1st A Birmingham Boys' Brigade and 14th Birmingham Girls' Brigade

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The Company has won many trophies in Battalion competitions.

In 1946 the football final was held at Villa Park, the home of Aston Villa

(The 1st A team are in the white shirts.  (BELOW)

(Below left) The famous cricketing Bedser twins present a cricket bat to 1st A BB member Brian Osborne at a special presentation evening at the Odeon Cinema in Birmingham.  He had won it in a competition in the  BB magazine 'Steadfast' 

Another win at Villa Park.  The Cup is presented by Ralf Kilner Brown, the Battalion President, on 28th April 1950 after beating the 46th 5 - 1 (BELOW)

A 1st A group outside People's Chapel in 1976 displaying their competition trophies including the 1975-6 Birmingham Battalion football cup.   (Right)

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