Joining members9 - update At the June 2025 meeting a ballot was held for a candidate for Initiation, the ballot proved successful. The candidate will therefore be initiated at our very next meeting (24th October 2025). At the June meeting the Membership Officer also announced that he was in contact with another potential candidate for […]

June 25 Meeting - A thoroughly enjoyable time was had by all who attended the West Kent Military Lodge meeting and our thanks go to all the Brethren for their continued support. The June 25 meeting Salient Points: The June 25 meeting was ‘Tyled’ shortly after 1745hrs with nearly 60 brethren in attendance (later start […]

April 25 Meeting - A thoroughly enjoyable time was had by all who attended the West Kent Military Lodge meeting and our thanks go to all the Brethren for their continued support. The April 25 meeting Salient Points: The April 25 meeting was ‘Tyled’ shortly after 1730hrs with 35 brethren in attendance (attendance numbers being […]

On Parade 4th - The West Kent Military Lodge We will shortly be 'On Parade 4th' (1st Friday in April) and we hope you are all looking forward to being in our company once again. The DC will be inspecting so we trust that you have all polished your medals and boots and that your […]

Argentinean memoirs3 Herewith Argentinean memoirs3 - Many of you from the Beauchamp Lodge will know that we had Argentinean visitors in the month of January. In fact our guests were with us from Tuesday 21st January through to Friday 31st January and it was quite a packed schedule. Agustin Vazquez the Argentinean Military Historian (specialising […]

Argentinean memoirs2 Herewith Argentinean memoirs2 - Many of you from the Beauchamp Lodge will know that we had Argentinean visitors in the month of January. In fact our guests were with us from Tuesday 21st January through to Friday 31st January and it was quite a packed schedule. Agustin Vazquez the Argentinean Military Historian (specialising […]

Joining members8 - update Joining members8 - The West Kent Military Lodge is extremely pleased to announce that the 3 joining members’, application forms previously read out at the October meeting, were all successfully balloted for at the January 2025 Lodge meeting. This enabled 5 joining members to take up their membership with the Lodge, […]

Argentinean memoirs Herewith Argentinean memoirs - Many of you from the Beauchamp Lodge will know that we had Argentinean visitors in the month of January. In fact our guests were with us from Tuesday 21st January through to Friday 31st January and it was quite a packed schedule. Agustin Vazquez the Argentinean Military Historian (specialising […]

The Naval Salute 𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄? 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗙𝗮𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 While Sailors of the Royal Navy no longer need to remove their cap, the modern naval salute directly relates to its origins as a gesture of respect. Historically, sailors in the Royal Navy would remove their headgear to acknowledge their superiors. As […]