3rd Enfield Company history
1920 - 1929 | click on the year you want to visit
1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929
1920
| 1st January |
Captain Thomas Room Plowman dies suddenly at the age of 44, after being taken seriously ill with congestion of the lungs. He passes away at 7:45 on the morning of New Year's Day.
The Boys' Brigade Gazette article on the death of Captain Thomas Plowman
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| 7th January |
Thomas Plowman's funeral takes place at Christ Church.
Funeral program |
| 11th January |
Thomas Plowman's Memorial Service: Bush Hill Park Congregational Church. The address was made by Sir Arthur K Yapp.
The Memorial Service programme
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| January | Mr A L Winsley takes on the position of Captain. |
| 21st May |
The Royal Albert Hall Display: The 3rd Enfield lose in the final of the Daily Telegraph Shield competition to the 83rd London. The 83rd London get 153 points to the 3rd Enfield's 150 points. The Company wins the Battalion Ambulance Trophy.
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1921
| The Company becomes known as the 3rd Enfield (T R Plowman's) Company. | |
| 7th April | Charles Choppping becomes the new Captain of the 3rd Enfield. |
| 5th May |
The Royal Albert Hall Display - This is the first time the 3rd Enfield is not in the final of the Daily Telegraph Shield competition since 1908.
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| 16th May |
Whit Monday Inspection and Sports
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| August |
The Battalion Camp is held at Swalecliffe, with 30 Officers and 227 Boys attending. They make visits to Canterbury, Herne Bay and Whitstable and enjoy football and basketball matches.
Details of the camp from Captain Chopping |
| December | The 3rd Enfield starts a new Company news sheet. |
1922
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Typical programmes of events for the week:
Sunday - Bible Class Monday - Club Rooms and Signalling Wednesday - Drill Thursday - Band, Ambulance, YPS Friday - Gymnasium Saturday - Football
Subscriptions:
Headquarters: The British hall, Chase Side (which is now the Moon Under Water!) |
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| 18th January | The 1st, 2nd and 3rd Enfield entertain Mr Stanley Smith, son of the Founder of the Boys' Brigade at the Enfield assembly rooms. Items like Drill, Band, Gymnastics and Physical Exercises are shown. Also present are Sir James Devonshire, Martin Jenkins, Mr T Plowman Snr, Mr D Plowman and Mr L R Plowman. |
| 15th March | The 3rd Enfield lose their first Battalion Colours competition since 1905. The 1st Enfield beat the 3rd by 353 to 334 points at the Enfield Drill hall. |
| 3rd May |
The Royal Albert Hall Display: The Company gives a display of pyramids.
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| 5th-12th August | The Enfield Battalion Camp takes place at Old hall Farm, Felixstowe. Also present are the 1st New Barnet Company, and the camp consists of 230 Boys, 14 Officers and 7 cook staff. |
1923
| January | Major P W Leggatt HAC presents the new Battalion Colours to the 1st Enfield, holders of the Colours in 1922. They consist of a Union Flag in silk on a royal blue base, and hand embroided in white silk within the BB Anchor are the words "Boys' Brigade Enfield Battalion". Along the lower border, the blue silk in a gold and yellow background show the words "The Plowman Colours". The fringe is yellow silk, and the cord and tassels are blue and yellow. The staff is of black ebony and has 26 silver rings indicating the annual victories in the Battalion Drill competition since 1897. It was a tribute to Mr T R Plowman and his hard work. |
| March | The Boy Reserves is formed. |
| 14th March | At the Enfield Drill hall, the 1st Enfield beat the 3rd Enfield for the Battalion Colours. The result is: 1st - 1st Enfield (168), 2nd - 3rd Enfield (161) The maximum score is 200. |
| 19th April | The tragic death of Frank Thomas Pegrum: This Corporal of the Company died from a fractured skull after falling off of a steam wagon. |
| 2nd May |
The Royal Albert Hall Display: The Company gives a display of wand exercises (36 Boys) at the Display. The squad is trained by Mr R L Plowman. The first Devonshire Cup competition for Bugle Bands is won by the 76th London. The test piece is "Bugler".
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| 4th-14th August |
The Enfield Battalion Summer Camp is held at the Old hall Farm in Felixstowe. Over 500 Boys and Officers attend; and they enjoy walks, rambles, boating, games, sailing, swimming and camp concerts.
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1924
| 26th February | The 3rd Enfield win the Gymnastics Cup with the team of Cpl F Rippingale, Gritty, Pte Pinner and Pte Burton. The venue is the headquarters of the 8th Enfield. Result: 1st - 3rd Enfield (172 1/2), 2nd - 1st and 2nd Enfield (170). |
| 19th March | The Battalion Drill competition takes place. Result: 1st - 1st Enfield (170), 2nd - 3rd Enfield (166), 3rd - 2nd Enfield (124), 4th - 6th Enfield (120). |
| April | The Company wins the Distin Cup for football. |
| 1st May |
The 1st Enfield win the Daily Telegraph Shield for the first time at the Royal Albert Hall Display. They beat the 76th London by 226 marks to 195 marks in the final.
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| June |
The 3rd Enfield win the Sports Cup at the Whit Monday Inspection and Sports by the large margin of 21 points. The event attracts a crowd of 7000.
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| 2nd - 10th August | The Enfield Battalion Camp takes place at Clacton. The 3rd wins the Inter-Company Football Shield. |
1925
| 1st January | The fifth anniversary of the loss of Mr T R Plowman. |
| February |
An NCO proficiency certificate that was presented to L/Cpl Alfred Flack |
| 11th March | The 1st Enfield wins the Plowman Colours again at the Territorial hall. The 3rd are second. Result: 1st - 1st Enfield (168), 2nd - 3rd Enfield (152), 3rd - 5th Enfield (91). |
| 30th April | The 35th Company Display: At the Display at the British hall, Mrs T J Flynn (sister of Mr T R Plowman), unveils a memorial to her brother. The memorial takes form of a beautiful tablet in which is enclosed the old Battalion Colours, which the 3rd Enfield won 16 years in succession. When Major P W Leggatt presented the New Battalion Colours, the Old Colours were presented to the 3rd and a portion of the staff was made into a walking stick which was presented to Mr T Plowman, the father of the late Captain. |
| 6th May | The 1st Enfield win the Devonshire Cup by beating the 14th West Kent with the test piece "Freedom", but they lose the Daily Telegraph Shield competition. |
| August |
A discharge certificate that was presented to Alfred Flack |
| 1st August | The Battalion Camp takes place at Felixstowe. Over 240 boys from the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, and 10th Enfield Companies attend. The 3rd win the football competition. |
| Sidney J Lahee becomes Captain. | |
| 10th December | The 3rd Enfield hold a social evening for about 40 parents. Captain Lahee speaks about the present form of the Company. |
| 28th December | At a Company social, Mr Charles Chopping is presented with a gold watch as an appreciation of his work for the Company. |
1926
| March | The Company wins the Founder's Cup. They also win the Bugle Band competition for the first time. |
| 18th March | The Battalion Drill competition is held at the Territorial Drill hall. The 1st win the Colours with the 3rd second. |
| 24th May |
Whit Monday Sports: The Company wins the Sports Cup by a 20 point margin.
Distin Cup finalists |
| 11th May | The Royal Albert Hall Display: The 1st Enfield win the Daily Telegraph Shield at the Display, in front of the Prince of Wales and the Crown Prince of Japan. |
| 1st-14th August | The Battalion Camp is held at Felixstowe. 200 Officers and Boys attend the camp. The camp magazine was called the the Felixstowe Fizzband. |
1927
Statement of Company accounts |
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| 2nd January | An eleven o'clock service, conducted by Mr C Chopping, is held in memory of the late T R Plowman at the CAWG Hut in Parsonage Lane. |
| 28th February | The Company wins the Gymnastics competition at the British hall. |
| 9th March | The Battalion Drill competition is held at the Territorial Drill hall. The 1st Enfield win the competition by 7 1/2 points. |
| March | The Company receives a letter from an Old Boy of the Company, Mr H W Smith, who lives in Ogema in Saskatchews. |
| March | Mr Thomas Plowman, father of Mr T R Plowman, passes away. |
| 4th May |
The Royal Albert Hall Display
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| 6th June |
The Company retains the Sports Cup at the Whit Monday Sports.
Mrs H Rothwell presents the trophy |
| 6th-13th August | The Enfield Battalion Camp is held at Gurnard Bay, Isle of Wight. Captain Lahee, who had to leave early, is given a ceremonial send off on a stage barrow draped in a Union Flag and drawn by the Beefeaters of the 3rd Enfield. The Parade, led by a Brass Band, dump the Captain in the village. |
1928
Sgt G Page
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| 28th February | The 3rd Enfield win the Battalion Gym competition by beating the 1st Enfield by 5 1/2 points. |
| 14th March | The 1st Enfield win the Plowman Colours by 5 points, with the 3rd Enfield second. |
| 2nd May | The Royal Albert Hall Display: The Company gives a display of pyramid building. |
| September | Charles Chopping becomes Captain again. |
| December | Once again, A L Winsley becomes Captain. |
1929
| 28th February | The Company wins the Battalion Gym competition. |
| 13th March | The Enfield Battalion Drill competition is held at the Territorial Army hall. The 3rd beat the 1st Enfield by 147 to 133 marks to win the Plowman Colours for the first time. This great victory for the 3rd is an important event for the Company. The judges are Captain Cave-Allen and Lieutenant F W Thatcher of the 1st London. |
| 9th April | At the Guildhall, the 3rd Enfield gain third place in the Daily Telegraph Shield competition. |
| 1st May |
Royal Albert Hall Display: The 3rd Enfield provides an escort to the King's and Brigade Colours.
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| May |
Below is a local newspaper article on the early days of the Boys' Brigade.
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