* The Girls Brigade was founded in 1893 in Dublin * It operates in over 60 countries worldwide but it was not until 1949 that work began in England * The Queen Mother was a GB patron until her death in 2002 * In 1909 they adopted the motto Onward and Up
* The Girls' Brigade was founded in 1893 in Dublin
* It operates in over 60 countries worldwide but it was not until 1949 that work began in England
* The Queen Mother was a GB patron until her death in 2002
* In 1909 they adopted the motto 'Onward and Upward'
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