THE picture of the 1st Oxford Company, Boys’ Brigade (Memory Lane, September 30) stirred many happy memories.

I think the picture would have been taken in 1938, in St Matthew’s School playground.

I am a very small boy in the photograph, and the joining age was 12.

I well remember the trip to the Albert Hall in London to watch our PT display.

Our PT instructor was Mr Downing, who was also in charge of PT at Oxford Prison.

I have listed those I can name, although I can still remember the faces of many of the others.

Thank you for publishing the photograph.

ALAN MARTIN Kennington

 

IN UNIFORM: The 1st Oxford Boys’ Brigade in 1938

Back row, left to right: ?, John Mead, Roy Simms, (flag), Bert Timms, Len Simms, ?, Cyril Mash, Ray Wigmore
Fifth row: Ivor Harold, John Drew, Eric Chasney, ?, John Leiberman, John Walters, ?, ?, Albert Rawlings, ?
Fourth row: ?, Len Samsworth, ?, Alan Martin, ?, Peter Mash, Basil Harris, Norman Wright, Toby Watts, Frank Holiday, Hearn, John Chandler, Freddie Batten, Frank Eldridge
Third row: Martyn Wright, Ben Deeley, John Bowles, Harry Hoare, Ray Morgan, ?, ?, Cecil Shelley, Gordon Wheeler, ?, ?, Norman Jones, Harry Jefferies, Eddie Wiggins, Sid Lloyd, Aubrey Harold
Second row: Stan Samsworth, Les Shepherd, Lim Song Chi, Phil Taylor, Harry Frater, the Rev Hinde (curate), the Rev D K Stather Hunt, Doug Pearce, Charlie Goslin, Ken Hearn, Roy Brindle, Gilbert Hitchcox, Ralph Martin
Front row: ?, ?, ?, Vic Mayo, ?, ?, ?, Raymond Wright