Orange servicemen in focus
Updated: May 7, 2020
Thousands of Orangemen served their country during the Second World War.
Below we have highlighted a few, but there are many more stories to be found within the Service and Sacrifice Exhibition.
Henry Kane
Served with: The Royal Navy
Date of Death: Killed in Action, 21 June 1940
Age:43
Lodge: LOL No. 99; transferred to Edenderry LOL No. 322 in 1928.
Thomas Anderson
Served with: 8th (Belfast) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment
Theatre: British Isles, Europe and
the Far East
Lodge: LOL No. 1947.
James Molyneaux - Lord Killead
Served with: Royal Air Force
Witnessed the liberation of Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp, 15 April 1945.
Sovereign Grand Master of the Royal Black Institution.
George Robb MBE
Served with: Royal Naval Reserves
Awards: George Medal; Atlantic Star and Bar;American Bronze Star; Polish Cross of Valour; Order of the Red Star (Russia); Cross of Lorraine; 1939-45 Star; African Star; Pacific Star; Italian Star; Defence Medal; Service Medal.
Twice Mentioned in Despatches.
Lodge: LOL No. 580 in Belfast No. 6 District; LOL No. 96 Beith, Scotland,
Honorary Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Orange Lodge of Scotland.
Thomas Jess
Served with: The Royal Navy
Theatre of War: the Arctic Convoys
Awards: Arctic Star and Russian Ushakov Medal
Lodge: Ballykeel LOL No. 851.
Teddy Dixon
Served with: 42nd Rainbow Division, 7th US Army.
The Monuments Men
Witnessed the liberation of Dachau Concentration Camp, 29 April 1945
Lodge: Ulster Convention, LOL No. 242.
Andy Charles
Served with: 2nd Btn Royal Ulster Rifles.
Was part of the sea landing at Sword Beach on D-Day. Later awarded the Military Medal for his actions near Troarn on July 19, 1944.
His brother, Allen Charles, landed with the 1st (Airborne) Btn RUR on June 6 but was killed two days later at Longevual.
Lodge: Cranny Heroes LOL 1015.
Members of Richmond LOL No. 846 with Londonderry AA Regiment.
Army Cadet Band, 12 July 1945