Junior Warden Lieut John Grinlinton was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 1st Volunteer Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment, in December 1898. Transferred to the Royal Garrison Artillery in January […]
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Maj. Lionel Charles Dunsterville
Senior Warden Major-General Lionel Charles Dunsterville (1865-1946) was a British general who led the Dunsterforce military mission across present-day Iraq and Iran towards the Caucasus and oil-rich Baku. He was […]
Lieut Col Johnstone Shearer
Worshipful Master Lieutenant Colonel Johnstone Shearer served in the Indian Medical Service of the British Army in 1900 and was the first WM of Derajat Lodge 3206 at its consecration […]
Derajat Lodge – A history
The original idea for forming this Lodge was made by British Officers whilst operating with the army in Rhodesia (circa 1904/5). It is believed that Rudyard Kipling was among those […]