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Boys Brigade Company roll book 3rd Liverpool Company 1940-54

Digital copy of the manuscript volume 'The Boys' Brigade Company roll book 3rd Liverpool Company '. The original book is held in the Society's library (accession 151116).

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Publication Date	2019-06-11
Edition	1
Author	Society of Genealogists
Publisher	Society of Genealogists
Media	Book
Comment	This roll book for the 3rd Liverpool Company of the Boys Brigade in Liverpool covers the period 1940 to 1954. Although its exact location is not mentioned, the Company appears to have been based in the Walton-on-the-Hill area, as this is where most of the boys lived. The book records the surname, first initial and address of each boy for every year they attended. Each year is split into two pages and separate registers were kept for both drill attendance and Bible class. Church parades were also noted, as well as occasional information such as a heavy air raid and a swimming gala. The company was divided into squads of about ten boys, with four regular squads (A to D) and two (E and F) which were short-lived and clearly needed when membership was at its highest in the late 1940s and early 1950s. A total of 211 boys attended over the period, some transferring between squads to take over more senior roles. Due to the roll books relatively recent date coverage and the likelihood that some of the boys will still be alive, we are unable to upload the volume in its complete form and some redaction has been necessary. In order to make at least some of the information available to members, a volunteer project has been undertaken to establish which of the boys have died, so that their details can be released. So far, deaths have been found for 117 of the 211 boys. Where a death has not been found or proven, personal details have been redacted. The project will be kept under review, so that further names can be added in the future, as more deaths occur. Please note that the original roll book gives only the initials of the boys forenames. During the course of the project, their full names were established and these have been used in the indexing. This goes against the usual principle to index a source exactly as recorded, but it provides a more useful finding aid. An article about the project has been published in the Genealogists Magazine, vol. 33 no. 9 (March 2021).
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