A Brief History of the 284th Glasgow Boys' Brigade

The 284th Glasgow Company is based at Barlanark Greyfriars Church of Scotland in Glasgow.

The company was founded on the 23rd March 1954 by John McGeachie and held it's.
first meeting in Sandaig School. The two other founding officers were James Sneddon and Gordon Russell.

Our first inspection was held in the 94th Glasgow's hall in Sandyhills.
The Chairman was our Chaplain , Rev W.P. McNaughton and the Inspecting Officer was G.T. Stoddart, 94th.

Our first camp was to Port Stewart , Northern Ireland and was enjoyed by 43 boys and staff.
After a lot of hard work , our band paraded with the company and was dedicated on 19th Feb 1961. This was followed by the dedication of our colours in 1963.
The company lost the services of our first Captain , John McGeachie when he died suddenly in 1965. He was
succeeded by James Sheppard Snr who captained the company until 1970. James Green then became Captain. He left in 1972 to be followed by Alex Jeffrey who led the company until 1978 when he moved from Glasgow to Glenboig and started a company in that village. James Sheppard Snr took over as Captain for a second time and led the company until 1986 when he was succeeded by his son James Sheppard Jnr. James gave up the Captaincy in Sept 2001 and has recently been appointed as an RO within Glasgow Battalion. Although no longer active in the company , he is still active in the wider brigade as a member of the District Committee and as a member of several Battalion committees.

The present Captain is Mr Daniel Sheppard.

It is a great tribute to our company that we have produced 4of our own Captains and 4 Captains for
other companies. Captains and boys may come and go but we have been very lucky to have had a number of very dedicated officers in our history.

Norah McNeil successfully ran our Anchor Boys (Shipmates) for over 19 years.

Robert C Young (Auld Young) ran our junior section for over 30 years. After his death his family presented a trophy to the Junior Section which is awarded to the section's Best All Round Boy.

James Cochrane Snr ran our Junior Section for 3 years. After his death his wife , Irene presented a shield to the section which is awarded for Spiritual Activities

George Mulveny RO has taught our boys ( and boys from many other companies) First Aid for many years. George was presented 5 years ago with a certificate to mark 65 years service as an officer.

Jim Scott recently retired as an officer after 20 years service.