EX-MEMBERS

The 223 Boys Brigade Company Ex-Members association was formed in 1996 and was the brain child of our late Past Captain Alister McCorquodale.

A record has always been maintained of the last known addresses of all ex-members of the 223. As a result of this it had always been Alister's idea to form a self running association to enable the ex-members of the company to keep in touch with the 223 and the friends they had made during their time in the company.

Ironically it would take the sad passing of a much, loved officer of the company section – Lt Peter MacFarlane – to prompt Alister in to turning his idea into a reality. Overwhelmed by the large number of ex-members of the 223 - spanning all the generations of Peter’s involvement with the company - who turned out at his funeral to pay their last respects Alister realised the bond which was still there between the ex members and the company and decided the time was right to bring his idea to fruition.

As a result of this the Ex-Members Association was started and the following letter was sent out to all the ex-members of the 223.

To date the association has 170 members. This number includes people who now live in places as far a field as Australia, America, the Far East and all corners of the U.K. It also include at least to of the companies founder members.

Each year the association holds its annual AGM and dinner to which all members of the association are respectfully invited.

Session 1998/1999 was slightly different because it saw the company celebrating its 75^th Anniversary and to mark these celebrations the association held a special anniversary dinner which was attended by more than 100 of the company’s ex-members – for more information on this event click the link below. The ex-members also paraded at the last church parade of the session and at the company sections annual inspection. The final event held to mark these celebrations was a football match between the ex-members and the current members of the company section which was refereed by former S.F.A referee Kenny Hope, whose own son is an ex-member of the 223 – for more information click on the link below

 

75^th Anniversary Dinner

 

75^th Anniversary Football Match

 

If you are an ex-member of the 223^rd Glasgow or know of any ex-members of the 223rd Glasgow who have not yet joined the association but would like to please let me know at bb.223glasgow@ntlworld.comand I will pass the details onto the secretary.