BEAUCHAMP LODGE 1422 - The West Kent Military Lodge

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*Wilmington Masonic Hall
Hawley Road
Dartford
DA1 1PA

* please note this is our meeting address and NOT a postal address. 
Therefore all contact should be made via the adjacent contact form.

Welcome to our ‘Contact Us’ page.

It is absolutely fantastic that you are interested in knowing more about the Beauchamp Lodge and we are happy to answer any questions and/or receive any suggestions or comments you may have regarding this website.

As a Lodge we are also always happy to receive enquiries regarding membership, whether these be from existing/lapsed Freemasons or from individuals who are enquiring for the very first time. 

So please feel free to drop us line and come and join in, to help our Military Lodge go from strength to strength.

You can contact us by completing and submitting the form, we would love to hear from you and our team will be in contact with you shortly thereafter.
News & Information
9 April 2022
Magnificent SS Canberra
SS Canberra sails 9th April 1982 at 2015hrs, SS Canberra slips her moorings as the band on the quayside strike up Rod Stewart’s, ‘ We Are Sailing’. SS Canberra was an ocean liner, which later operated on cruises, in the P&O fleet from 1961 to 1997. She was built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland […]
8 April 2022
Incredible Phyllis Latour MBE - 101st Birthday
Happy 101st Birthday to Phyllis Latour Phyllis Latour "Pippa" was born in South Africa on the 8th April 1921. She moved from South Africa to England and joined the Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) in November 1941 (Service Number 718483) as a flight mechanic for airframes. Because of her fluent French, however, she was immediately asked by […]
7 April 2022
Incredible Harry Billinge’s favourite poem
D-Day veteran Harry Billinge has died aged 96 following a short illness, his family has confirmed. Mr Horace "Harry" Billinge, from St Austell, Cornwall, was 18 when he was a sapper attached to the 44 Royal Engineer Commandos ahead of the Normandy landings. He was one of only four of his unit to survive the […]
6 April 2022
Fascinating On this day 07-12-1917
07-12-1917 The United States of America enter World War I On this day 07-12-1917 On April 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson went before a joint session of Congress to request a declaration of war against Germany. Wilson cited Germany’s violation of its pledge to suspend unrestricted submarine warfare in the North Atlantic and the Mediterranean, as well […]
28 March 2022
Mark Eyles-Thomas - Incredible Member Profile
Here’s a Beauchamp Lodge Member Profile from Mark Eyles-Thomas.Our team has asked him a set of routine questions that will provide you with a brief insight into his military or civilian service. We hope you find it of interest. If you are interested in joining our Military Lodge simply message us using the form provided […]
21 March 2022
The incredible Chinook
Chinook - is this the Country's most famous helicopter? Well a 'celebrity' Chinook has gone on display at the RAF Museum in Cosford after 40 years of service. Regarded as the country's most famous helicopter, Bravo November was one of the first 30 Chinooks to enter service when they were introduced into the Royal Air Force in […]
15 March 2022
Powerful Julius Caesar - On this day
Julius Caesar - Murder On this day in history 44BC - Julius Caesar is stabbed to death.By the time of his assassination on 15 March (the Ides of March), Julius Caesar was at the height of his power, having recently been declared dictator perpetuo (‘dictator in perpetuity’) by the Roman Senate. This kind of power made many […]
13 March 2022
Brilliant Woodiwiss - A very special soldier
Major Roger Woodiwiss Major Roger Woodiwiss was the Operations Officer for 22nd Special Air Service Regiment (22nd SAS) from 1973 to 1976. Major Roger Woodiwiss sadly passed away on Saturday 12th March 2022 at the age of 92.  He was conscripted on 1st January 1948 and decided to go ‘regular’ being commissioned into the Dorsetshire […]
11 March 2022
Brilliant Army v Navy Rugby 2022
Rugby 2022 - Army v Navy Army v Navy - On the 30th April 2022 the biggest event in the Military sports calendar @armyrugbyunion v @rnrugby arrives and you can listen to it on exclusively on BFBS. Click here for all the ways to watch and listen to the matches live and catch up. To buy […]
7 March 2022
Amazing Ranger Regiment
Formation of the Ranger Regiment Ranger Regiment - Big changes afoot in Aldershot as Leo Docherty MP explains in his letter to residents: As your local member of Parliament, I thought it important to let local residents know that, as part of the Ministry of Defence’s Integrated Review last year, the British Army has outlined […]
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Respect
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