Representatives of The Order of Women Freemasons were recently invited to the Royal British Legion's summer drinks reception at Draper's Hall in London.
Freemasonry and the armed forces share several core values and organizational structures, leading to significant overlap in membership and historical connections. Both emphasize discipline, loyalty, service, and fraternity, with Freemasonry providing a sense of identity, structure, and team ethos similar to what military personnel experience.
Member of the OWF with the RBL fundraising team
The Order of Women Freemasons signed the Armed Services Covenant at a ceremony held at their headquarters in Notting Hill Gate on 21 March 2023 to demonstrate its support to members of the Armed Forces.
The Order of Women Freemasons has many connections with the Military through its members, who, over the years, have included Lady Dorothy Haig, who set up the Lady Haig Poppy factory in Scotland to give financial assistance to ex-soldiers and the Royal British Legion. Also, Dame Florence Burleigh Leach, CBE, who founded the Women’s Legion, and who enabled the Women’s Volunteer Reserve (WVR) to be accessible to women from all classes of society. In 1917, she oversaw the WVR move into the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps, among others.
If you are in or have been in the Armed Forces and would like to find out more click here and choose where you would be interested in joining. A member if that area will be back in contact with you to discuss The Order of Women Freemasons further.
The Order is looking forward to strengthening links with the Royal British Legion and the Armed Forces community.
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