What are these badges and cap ??The Life Boys

[Jackhr]

Hello all
saved from going to the tip was a pair of medals to a chap in the MGC and this side cap with these badges can any one enlighten me on what this unit is??

[manchesters]

They were the Junior branch of the Boys Brigade hence the similiarity of badges.

Ceased to exist in 1966.

reagrds

[Jackhr]

Don't want to sound stupid but is that like cubs or scouts?

Cheers

[manchesters]

Jack,

Google "Boys Brigade" for a fuller answer

regards

[Jackhr]

Will do and thanks for your help.

[Tiger Pete]

The Boys' Brigade was founded in Glasgow in 1883 by Sir William Alexander Smith and so is significantly older than the Scouts.

KR,

Pete.

[bobscot]

I was in the Life Boys prior to going up to Boys Brigade.
Uniform was a Naval Cap, Blue jersey with a blue pennant on the right shoulder with your company number. Mine was 44th Edinburgh.
Bob

[Jackhr]

Thanks guys BTW he was Pte W Harrison 158900 M.G.C if any body has Ancestry could they do a look up on his service file .

Cheers

[ebro]

The Life Boys hat shown is an officers, so it is likely that the two smaller badges were collars. It would have been a shame if the medals had finished up in the skip.
Eddie

[Sonofacqms]

It amazes me how after all the programmes on TV about things from the past (which incidently I am not a great fan of), the books on militaria, articles in newspapers etc how people are still happy to consign these items to the rubbish dump where they will be lost forever.

I had a Great Uncle who served in the Buffs and died in October 1918, whatever happened to his medals and death plaque is anyone's guess, no family members are left who can remember him and the only thing we have is a small ornament he bought in Southend on sea on his last leave and gave to my Aunt who was then four years old.

I have handled a black edged funeral card which was produced for his burial in a civilian cemetery in Northern France as he died of wounds in a hospital, this was thrown away during a move some thirty years ago much to my annoyance. Also the photo of him in uniform which used to hang in my Grandmothers bedroom disappeared (probably in the dustbin).

This was fifty years ago and I was not quick enough to grab these items. I thought things had altered, but apparently not.

Rob

[cga00]

That is some people all over though isn't it. Due to these programmes, are prepared to charge you the earth for some crap they now deem valuable 'cos they saw it on telly', while something of real value, either monetary or historical, can end up in the bin!

[GTB]

Several years ago i picked up a battered Wolseley Helmet that had been put out with the rubbish.
Another time several Victorian period large volumes, including the 'Black and White Budget' relating to the Boer War
GTB

[kingsman]

Know the feeling circa 1961 on King's recruiting team floating between Liverpool and Manchester. Curator Manchester's Museum at Ladysmith Barracks asked us to give him a hand in taking 'surplus' bits and pieces to the incinerator. I cry when I think of it, uniforms, headdress's, badges misc military items going back to Victorian times. Of course as young soldier my only interest's at the time were eating, drinking and fornicating though not necessarily it that order.
As a kid I recall polishing my fathers WW2 medals with emery paper which was followed by a good hiding.
Memories.