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Orange Lodge march

Orange Lodge march

The Orange Lodge has always made 12 July a special day of marching, to recall William of Orange’s defeat of King James II at the Battle of Boyne on that day in 1690. These members of the order are marching in Christchurch. Since 1978 the Loyal Orange Institution has been a registered charitable organisation helping many community and charity groups.

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Jock Phillips, Irish – Irish Protestant tradition, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/4457/orange-lodge-march (accessed 3 June 2026).

Story by Jock Phillips, published 4 March 2009, updated 1 August 2024.

Comments

Phillip Benfell
16 March 2011
We have just discovered a Collar ?? that belonged to my Grandfather Herbert Benfell and on the collar was LOL 111 and a medal on a purple ribbon dated 1936-1938 PM No 111 on the back of the medal Pres 2 WOR Bro H Benfell BVLOL No 111 1938. There is also a Holy Bible, King Willliam 111 1690, under that this is a ladder, and what looks like a serpent wrapped aroung a staff, a three pronged trident and a star. We had always believed that my family come from Scotland could you please tell me any information about this and the meaning of everything on this collar.