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Thanks John. I recognise some of that information as they are posts from my Old Contemptibles page on Facebook. There are also a few more snippets like that available on my Old Contemptibles' Association Scrap Book blog: https://oldcontemptiblesassociationscrapbook.wordpress.com/?s=Birmingham+

Hello John The photograph is actually of Chums of the South Staffordshire Branch and was taken in Wolverhampton on 11 November 1968.

Hello Terri. He is listed on the Nominal Roll of Chums available on my blog site here: https://oldcontemptiblesassociationscrapbook.wordpress.com/2022/11/12/chums-of-the-old-contemptibles-association-131/ There are 9,550 Chums recorded on there so far

Hello Terri. Who was your Great-Grandfather?

Hello RobT. Thanks for that. Here are some snippets regarding the planning for the Branch Memorial and its unveiling and dedication on 19 October 1952. Originally it was proposed to site the Memorial Plaque inside St Philip's Cathedral (where the Branch Standard and Queen's Colour were laid up...

I am currently putting together a history of the Birmingham Branch of The Old Contemptibles' Association, which will recount the story of the Branch and its Chums from its formation in February 1928 until the death of the last remaining Chums in 1987. Although I already have a lot of material...