Bramwell Tillsley

Bramwell Tillsley

Bramwell Tillsley (born August 18, 1931) was the 14th General of The Salvation Army (1993-1994).

The son of Salvationists, he was born in Kitchener, Ontario. His parents had emigrated in 1928 from the United Kingdom. As he grew up, he became a Junior Soldier and a Corps Cadet. He joined a Young People's (YP) Band and then a Senior Band. When he won the honour student award at a music camp for his cornet playing, Maude Pitcher was the runner up. They married each other in 1953. Their first child, Barbara Tillsley, was born the following year. Bramwell and Maude Tillsley entered the training college as cadets in the 'Sword Bearers' session. In 1956, they became Officers of The Salvation Army. Upon commissioning, they were appointed Corps Officers in Windsor, Nova Scotia, followed by Oakville, Ontario. They served for the next six years at the William Booth Memorial Training College in Toronto. Then, they became the Corps Officers of North Toronto Corps. After that, the Tillsleys moved back to the training college so that Bramwell could take up the position of Education Officer. He went on to become a Training Officer, first in Newfoundland, then in the USA Eastern Territory.

The Tillsleys were soon promoted to Lieut-Colonel and they moved back to Newfoundland, with Colonel Tillsley as the Provincial Commander. The position of Divisional Commander in the Metro Toronto Division followed, bringing the Tillsleys to home ground. Colonel Tillsley became the Principal of William Booth Memorial Training College in London in 1981. He was appointed Chief Secretary of the USA Southern Territory in 1985. Commissioner Tillsley became Chief of the Staff in 1991 and the General in 1993. He held this role for only ten months and nine days before stepping down citing health reasons, thus becoming the only General to have resigned before the end of his term of office.

Works

* "Life In The Spirit"
* "This Mind In You"
* "Life More Abundant"
* "Manpower For The Master"

General
Predecessor=Eva Burrows
Successor=Paul Rader|Dates=1993–1994


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