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Grand Primo. Website. www.raobgle.org.uk. The Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes (RAOB) is one of the largest fraternal movements in the United Kingdom, [1] The order started in 1822 and has since spread throughout the former British Empire and elsewhere in the world. It is known as the "Buffs" to members.
Odd Fellows. Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) Ancient Mystic Order of Samaritans (AMOS) Daughters of Rebekah. Ladies of the Orient (LOTO) Independent Order of Oddfellows Manchester Unity. International Association of Rebekah Assemblies. Grand United Order of Odd Fellows in America. Household of Ruth.
The European bison (pl.: bison) (Bison bonasus) or the European wood bison, also known as the wisent [a] (/ ˈ v iː z ə n t / or / ˈ w iː z ə n t /), the zubr [b] (/ ˈ z uː b ə r /), or sometimes colloquially as the European buffalo, [c] is a European species of bison. It is one of two extant species of bison, alongside the American bison.
Although colloquially referred to as a buffalo in the United States and Canada, [2] it is only distantly related to the true buffalo. The North American species is composed of two subspecies, the Plains bison , B. b. bison , and the wood bison , B. b. athabascae , which is the namesake of Wood Buffalo National Park in Canada.
Antediluvian. The article seems to imply that the RAOB claims its origins from ancient times (before the flood) - this is incorrect. In the initiation ceremony it is explained that our principles of brotherly love, good fellowship & benevolence date from ancient times, not the Order itself.
The Foresters Friendly Society is a British friendly society which was formed in 1834 as the Ancient Order of Foresters. [1] As of 31 December 2016, the society had approximately 75,000 members. [2] Its head office is located in Southampton, England.
Sea Gallantry Medal. Admiral of the Fleet John Rushworth Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe, GCB, OM, GCVO, DL, SGM (5 December 1859 – 20 November 1935) [1] was a Royal Navy officer. He fought in the Anglo-Egyptian War and the Boxer Rebellion and commanded the Grand Fleet at the Battle of Jutland in May 1916 during the First World War.
e. Odd Fellows (or Oddfellows; also Odd Fellowship or Oddfellowship[1]) is an international fraternity consisting of lodges first documented in 1730 in London. [2][3] The first known lodge was called Loyal Aristarcus Lodge No. 9, suggesting there were earlier ones in the 18th century. Notwithstanding, convivial meetings were held "in much ...