Oliver Ingham’s Family: Oliver Ingham was born on the 13th April 1883 in Paddington, London. He was the 5th child of seven of Robert Wood Ingham (1846-1928) and Mary Elizabeth Ingham (nee Penrose 1851-1938) who were married on the 30th December 1876 in St. Luke’s Church, Summerhill, Cork, Ireland. Robert and Mary Ingham had seven […]
BEAUCHAMP LODGE 1422 - The West Kent Military Lodge
Kent Brethren and the Great War Kent Brethren and the Great War is a publication by Peter Cartwright. It consists of forty-four A4 pages and contains both colour/mono photographs and includes the story of those Freemasons who were awarded the Victoria Cross in the war. It will be available separately from both Kent Provincial Offices […]
Robert Carson’s Family: Robert Carson was born on the 6th April 1879 in Craigavad and he was a son of William Carson JP and Isabella Jane Carson (nee Major) who were married on the 15th January 1874 in First Holywood Non-Subscribing Presbyterian Church. William Carson from Holywood was a son of William Carson, a merchant. […]
Part 2 - New beginnings Brothers in adversity part 2 - Some of you may have read in Brothers in Adversity Part 1 (an earlier article) about how Mark Eyles-Thomas, a Falklands War veteran and well-known West Kent Freemason, discovered the story behind an Argentinian soldier’s helmet that had been given to him. That soldier’s […]
Arthur Sanders’ Family: Arthur Sanders was born on the 20th January 1877 and was baptised on the 11th February 1977 in Azamgurh, Bengal, India son of Richard Careless Sanders (late Indian Medical Service) and Margaret Cramer (Springett) Sanders later of Holmbush, Barcombe, Lewes, Sussex. Name: Arthur Richard Careless Sanders Conflicts: First World War Date of […]
Pegasus Forces - The Airborne Forces Lodge 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 […]
Bertie Mainprise’s Family: Bertie Mainprise was the son of the late Wilmot Mainprise R.N. and Mrs. Mainprise husband of Nesta Mainprise of Faridkst, Earlsfield Road, Hythe, Kent Education & Career: Bertie Mainprise had been the subject of questions in the House of Commons in 1887 when he was rejected on medical grounds for a Naval […]
Soldier Magazine August 2023 Soldier Magazine - In this issue: As the Army beefs up urban warfare training, we look at how off-the-shelf drones are changing the face of battle. Elsewhere, a recruitment bounty is announced – along with moves to get more troops socialising. Read the digital edition here About Us With international distribution […]
The West Kent Military Lodge website and what the Square Magazine says about it: A West Kent Military Lodge with a vibrant history, this remarkable Band of Brothers reveal their own stories – both military and Masonic – and sincerely ‘walk the talk’. Their charitable endeavours are impressive, offering relief and support for veterans, and […]
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