Alec Dickson
Alexander Graeme Dickson founded Voluntary Service Overseas in 1958. VSO was created to send volunteers to developing countries, and Dickson's idea came from his own "Christian but non-denominational faith". The first volunteers went to Sarawak, Ghana, Nigeria and Zambia.
In 1951, Dickson married writer, artist and campaigner Mora Dickson , author of A Chance To Serve recounting the beginnings of VSO.
On leaving VSO in 1962, the Dicksons formed Community Service Volunteers, which focused on UK-based volunteer projects.
Alec Dickson became a MBE in 1945 and a CBE in 1967. A plaque marking the London house where he died was erected by the Bedford Park Society.
