Many of the members of Britannia Lodge No.843 are ex-forces, having served with the British Armed Forces all over the world. One of the organisations they would have come into regular contact with while serving, was SSAFA.
SSAFA – The Soliders, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association – was founded as a UK charity in 1885 to provide lifelong support to serving and ex-service men and women, and their families.
When the Chair of the Bielefeld & Guetersloh branch of SSAFA promoted an idea to light candles at Commonwealth War Graves in Germany, The Lodge was ready to support.
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You can read, and watch, more about this initiative here: https://www.forces.net/operations/germany/remembrance-candles-lit-commonwealth-war-graves-germany