The Salvation Army

Merthyr Tydfil

The Merthyr Songsters 1918-1919.

Steve Brewer who sent us this photograph says "My great-grandmother, Florence Brewer is second from left in the second row, her  brother Reg Hillier (later the bandmaster) is in on the far right in the back row, and his brother Percy Hillier is next to him. My grandfather, Fred Brewer is to the left of the boy behind the conductor.

(Photograph Courtesy of Steve Brewer)

The Merthyr Salvation Army Youth Band 1918-1919.

Steve Brewer says "The band master is my great-great uncle Reg Hillier and my grandfather is just behind him to the right."

(Photograph Courtesy of Steve Brewer)

Catherine and Ellen Hughes in their Salvation Army Uniforms

Ellen Hughes became the wife of Robert Weale pictured below as the Band Leader.

Salvation Army - Circa 1924.

The band leader, sitting behind the big drum is Robert Henry Weale.

(Photograph Courtesy of Bob Jones)

Salvation Army at the Cenotaph for a Remembrance Service

The bandmaster is Trevor Davies and the person on the right of the photographs, playing the brass instrument, is Robert L. Davies.

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