On this day - The Gulf War ended The Gulf War was an armed campaign waged by a United States led coalition of 35 nations against Iraq in response to the Iraq invasion and annexation of Kuwait. It was codenamed Operation Desert Shield (2nd August 1990 - 17th January 1991) during the pre-combat buildup of troops […]
BEAUCHAMP LODGE 1422 - The West Kent Military Lodge
Colonel R. K. Ridgeway, V.C., C.B., 44th Gurkha Regiment of Bengal Infantry, awarded the Victoria Cross for gallantry at Konoma in the Naga Hills when he was severely wounded. Victoria Cross London Gazette 11th May 1880, Companion of the Bath London Gazette 4th July 1905 Richard Kirby Ridgeway, the second son of R. Ridgeway, Esq., […]
The Mother Lodge - Rudyard Kipling The Mother Lodge - According to the English magazine Masonic Illustrated, Kipling became a Freemason in about 1885, before the usual minimum age of 21, being initiated into Hope and Perseverance Lodge No. 782 in Lahore. He later wrote to The Times, "I was Secretary for some years of the Lodge... which included Brethren of at least […]
The city of Roorkee is situated in Uttarakhand Northern India; in sight of the Himalayas, and about 115 miles north of New Delhi. Today it is a busy university city with about a quarter of a million inhabitants; but prior to 1840 it was just a group of mud huts on the banks of the […]
SLR Rumour Control For about 36 years the famous SLR (Self Loading Rifle) has been out of circulation, now it is due to return to service for British Army Troops. The SLR-A2, a 7.62mm weapon, will feature a fully modernised rail system and extended 30-round magazine. This change comes after years of continuous failings of […]
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