Officers of Note
W Bro J G Harrison
BEM ISM PPSGW PZ
John (better known as Jack) Harrison was a Founder of the Borough of Woolwich Lodge. His Mother Lodge was Eltham Palace, No 2980 in which he was initiated in March 1941, Passed in May 1941, and Raised in November 1941. He was Master of the Borough of Woolwich Lodge in 1956 and again during our 40th year in 1987.
Appointments
Craft
ProvGStdBr 1967
PProvJGD 1978
PProvGSuptWks 1988
PProvJGW 1994
PProvSGW 2001
Royal Arch
PProvGStB 1981
PProvDepGReg 1988
PProvGSN 1993
Jack was a quiet gentleman and respected by the members. He was like the wise old owl of the lodge and an excellant ritualist. W Bro John Harrison passed to the grand lodge above on 31st January 2003.
W Bro J C Wakefield
PPGSwdBr PZ PM
Jack Wakefield was initiated into the Borough of Woolwich Lodge in November 1950, Passed in March 1951, and Raised in May 1951.
He became the youngest Master of the Lodge in 1961 at the age of 33 and was Director of Ceremonies from 1980 until 1985. When he became Chaplin of the Lodge we were fortunate that he remained the Preceptor of the Lodge of Instruction alongside W Bro Alf Taylor.
Appointments
Craft
PProvAGDC 1971
PProvSGD 1981
PProvGSuptWks 1990
PProvGSwdB 1997
PProvSGW 2004
Royal Arch
PProvAGSoj 1982
PProvDepGReg 1989
PProvGReg 1995
PProvGSN 2004
W Bro R C Avery
PGStBr PPJGW PZ
Ron Avery was initiated into the Borough of Woolwich Lodge in January 1954, Passed in May 1954 and Raised in January 1955.
He was Master of the Lodge in 1965 and Secretary for some eighteen years, from 1968 to 1986. He was a good ambassador for the Lodge, maintained communication with the brethren and the Province and lived up to the expectation of being the Encyclopaedia of Masonic Constitution. He was a Preceptor of the Lodge of Instruction for eleven years.
Appointments
Craft
PProvSGD 1975
PProvGSwdB 1984
PProvJGW 1992
Royal Arch
PProvAGSoj 1976
PProvDepGReg 1984 PProvGSN 1989
UGLE
Craft
PAGDC 1992
PGStB 1993
W Bro A J Taylor
PAPGM PSGD PPGDC LGR PZ
Holder of the Invicta Award
Alf Taylor was initiated into the Borough of Woolwich Lodge on 11th November 1957, Passed and Raised in 1958. He was Master of the Lodge in 1970 and Director of Ceremonies for ten years from 1985 until 1995. He was Preceptor of the Lodge of Instruction for 23 years and ensured that work in the Temple was maintained to the highest standards. His active involvement in the Lodge and the Province was finally rewarded by being made an Assistant Provincial Grand Master in 1996.
In 2007 he reached his 50th year in Masonry and celebrated by once again becoming Master of the Lodge. This honour was again conferred upon W Bro Alf during 2017 as he reached his 60th year in Freemasonry. During the meeting on 13thNovember 2017, while presenting the 60th citation to W Bro Alf, RW PGM Mark Estaugh also bestowed the highest honour of the Province, the Invicta award, for outstanding contribution to the Province of West Kent.
Appointments
Craft
PProvGPurs 1980
PProvGSwdB 1981
PProvDepGDC 1987
ProvGDC 1992
PProvGDC 1992
APGM 1996
Royal Arch
PProv1stAGSoj 1979
PProvDGDC 1982
PProvGDC 1987
LGR
UGLE
Craft
PAGsuptWks 1986
PAGDC 1990
PSGD 1997
Royal Arch
PGStB 1987
PAGSoj 1995
VW Bro Chris Roberts
PGSwdB PDepProvGM PZ
The most senior and longest serving member of the Borough of Woolwich Lodge, is V.W.Bro. Christopher Roberts. Affectionately known throughout the Province of West Kent as ‘Chris’. He joined BoWL on the 11th November, 1974 and became our Worshipful Master for the first time in 1988.
Clearly identified as a fine ritualist and an active and highly regarded Mason, he was appointed to the active office of Provincial Grand Steward in 1991. Promotion soon followed and by 2000 he was awarded the accolade of Provincial Junior Grand Warden. Not stopping there however, he went on to become an Assistant Provincial Grand Master in 2010 and the Deputy Provincial Grand Master in 2012. An office he served with distinction for six years.
Chris reinforced his commitment to BoWL, when he again became the WM in 2008. In the interim, he had served the Lodge in several offices, including those of Charity Steward, Treasurer and a spell of seven years as the Director of Ceremonies. An office he currently occupies.
Nevertheless, despite the heavy workload imposed by his various roles within the Province and in other areas of Freemasonry, we are pleased to say, his enthusiasm and loyalty to BoWL has never been blunted, he regularly attends our Lodge of Instruction evenings, where his presence is greatly appreciated.
Appointments
Craft
ProvGStwd 1991
ProvSGD 1995
ProvJGW 2000
AsstProvGM 2010
DepProvGM 2012
Royal Arch
PProvAGDC 2000
PProvAGSoj 2006
UGLE
Craft
PAGSuptWks 2005
PSGD 2011
PGSwdB 2013
Royal Arch
PProvGSwdB 2011
PGStB 2013
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