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Authorised form of nameGeorge VI (1895 - 1952); King of Great Britain and Ireland
Other forms of nameAlbert Frederick Arthur George, Duke of York
Dates1895 - 1952
NationalityBritish
Place of birthYork Cottage, Sandringham, Norfolk, England
Date of birth14 December 1895
Place of deathSandringham, Norfolk
Date of death06/02/1952
DatesAndPlacesBurial:
St George's Chapel, Windsor, Berkshire
ActivityCareer:
Mason, initiated into Navy Lodge No. 2612 in December 1919, which his grandgfather King Edward VII had been founding Master. Invested as Duke of York in 1920. Installed as permanent Master of Navy Lodge in 1921. Joined other lodges anddegrees and was appointed Senior Grand Warden of the United Grand Lodge in 1923. After World War II, he and engraver Reynolds Stone helped create a postage stamp, part of the '1946 Victory Issue' which is filled with masonic symbolism.
Membership categoryRoyal Fellow
Patron
Date of election16/06/1932
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
Article in 'Freemasonry Today' Number 14 - Spring 2011, pages 53-54
Notes:
Became Patron when proclaimed King in 1936.
CodeNA941
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