The Pilgrimage - Sir Frank Fox wrote an evocative account of the Kings visit the War Graves in Belgium and France The Pilgrimage - In 1922, King George V visited the graves of First World War soldiers buried in France and Belgium in a trip documented by Australian journalist and soldier Sir Frank Fox. Despite […]
BEAUCHAMP LODGE 1422 - The West Kent Military Lodge
Travelling Lodges Travelling Lodges - In the 18th and 19th centuries the English, Irish, and Scottish Grand Lodges would all issue travelling lodge warrants to military units; these warrants would travel with those units around the world, enabling them to meet wherever they were stationed. They would help to carry English Freemasonry to such distant parts as South Africa, Bermuda, India, Malaysia, […]
The Acts of Union 1st May 1707 The Acts of Union took effect on 1 May 1707. On this date, the Scottish Parliament and the English Parliament united to form the Parliament of Great Britain based in the Palace of Westminster in London, the home of the English Parliament. Hence, the acts are referred to as the […]
3rd Bombay Regiment - The Steel Heads 3rd Bombay Regiment - Those of you who know something about the history of the Beauchamp Lodge will recall that its founding Brethren came predominantly from the Royal Engineers and 109th Regiment of Foot, both of whom were stationed at Roorkee in 1872. The military reputation of the […]
James Bond Stunts Is the James Bond stuntman ex-military? Click the photo below to find out His life seems to have some similarities to that of 007 himself, which is fitting since Torbet worked as Daniel Craig's stuntman on 'No Time To Die' for eight months in 2019, filming in Norway, Jamaica, Italy, Scotland and […]
Military Units So who were the military units that were present at the annual investiture (April 2022)? Can you name them? Were they different? Would you know? So below is a picture of an Officer from one of H.M.’s mounted Regiments. Can you name which Regiment? For an extra point is it the same Regiment […]
Here’s a Beauchamp Lodge Member Profile from Paul Holmes.Our team has asked him a set of routine questions thatwill 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 on the […]
Here’s a Beauchamp Lodge Member Profile from Steve Hyland.Our team has asked him a set of routine questions thatwill 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 on the […]
Order of the Garter King Edward III founded the Order of the Garter around the time of his claim to the French throne. The traditional year of foundation is usually given as 1348 (when it was formally proclaimed). However, The Complete Peerage, under ”The Founders of the Order”, states the order was first instituted on 23rd April […]
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