Tag Archives: Remembrance Day

The Background

  Oh You who sleep, In Flanders’ fields Sleep sweet to rise anew. We caught the torch you threw. And holding high we kept The faith with those who died. We cherish too, the poppy red That grows on fields … Continue reading

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STALAG MASONS – FREEMASONRY IN THE GERMAN PRISONER OF WAR CAMPS 1939 – 1945

UNITED MASTERS LODGE NO. 167 LODGE OF MASONIC EDUCATION Auckland, New Zealand (Copied with permission via Bro. Wayne Anderson) STALAG MASONS – FREEMASONRY IN THE GERMAN PRISONER OF WAR CAMPS 1939 – 1945  By Bro. Jeff Allan, S.D.   Introduction:  … Continue reading

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Remembrance Day – Lest we ever forget … “The Vacant Chair”

Remembrance Day – Lest we ever forget   THE EMPTY CHAIR CEREMONY A CEREMONY OF REMEMBRANCE  The Empty or Vacant Chair ceremony dates back to 1875, a decade after the close of the American Civil War when it was used … Continue reading

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