The Above shows the 25th company around 1948. Thanks to Archie.

Thank you for sharing this picture, I recognize a couple of faces. Allan Bruce (4th from the left 2nd row)

George Douglas I think (6th from the right 2nd back row) Douglas Mclure(Ithink 4th from the right 2nd row)

these boys would have been 10 or 11 at this time.Thats me, Archie Strang,right in the middle 3rd Row.

Others I remember:-

Top Row 3rd from right Sandy Serrif,

2nd Top Row from right, 1st my cousin Billy Devine, 4th, George Beveridge, 5 th Frankie Logan, 7 th Sandy Noble,

3rd Row from right4th Alec Brown, then Ian Arnott, Robert Williamson, ME, 8 th Tom Kerr, 9th Jim Tosh

2nd Row from right 1st Jim Penman, 4th confirm Douglas McLure, 5 th George Scott

Front Row from right, I think, 1st Tom Dundas, Minister Mr Williams, then Miss Lawson

This picture shows the band of the 185th Glasgow Company of the Boys' Brigade marching along Springburn Road at the junction of Elmvale Street. Part of Springburn North Church can be seen on the left.

The Boys' Brigade was founded in 1883 by William Smith in Glasgow and was the first uniformed youth organisation in the world, based on army-style discipline.

Other Springburn Boys' Brigade companies were the 25th (Cowlairs Parish), 40th (Springburn Hill), 115th (Wellfield Church), 148th (Sighthill), 181st (St Rollox), 188th (Johnston Memorial), 200th (Colston Wellpark), 202nd (Springburn Baptist), 238th (Sommerville Memorial) and 276th (Ferguson Memorial).

Text: http://gdl.cdlr.strath.ac.uk/springburn/spring007.htm

Source: Glasgow City Archives

List names of BB captains, Church ministers

25th company (Cowlairs Church Gourlay Street)

In the early 70s I recall the following officers:

Mr Black Mr Thompson Mr Jamieson Mr Agnew Miss Waterson

(Later married Mr Black) Minister in Cowlairs church at the time was Mr Heathwood.

I think he passed away around 1972. If you have any other information please add/amend.

Hi: I have posted some of my father's (George Strang) BB photos. He was an officer in the 148 and I believe the 25th. He often spoke of the pantomines he helped organise but I don't have any photos of these. I hope others can help recognise dates (? late 1940s/1950s) and people. In the first photograph my father is the second from the right. Regards Ronnie

This photo is of 25th Lifeboy officers and NCO I would reckon 1945-1948



As Above 25th Lifeboys and Officers



25th BB Company in Gourlay Street School Playground????Date ?





This could be 148 BB Church parade at Camp 1947/48????

148th company(Sighthill Church springbun rd/mollinsburns st)

BB Captains

Mr John Leggat MBE
Mr Jimmy Vaughan

Mr Jimmy Mowat

Mr Jimmy Vaughan
Mr William Cribbes

Mr B Hall

Ministers of Sighthill

Rev G. Hanson 1872-1923

Rev H. H. Aitchison 1923-1927

Rev W. Keir 1927-1931

Rev W. Heron 1931-1951

Rev J. H. Prendergast 1951-1978

the info on Ministers comes from "Old Springburn"
by Andrew Stuart published byR Stenlake 1991.

148 (Sighthill) band at camp c1951 with the then Captain, Jimmy Vaughan back right.

The captaincy then fell to Jimmy Mowatt, far left.

Four members of the bugle band occupy the centre back row, and Alex Dalgleish

(3rd person from the left) went on to success with his own Glasgow jazz band.

Back row: John McGregor,Tommy Fraser,Alec Dalgleish,Billy Cribbes,Jim McDonald(me), Harry Gregor, Jimmy Marshall.

Next row: Jimmy Mowat Captain,Dougie Whyte,Bertie Roberts, Walter McDonald, Campbell Christie, Fred McCallum, Billy Henderson, Findlay Brabham, Joe Henderson, Jimmy Vaughanback, Phil Crooks.

Next row: Drew Elrick, Matt Small, Robert Brown, George Hendry, George Brabham, Joe Gray, Robert Flannigan Sitting at front: Ian Hoey, Ian Collins.