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BRITISH MILITARY HISTORY - Online resource covering the British, British Indian & Allied Armies 1930-1956. Campaigns, Orders of Battle, formations, maps & more

[BritMilitaryHistory @BritMilHistory]

@KohimaEdTrust Just collected my rail tickets to get to York for Commemoration event. Will be emotional, no doubt.

[BritMilitaryHistory @BritMilHistory]

Some photographs from the weekend.

[BritMilitaryHistory @BritMilHistory]

Still coming down from the high of an exceptional weekend at @NAM_London with @KohimaEdTrust. Great speakers, including @James1940 and of course, the one and only @robert_lyman Plus, little old me.

[BritMilitaryHistory @BritMilHistory]

@HistoryBowsh @chiselbury @WeHaveWaysPod @robert_lyman @almurray @James1940 Just ordered a copy. Will be interested to read it in due course.

[BritMilitaryHistory @BritMilHistory]

@PeteKeaty A good strong team. Congratulations to Andy and Georges.

[David Purdie @davidcpurdie]

A very big gathering from my provincial officers and the grand officers to support Benevolence Mark 1264 Installation in Bideford excellent ceremony and a large cheque for charity. @MarkMasonsHall @TheSquareMag @DevonMasons #masons @MMMDevonshire

[ProvSecDevonMarkMasons @DevonMarkSec]

See this weeks news for a report on the centenary of Unity Lodge 783

[David Purdie @davidcpurdie]

It was good to see so many of my fellow PGM’s today supporting The Devonshire Provincial Mark Meeting in Torquay it was great to see you all. @MarkMasonsHall @TheSquareMag @DevonMasons #markmasons #Freemasons

[ProvSecDevonMarkMasons @DevonMarkSec]

A great turnout at our PGL today, over 200 in attendance, with many visitors from other Provinces and well supported by the other Devonshire orders. Congratulations to all those who received promotions.

[ProvSecDevonMarkMasons @DevonMarkSec]

Unity Mark Lodge no 783 are to celebrate their Centenary on the 5th October at Crediton, when the Deputy Grand Master will be in attendance.

[BritMilitaryHistory @BritMilHistory]

@davidcpurdie @MarkMasonsHall @DevonMasons It was an excellent meeting, well done Jeff as Installing Master, Gary as DC, and Peter as Sec. Great company, lovely festive board, who could ask for more?

[ProvSecDevonMarkMasons @DevonMarkSec]

St Johns 1029 meet on the 25th September to host a Magic of the Mark presentation to prospective members in the south Devon area.

[BritMilitaryHistory @BritMilHistory]

Building up for the weekend. RAF weekend at @Barum_Athena in Barnstaple about the role of the Leigh Light Wellingtons and Beaufighters in the Bay. Followed by church service on Sunday.

[United Grand Lodge of England @UGLE_GrandLodge]

This week, the Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge will take place outside London for the first time in 100 years!

Members will gather in Newport for the event to participate 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

We look forward to seeing you all there! 😀

#Freemasons #England #Wales #QC2023

[Past President of the Mark Benevolent Fund @PresidentMBF]

This week's Freemasonry@86 newsletter is a bumper edition. Look out for several mentions of the work of the Mark Benevolent Fund and for an article about the Mark Province of Dorset becoming the very first holder of the Grand Master's Keystone Fund collarette & jewel. #MBF #GMKF

[Irish Ranger (Sevvy) @VeteranIrish]

Bridge says otherwise! 🤣🤣🤣

[BritMilitaryHistory @BritMilHistory]

@DevonMarkSec I am looking forward to attending.

[BritMilitaryHistory @BritMilHistory]

@davidcpurdie @MarkMasonsHall My installation. A very emotional evening.

[Torbay Lodge of Mark Master Masons No.586 @TorbayMMM586]

DIARY DATE :The Annual Meeting of @MMMDevonshire Grand Lodge will be on Saturday 7th October 2023 at @RivieraCentre Torquay, commencing at 11am.
@davidcpurdie will also Invest brethren who have been awarded Provincial Royal Ark Mariner Grand Rank. FURTHER DETAILS TO FOLLOW.

[SOE History @SOEhistory]

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𝗝𝗨𝗡𝗘 𝟭𝟴, 𝟭𝟵𝟰𝟮: Seven SOE trained Czechoslovak commandos died after being trapped in a church by SS troops following the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich. They had refused to surrender. #OperationAnthropoid https://t.co/CEWwDjZ7am #SOE #WW2 1/3