary |Hill|Mary Hill (Girl Guides)}} OAM<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.communities.tas.gov.au/csr/programs-and-services/tasmanian_honour_roll_of_women/inductees/2007/mary_hill_oam |title=Mary Hill OAM |website=communities.tas.gov.au |access-date=2022-03-03}}</ref> |align=right| 1985 || Commissioner for training, WAGGGS |- | {{sortname|Maureen |Reid|Maureen Reid (Girl Guides)}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=January 1988 |author= |title=The Association's Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. 76 No. 1 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=19}}</ref> |align=right| 1988 || Chief commissioner, Scotland |- | {{sortname|Anne |Dunford}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=August 1989 |author= |title=The Association's Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. 78 No. 8 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=19}}</ref> |align=right| 1989 || Deputy chief commissioner |- | {{sortname|Dr June |Paterson-Brown|June Paterson-Brown}} CBE<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000469/19890302/206/0011 |author= |title=Guiding's top honour |work=Southern Reporter|page=11}}</ref> |align=right| 1989 || Chief commissioner, Commonwealth |}

===1990–1999=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- | {{sortname|Margaret |Banks}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date= October 1990 |author= |title=Silver Fish |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. 79 No. 10 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=51}}</ref> ||align=right| 1990 || Commissioner for Branch Associations |- | {{sortname|June |Callaghan}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date= January 1990 |author= |title=The Association's Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. 79 No. 1 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=20}}</ref> ||align=right| 1990 ||Chief commissioner, Ulster |- | {{sortname|Mary |Willatt}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date= August 1990 |author= |title=Silver Fish for Mary |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. 79 No. 8 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=26}}</ref> ||align=right| 1990 || Programme and training advisor |- | {{sortname|Patricia |Lawrence|Patricia Lawrence (Girl Guides)}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date= October 1990 |author= |title=Silver Fish |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. 79 No. 10 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=51}}</ref> ||align=right| 1990 || Chair of uniform panel |- | {{sortname|Pauline |McKie}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date= December 1992 |author= |title=The Association's Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. 81 No. 12 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=22}}</ref> ||align=right| 1992 || Community involvement and development advisor, County trainer, Staffordshire |- | {{sortname|Ann |Mitchell|Ann Mitchell (Girl Guides)}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date= October 1993 |author= |title=The Association's Awards |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. 82 No. 10 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=22}}</ref> ||align=right| 1993 || Advisor, British Guides in Foreign Countries |- | {{sortname|Jane |Garside}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date= February 1994 |author= |title=The ultimate accolade |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. 83 No. 2 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=21}}</ref> ||align=right| 1994 || Chief commissioner |- | {{sortname|Betty |Clay}} CBE (1917–2004)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/betty-clay-549919.html |title=Betty Clay |author=Simon Carter |website=independent.co.uk |date= 2004-05-14 |access-date=2024-08-29}}</ref> |align=right| 1995 || Active in Guiding in both Northern Rhodesia and England. Daughter of Lord and Lady Baden-Powell. Like her mother she received the only other gold Silver Fish. |- | {{sortname|Elizabeth |Ferrier}}<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004933/19981218/001/0001 |work=Clyde Weekly News |title=Elizabeth lands silver with Guides' highest award |author= |date= 1998-12-18 |access-date=2024-09-02 |page=1}}</ref> |align=right| 1998 || Chair of programme and training for GGA |}

===2000 onwards=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Recipient || Year || Notes |- | {{sortname|Dorothy |Naylor}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.girlguidingwestyorkshiresouth.org.uk/annualreport2015.pdf |title= Annual Report |website=girlguidingwestyorkshiresouth.org.uk |access-date=2022-03-03}}</ref> |align=right| 2015|| Special needs advisor, British Guides in Foreign Countries |- | {{sortname|Nicola |Grinstead}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boltonschool.org/former-pupils/news-of-former-pupils/honours-for-old-girls/ |title= Honours for Old Girls |website=boltonschool.org |access-date=2022-03-03}}</ref> |align=right| 2016|| Chair, WAGGGS board of trustees |- | {{sortname|Anne |Llywelyn-Jones}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/16199862.top-girlguiding-award-presented-county-commissioner/|title= Top Girlguiding award presented to county commissioner |website=herefordtimes.com |date= 2 May 2018 |access-date=2022-03-03}}</ref> |align=right| 2016|| Advisor, Girlguiding's overseas branches |- | {{sortname|Angela |Milln}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thecrownchronicles.co.uk/royal-news/earl-countess-wessex/sophie-countess-wessex-louise-open-girlguiding-headquarters/ |title= Sophie and daughter Louise open Girlguiding headquarters |website=thecrownchronicles.co.uk |date= 19 April 2016 |access-date=2022-03-03}}</ref> |align=right| 2016|| Deputy chief guide |- | {{sortname|Leslie |Knighton|Leslie Knighton (Girlguiding)}} MBE<ref>{{cite magazine |date=2020 |title=Leslie Knighton MBE |magazine=Guiding |location=London |edition=Summer 2018 |publisher=Girlguiding |page=10}}</ref> |align=right| 2018|| Chief commissioner, British Girlguiding Overseas |- | {{sortname|Carol |Selwyn-Jones}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.british-girlguiding-overseas.org.uk/blog/2020-07-26-dianes-chistmas-blog/ |title= Diane's New Year Blog |website=british-girlguiding-overseas.org.uk |access-date=2022-03-03}}</ref> |align=right| 2020|| Safeguarding leader, British Girlguiding Overseas |- | {{sortname|Melanie |Ford|Melanie Ford (Girlguiding)}} MBE<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.girlguidinglaser.org.uk/news/new-year-honours-for-mel-ford |title= New Year Honours for Mel Ford |website=www.girlguidinglaser.org.uk |access-date=2025-05-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.girlguidinglaser.org.uk/news/an-autumn-afternoon-tea |title= An Autumn Afternoon Tea |website=girlguidinglaser.org.uk |access-date=2025-05-26}}</ref> |align=right| 2024|| County Commissioner, Girlguiding Sussex West, and Lead Volunteer World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, for services to young people |--- | {{sortname|Su |Madurasinghe|Su Madurasinghe}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://girlguidingcymru.org.uk/silver-fish-award/ |title= Congratulations Su |website=Girlguidingcymru.org.uk |access-date=2025-03-28}}</ref> |align=right| 2025||Duke of Edinburgh Award adviser, Girlguiding Cymru |}

===Date of award unknown=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Recipient || Year || Notes |- | {{sortname|Julia Cobb| Crowell}} (1877–1957) ||align=right| || First Girl Scout commissioner, Cleveland, USA |- | {{sortname|Countess | Gowrie|Zara Hore-Ruthven, Countess of Gowrie}} (1879–1965)<ref>{{cite news |date=1944-06-25 |work=The Daily Telegraph |author= |title=Compliment on large scale: wedding dress by airmail |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/248895934?searchTerm=%22Lady%20Julius%22 |page=22 |location=Sydney, Australia}}</ref> ||align=right| || Chief commissioner, New South Wales, Australia |- | {{sortname|Rose |Kerr|Rose Kerr (Girl Guides)}} OBE (1882–1994)<ref name="Liddell"/> ||align=right| || One of the founders of the Rangers Involved in the formation of WAGGGS |- | {{sortname|Jane Deeter |Rippin}} (1882–1953)<ref name="Liddell"/> ||align=right| || National director, Girl Scouts of the USA (1919–1930) |- | {{sortname|Elizabeth |Whitehurst}} (1883–1953)<ref>{{cite magazine |date=December 1953 |author= |title=In memoriam |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. XL No. 12 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=265}}</ref> ||align=right| || |- | {{sortname|Alice |Behrens}} (1885–1952)<ref>{{cite news |date=1960-05-20 |work=Manchester Evening News |author=Margaret Jones |title=They salute 50 great years |url= https://www.newspapers.com/image/938324882/?match=1&terms=%22Alice%20Behrens%22 |page=10 |location=Manchester, England}}</ref> ||align=right| || First commissioner, first head of training |- | {{sortname|Kari |Aas}} (1886–1978) ||align=right| || Chief Scout of Norsk Speiderpikeforbund (1927–1935). Designed World Flag |- | {{sortname|A. M. Victoria |Rossiter}} (1887–1977)<ref>{{cite news |date=1953-11-03 |work=The Windsor Star |author=Zada Hawley |title=Sarnia Social Notes |url= https://www.newspapers.com/image/501471041/?terms=%22Silver%20Fish%20Award%22&match=1 |page=3 |location=Windsor, Ontario |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> ||align=right| || Stores commissioner, |- | {{sortname|Violet| Synge}}<ref name="Liddell"/> (1896–1981) ||align=right| || Chief commissioner, England |- | {{sortname|Connie |Stableford}} (1901–1987)<ref>{{cite news |date=1988-01-14 |work=The North Wales Weekly News |title=Colwyn Bay |url= https://www.newspapers.com/image/802114496/?terms=%22Silver%20Fish%20Award%22&match=1 |page=77 |location=Colwyn Bay, Wales |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> ||align=right| || |- | {{sortname|Vera |Armstrong|Vera Armstrong (Girl Guiding)}} MBE (1904–1992)<ref name="Liddell">{{cite book| last =Liddell | first =Alix | author-link= Alix Liddell | title =Story of the Girl Guides 1938–1975 | publisher =Girl Guides Association | year =1976 | location =London}}</ref> |align=right| || Founder, Guide Friendship Fund |- | {{sortname|Beryl |Henniker-Hughan}} (1905–1998)<ref>{{cite news |date=1998-05-14 |work=Galloway News and Kirkcudbrightshire Advertiser |author= |title=A lifetime of service to Red Cross and Guiding |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003799/19980514/011/0011 |page=11 |location=Galloway, UK}}</ref> ||align=right| || Division commissioner |- | {{sortname|Lady |Chauvel}}<ref>{{cite news |date=1953-03-13 |work=The Age |title=High Award for Guide|url= https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/205720100?searchTerm=%22Florence%20Mitchell%22%20%2Bcommissioner |page=5 |location=Melbourne, Australia}}</ref>||align=right| || State commissioner, Victoria, Australia |- | {{sortname|W. |Coxon}}<ref>{{cite news |date=1936-09-22 |work=Newcastle Journal |title=Guides' Silver Jubilee |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002445/19360922/100/0003 |page=3 |location=Newcastle, England}}</ref> ||align=right| || |- | {{sortname|Mrs |Robotham}}<ref>{{cite news |date=1927-05-31 |work=Mid Sussex Times |title=Mid Sussex Girl Guides |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001598/19270531/152/0007|page=5 |location=Sussex, England}}</ref>||align=right| || India Girl Guides |- | {{sortname|Cicely |Douglas}} (d. 1985)<ref>{{cite magazine |date=December 1985 |author=KMC |title=In memoriam |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. 72 No. 12 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=4}}</ref>||align=right| || Scottish executive committee |- | {{sortname|Gertrude |Pakenham-Walsh}}<ref>{{cite news |date=1927-05-31 |work=Granhtham Journal |title=Braunston visitor's memories of mission work in India |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000400/19561005/126/0006|page=6 |location=Grantham, England}}</ref>||align=right| || India Girl Guides. She also had a Silver Elephant Award |- | {{sortname|Margaret |Wilson|Margaret Wilson (Girl Guides)}} (d. 1977)<ref>{{cite magazine |date=December 1977 |author=AJ |title=In memoriam |magazine=The Guider |location=London, UK |edition=Vol. 64 No. 12 |publisher=Girl Guides Association |page=590}}</ref>||align=right| || Camp trainer |}

==See also== * Thanks Badge Girl Scouts of USA highest adult honour * Silver Wolf Award for distinguished service to Scouting in the UK

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