BEAUCHAMP LODGE 1422 - The West Kent Military Lodge

Remarkable Pegasus Forces Lodge #9393

Author:
Mark Eyles-Thomas
PDProvGM West Kent, Member of Beauchamp Lodge No.1422
Date:
30 April 2023

The West Kent Military Lodge extend their congratulations to the Pegasus Forces Lodge who have received a certificate of recognition for their outstanding contribution to “Support Our Paras”.

Certificate of Recognition for Pegasus Forces Lodge
A picture of the Certificate of Recognition issued to Pegasus Forces Lodge in appreciation of their outstanding contribution to Support our Paras

Lodge Background

The Motto of the Pegasus Forces Lodge:- Superbe Serviunt - “Proudly we Serve”.

The Lodge was founded primarily for the convenience of serving and ex-serving members of the Airborne Forces and those closely connected.

Total membership is approximately 80 to 90 brethren, with meetings being held four times a year at the Alexandra Road Temple, Farnborough. Hampshire.

Meetings: 4th Friday of the month, February (Installation), April, September & November - Time: 5pm

Venue: Farnborough Masonic Centre, 37 Alexandra Road, Farnborough, Hants, GU14 6BS. The Lodge is under the guidance of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Hampshire & Isle of Wight

It is hoped that a contingent from the West Kent Military Lodge brethren will visit the Pegasus Forces Lodge in November of this year (Friday 24th November). If you would like further details of the visit, which will include a visit to the Aldershot Military Cemetery (where two soldiers from the Battle of Rorke's Drift during the Zulu War of 1879 are buried & 18 soldiers from the Falkland Islands’ Campaign) and a visit to the famous Airborne Pub, The Trafalgar contact Mark Eyles-Thomas

A picture of the inside of the Trafalgar public house with photos and memorabilia of the Parachute Regiment adorning the walls
The Trafalgar, Airborne Pub, Aldershot
A black and white photograph of the coffins draped in union flags of the original sixteen members of the parachute regiment that lost their lives during the Falklands campaign. The picture is taken of the Falklands burial plot in the Aldershot Military ceremony with the coffin bearers standing in the background on the incline

A picture of the Pegasus Forces Lodge logo including two columns surmounted by a celestial and terrestrial globe. A chequered pavement with the various working tools of a mason. The airborne forces emblem, maroon and blue, Pegasus with Bellerophon on his back with his spear held aloft. With the latin words Superbe Serviunt - ‘proudly we serve’

This Pegasus Forces Lodge post has been created by the West Kent Military lodge for information. If you would like to now more about the Lodge contact us here

If you’d like to know more about us or how to join our Military Lodge simply click the contact us link and message us your details. We will be very happy to answer any enquiries you may have.

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