FRATERNITY IN THE TRENCHES SERVICE AND SACRIFICE
THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME PRODUCED MORE THAN ONE MILLION CASUALTIES. DIRECTOR OF THE LIBRARY AND MUSEUM OF FREEMASONRY DIANE CLEMENTS MARKS THE MASONS WHO FOUGHT FOR FREEDOM
Edwin Lutyens
Fraternity in the trenches
The Battle of the Somme produced more than one million casualties. Director of the Library and Museum of Freemasonry Diane Clements marks the masons who fought for freedom
The centenary of the first day of the Battle of the Somme on 1 July 1916 will be marked this summer. On that single day there were almost 60,000 British casualties, most of them before noon, of whom nearly 20,000 died.
The New Connaught Rooms – Sheffield Freemasonry
In 1908 The Connaught Rooms were named after the then Grand Master, the Duke of Connaught and became one of the most popular venues for social and corporate events . They were built upon the site of the Freemasons Tavern and in 1910 this building was replaced with the current structure. Next to the New … Read more
Behind the Unknown Warrior
Known and yet not well known Past Grand Chaplain and member of the Supreme Council of the 33rd Degree, Rev Dr John Railton explores the origins of the Unknown Warrior At the west end of the nave of Westminster Abbey, covered by a slab of black Belgian marble, is the grave of the Unknown Warrior. The body was … Read more