I’m sure some of our family must think we’re nuts for being in this organization. We’re not paid well, we’re asked to move around to support the mission, and we wear the uniform of The Salvation Army to bed, well okay, not to bed. My history begins in Gillingham England where my paternal grandfather met…
Category: The Salvation Army
Coombs BC
Property in Canada that belongs to The Salvation Army is held by The Governing Council of The Salvation Army. But there was a time when there was no Governing Council and property was in the name of the territorial commander. One of those territorial commanders was Thomas B. Coombs. I discovered recently that we still…
Major Tom Tuppenney
I first met Tom when I was about 13 years of age… I don’t really remember the moment, but it would have been about that time. Tom was older than me but about 3 years and had a car! He had an AMC Gremlin – remember them? I didn’t know much about Tom or his…
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