BEAUCHAMP LODGE 1422 - The West Kent Military Lodge

Incredible Beauchamp Lodge Installation

Author:
Mark Eyles-Thomas
PDProvGM West Kent, Member of Beauchamp Lodge No.1422
Date:
29 January 2023
Category:
January was the Beauchamp Lodge installation

The Beauchamp Lodge Installation meeting, the West Kent Military and Associated Services Lodge, took place on Friday 27th January 2023, at the Wilmington Masonic Hall.

Mark Estaugh, Provincial Grand Master, Ian Gallehawk Deputy Provincial Grand Master, 3 Assistant Provincial Grand Masters and Roy Huntley, Provincial Grand Secretary, along with some 50 (fifty) West Kent Brethren were in attendance, to witness W.Bro Steve Hyland induct V.W. Bro Mark Eyles-Thomas in to the Master’s chair.

The Beauchamp Lodge installation - A photograph of the Beauchamp Lodge members and their guests at the January 2023 installation meeting
Beauchamp Lodge installation - January 2023
A photograph of the Beauchamp Lodge Worshipful Master Very Worshipful Brother Mark Eyles-Thomas Past Grand Sword Bearer of the United Grand Lodge of England and Past Deputy Grand Master of the Province of West Kent with the Provincial Grand Master Right Worshipful Brother Mark Estaugh
L-R: Worshipful Master V.W. Bro. Mark Eyles-Thomas PGSwdB with the Provincial Grand Master R.W. Bro. Mark Estaugh

Those in attendance proudly wore their Military or Associated Services head-dress, ties and medals, as they entered the Lodge Room, before removing their head-dress prior to the ceremony starting.

A photograph of some of the members of the Beauchamp Lodge, the West Kent Military Lodge, proudly wearing their berets and service medals. The Provincial Grand Master, Right Worshipful Brother Mark Estaugh, stands central. All are wearing their Masonic regalia
Beauchamp Lodge installation - January 2023

The evening also included a talk from W. Bro Clive Moore, Lodge Historian titled, a Battlefield Meeting’, where he explained the events surrounding a meeting held at Nahakki, a village in Afghanistan. The meeting was called by the Lodge Jamrud on the 17th October 1935 and amongst those present were Brethren from the Highland Light Infantry and ‘Sappers’ from the Beauchamp Lodge. All were part of a large punitive force called ‘Mohforce’ sent to quell the marauding Mohamed tribes of India’s NW Frontier.

A photograph of the booklet ‘A battlefield meeting’, by Clive Moore
The booklet distributed to the Brethren by Clive Moore, Lodge Historian
An image of the outside of the Lodge summons for Lodge Jamrud dated 17th October 1935. The meeting was held in the Nahakki Village
An image of the inside of the Lodge summons for Lodge Jamrud dated 17th October 1935. The meeting was held in the Nahakki Village
The dispensation for the meeting dated 17th October 1935 for the village of Nahakki
A picture of page 1 describing the meeting of the 17th October 1935
A picture of page 2 describing the meeting of the 17th October 1935

The evening was finished off with a superb Festive Board comprising of: Smoked Trout Fillet with creamed horseradish, Roasted Topside of Beef with Yorkshire pudding, potatoes and vegetables, Banoffee pie & Ice Cream, Cheese and Biscuits, Tea/Coffee all for the princely sum of £24.

The Brethren’s generosity was amply illustrated with raffle donations exceeding £500, a huge number of West Kent 2026 Festival envelopes being collected and many Brethren opting to demonstrate their generosity and technical know-how by utilising the WK 2026 Festival QR code.

The Beauchamp Lodge installation meeting festive board - January 2023

The Beauchamp Lodge installation meeting festive board - January 2023

Our next meeting is Thursday 6th April (as Friday 7th April clashes with Good Friday, Easter)

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