From her infancy Catherine was involved in the demands which Army service made upon her parents, being taken with them to their various appointments when busy schedules required this. Catherine's direct involvement in Army service began in the corps at High Barnet, playing in the band and singing trios with her sisters in the open-air meetings. She was sworn-in as a Salvation Army soldier on her 15th birthday and was later given responsibility for the newly-formed 'Band of Love'. Catherine Bramwell-Booth’s promotion to Glory at age 104 on Saturday October 3, 1987 was the end of an era.