Country: India
Issued on: Return
Date of presentation: unknown
Number issued: ?
Medals, to:
Lieutenant William ROBERTSON, V.C.
and other members of the Grand Lodge of India who saw service in South Africa
As of April 2024, no record of this distribution has come to light.
Lieutenant Robertson received a second Temperance medal from the International Order of Good Templars.
Obverse: "GRAND LODGE / INDIA".
Susprnsion bar inscribed: "SOUTH AFRICA 1901-2".
ISSUED UNNAMED
Lieutenant Robertson example sold through Noonan's, 13/03/2024
GOOD TEMPLAR SOLDIERS.
The Grand Lodge of England and United Services recently held a special session in St Peter’s Institute, Buckingham Place Road, S.W., to welcome home the representatives of the Good Templar lodges attached to regiments engaged in the operations in South Africa. Earlier in the day the Military District Lodge held a special session in the same hall, when the District Chief Templar, Capt. W.E. Webb, King’s Own Scottish Borderers, reported that during the late war no less than 22 military Good Templar lodges went with their regiments to South Africa from home stations, three from India, two from Ceylon, and two from Egypt. In addition to these, 10 lodges were instituted among the troops while in South Africa, including a Pretoria Garrison Lodge, and lodges in the Cape Town Garrison, 1st Batn. Devonshire Regt., 2nd Batn. Seaforth Highlanders, and the Red and White Rose Lodge in the Northumberland Fusiliers and 1st Dragoon Guards have had lodges instituted since peace was declared.
There was thus a total of 40 military lodges which had worked in South Africa during the campaign, many of which never missed holding a weekly session. Of the lodges, 35 were infantry, four were cavalry, and one artillery. The Good Templar soldiers who had received the Victoria Cross for conspicuous bravery were Lieutenant ROBERTSON, Gordon Highlanders, and Corpl. SHAUL, 1st Batn. Highland Light Infantry, and several had won commissions.
On the motion of the Grand Chief Templar, Councillor J. Malins, Birmingham, the following resolution was passed: –
