THE HOSPITALLER A Publication of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem—Knights Hospitaller HM King Peter II Constitution—Grand Master HRH Prince Karl Vladimir Karadjordjevic of Yugoslavia GCSJ Volume 1 Issue 1 July 2014 Editor: H.E. Conventual Bailiff Grand Master’s Serbian Flood Appeal Fred Maestrelli GCSJ OMSJ Grand Hospitaller P.O. Box 192 Penshurst NSW 2222 AUSTRALIA “We would like to thank all those wonderful people who have donated to this appeal up to now and we very much hope with all our WIFE & HUSBAND OF hearts that we are able to reach our target THE GRAND PRIORY before too long. OF AUSTRALASIA AWARDED MEDALS The situation in Serbia and Bosnia- Herzegovina has stabilised in relation to the The Grand Master has rain but the current receding of the waters been pleased to bestow has only gone to bring new problems as the Cross of Merit on well as make the damage all that more the Grand Chancellor, clear! HE Conventual Bailiff We will continue to serve the most urgent Shane Hough GCSJ cases as best we can and look forward to OMSJ. The Grand Mas- HRH Prince Karl Vladimir doing more as new donations come in. Karadjordjevic of Yugoslavia GCSJ ter has also been Once again, thank you so very much! pleased to bestow the Cross of Merit with Crown on Dame Vladimir and Brigitta Karadjordjevic” Sallyanne Hough DCSJ Donations are still urgently needed and can be made by visiting this web page. CMSJ. The medals and diplomas will be pre- sented in London in July http://www.gofundme.com/993b3c Editor 2014. Inside this issue: Priory of England 2 NSW Investiture 3 Priory of Queensland 4 Priory of St. Margaret of 5 On the road to ruin 6 Grand Priory of Scandi- 12 navia Priories of France and 13 Victoria Senior Officers 14 Vale 16 Elevations Book 1 Members of the Priory joined, at the far left by the Reverend Canon Andrew Stevens and at the far right by the Grand Marshal GM and Mr Ian Rank-Broadley FRBS Mrs Doreen Keogh, the Secretary General HE Bailiff Alastair Redpath- The GM and Mr Adrian Stevens GCSJ OMSJ and the GM Popescu The high alter and reredos, St Margaret Lothbury The Acting Chamberlain, Chevalier Robin Drawwater KCSJ attending on the Prior, HE Grand Dame Elizabeth Carey-Sheill GDSJ The Priory of England Patronal Day The GM and HE Grand Dame HRH Princess Brigitta of Yugoslavia GDSJ The Priory of England Patronal Feast Day took place on 21 June 2014 in the presence of the Grand Master, HRH Prince Karl Vladimir Karadjordjevic of Yugoslavia GCSJ and Grand Dame HRH Princess Brigitta of Yugoslavia GDSJ. Members and their guests gathered in the beautiful and historic Church of St Margaret, Lothbury in the City of Lon- don. The original church, built in the 12th Century, was rebuilt in 1440 but destroyed by the Great Fire of 1666. The current church, designed by Sir Christopher Wren, was completed in 1692. The organist, Chev. David Roberts- Jones KSJ, was delighted to learn that the organ had been played by Felix Mendelssohn! During the service, Grand Dame Elizabeth Carey-Sheill GDSJ was installed as the Prior of the Priory of England by the Grand Master. After the Mass, conducted by the Priory Chaplain, Chevalier Bishop Paul Hendricks GCSJ, with the gracious permission of the Bishop of London, an official reception was held outside in the Church's Courtyard Garden during which the Grand Master presented copies of the Jubilee Presentation Medal to the sculptor of the Medal, Mr. Ian Rank-Broadley FRBS, the Keeper of Coins and Medals at the British Museum, Mr. Philip Attwood and the Keeper of Coins and Medals at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Mr. Adrian Popescu. The Grand Master also took the opportunity to thank Mr. Tim Fattorini for the wonderful work his company had done in striking the Medals and the Secretary General for his persistence and determination in seeing the project through. The members of the Priory are now looking forward very much to the Priory Investiture in October 2014 which will be attended by the Grand Master and Princess Brigitta as well as by the Grand Marshal HE Bailiff Harald Løvheim GCSJ OMSJ MSSJ who had also travelled to London for the Feast Day Celebrations, and the Grand Prior, HE Bailiff Alex Dalgleish GCSJ MMSJ. 2 New Knights Priory Members PRIORY OF NSW INVESTITURE 14 JUNE 2014 St James King St Sydney, in the heart of the legal and Parliamentary district, was the venue for the Investiture of Tim Foster, Nathanael Primrose-Heaney and Wilson Wong as Knights of Honour. The Accolade was be- stowed by HE Conventual Bailiff Emeritus E A Rich GCSJ CMSJ MSSJ. Following the Investiture, Priory members and guests adjourned to Cello’s for the traditional celebratory lunch. Diplomas were issued to the newly-invested Knights by the Acting Prior Chevalier Schon Chevalier Tim Foster Condon RFD KCSJ. Chevalier Nathanael Heaney The Grand Hospitaller, HE Conven- tual Bailiff Fred Maestrelli GCSJ OMSJ, had the pleasant task of issu- ing promotion diplomas on behalf of the Grand Master, to Chevaliers Peter Shilton to Grand Cross of Justice, Schon Condon to Commander of Justice, John Posener to Knight of Justice, Geoff Bartels to Knight of Grace and Jason Li to Knight of Grace. Chevalier Schon Condon, Bailiff Fred MAJ the Chevalier Rev. Rob Suther- Chevalier Wilson Wong Maestrelli land was recognised as being awarded the Conspicuous Service Cross in HM the Queen’s Birthday Honours, as was Mrs Cath- erine Barker for being awarded the Order of Aus- tralia Medal. Chevalier Peter Shilton and Grand Hospitaller 3 Pictured is Chevalier Newly Invested Knights and Dames The Baron Andre von Zeppelin receiving his diploma from Prior BRIG the Chevalier Rod West George Kearney and Chamberlain Rob De Martini Investiture Priory of Queensland The Priory of Qld Investiture Service was held on Friday evening, 13 June 2014 at St. Stephen’s Cathedral, Brisbane. Eight Knights and Seven Dames were invested. It was a special night for the Gold Coast Commandery as Chevalier The Baron Andre von Zeppelin was elevated by HRH The Grand Master to Knight Grand Cross of Justice. And one of the Commandery's new investees BRIG. Rod West, CSC (former Commanding General, Joint Headquarters Transition Team – Iraq) was chosen as the valedictorian to respond on behalf of all new investees at the Banquet. Retiring Commander of Brisbane Commandery, Chevalier Commander Charles Clark was honoured by HRH The Grand Master with presentation of the Medal of Merit of St. John (MMSJ) 4 PRIORY OF ST. MARGARET OF SCOTLAND The Priory of St. Margaret of Scotland held a Chapter Meeting on the evening of Saturday 21 June 2014. During the meeting Prior Lady McQuarrie GCSJ MMSJ presented two certificates to Bailiff Alex Dalgleish GCSJ MMSJ, the first to certify his appointment as Grand Prior of The United Kingdom, France and Ireland and the second to certify his elevation to the Rank of Bailiff. In addition to his position as Grand Prior, Alex will continue to serve the Priory in his role of Chan- cellor & Treasurer. Following this presentation Lady McQuarrie invited the Grand Prior to make the necessary proc- lamations in respect of two promotions: Chevalier Kenneth John McLachlan to the Rank of Knight Commander of Grace; and Chevalier James Stuart Watson to the Rank of Knight Commander of Grace. Congratulations were extended to both Knights on their well-deserved elevations. On the morning of Sunday 22 June 2014 the Priory celebrated the Feast of our Patron Saint at Ayr St Columba being the Church under the charge of Chevalier the Reverend Fraser Robert Ait- ken KSJ MA BD. During a most impressive Service the Reverend Fraser Aitken was inducted as Chaplain to the Priory by our Prelate the Reverend T Graeme Longmuir GCSJ MA(Oxon) BEd FASC. This induction was not only appreciated by our members but also by the very large con- gregation within the Church. Prior Lady McQuarrie con- gratulating Chev Alex Dal- gleish on elevation to Bailiff and promotion to Grand Prior - Prelate Graeme Longmuir, Prior Lady McQuarrie & Chaplain Fraser Aitken Mrs Monica Dalgliesh and Grand Prior Alex Dalgleish Grand Prior Alex Dal- gleish congratulating Chev Kenneth McLach- lan on his promotion to Knight Commander HE Grand Prior Alex Dalgleish and Prior Lady McQuarrie 5 On the Real Road to Ruin On 13 May 2014, a massive low-pressure system began to develop over a large area of South- eastern and Central Europe. Dubbed Cyclone Tamara, it had, by the 18 May, deluged Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina with the heaviest rainfall in 120 years of recorded weather measure- ments, causing widespread destruction. In Serbia, the towns of Obrenovac, Sabac, and Svilajnac were quickly identified as those most brutally damaged by the floodwaters Many individuals, organizations and nations both gave and prom- ised Aid immediately although the news and other media compa- nies around the world were more than slow in reporting this natural disaster. My wife and I set up an appeal, as did many others, in order to raise funds to provide vital supplies of food and fresh drinking water to those areas that had been worse hit. We will be forever grateful to all those who gave to our cause and we hope that we will be able to continue to contribute to the ongoing humanitarian efforts, which will be needed for a very long time to come. Obrenovac: 6 June 2014 I left for Serbia in order to see for myself the extent of the damage and to find out how we could be most effective in channeling aid into the worst hit areas.