- THE BOYS' BRIGADE Founded by Sir William Alexander Smith Southport & District Battalion Enrolled 1946 The Boys' Brigade is the worlds premier voluntary youth organisation founded in Glasgow by Sir William Alexander Smith on 4th October 1883. It's object is the advancement of Christ's Kingdom among Boys and the promotion of habits of Obedience, Reverence, Discipline, Self-Respect and all that ...www.stedfast.co.uk