Tag: genealogy
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History of Sir William Alexander Smith
BIOGRAPHY OF SIR WILLIAM ALEXANDER SMITH 1854-1914 It was the evening of Thursday, October 4, 1883. Outside the door stood a group of boys from the North Woodside Mission Hall’s Sunday School in Glasgow. Inside, a Scottish businessman and Volunteer soldier was with two friends – it was the start of something great. The man was William…
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Biography of Sir William Alexander Smith, KBE
Sir William Alexander Smith (27 October 1854 – 10 May 1914), the founder of the Boys’ Brigade, was born in Pennyland House, Thurso, Scotland. He was the eldest son of Major David Smith and his wife Harriet. He had one sister and two brothers. Education Smith was educated at the Miller Institution, known as the “Thurso Academy.” There is now…
Lagos South Battalion Council, The Boys Brigade Nigeria 