page ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ers ▁of ▁the ▁Boy - Sc outs ▁van ▁Bel gi ë ▁( B SB ), ▁and ▁De page ▁was ▁an ▁enthus i astic ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁tro op , ▁founded ▁by ▁Harold ▁Par f itt . ▁ ▁He ▁obtained ▁his ▁doctor ate ▁in ▁medicine . ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁he ▁worked ▁with ▁his ▁father ▁at ▁the ▁C lin ique ▁de ▁l ' O cean ▁in ▁De ▁Pan ne . ▁After ▁he ▁returned ▁from ▁the ▁war , ▁he ▁succeeded ▁his ▁father ▁as ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁B SB , ▁and ▁was ▁from ▁then ▁national ▁commission er ▁or ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Executive ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁B SB ▁through ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁professional ▁level , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁co - found er ▁of ▁the ▁Société ▁Bel ge ▁de ▁Gast ro - ent éro log ie ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁phys ician ▁in ▁the ▁hosp it als ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Br uss els . ▁ ▁After ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁Belg ium . ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁he ▁led ▁the ▁list ▁of ▁the ▁party ▁and ▁was ▁elected ▁commun ist ▁sen ator ▁for ▁the ▁Arr ondissement ▁of ▁Br uss els . ▁He ▁res igned ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Belg ian ▁Red ▁Cross ▁and ▁ens ured ▁Belg ium ▁considered ▁the