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| − | The first incarnation of the [[British Fantasy Society]] (BFS) ran from 1942–1946 and had about 132 members through to August 1946 when the last update was reported in ''[[British Fantasy Society Bulletin]]'' #27.
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| − | The uncertainty arises because there are 132 membership numbers but there are some gaps in the sequential numbering: 112-118, 128, 129, 131. Members 128 and 129 may have been announced in ''[[British Fantasy Society Bulletin]]'' #26, a copy of which hasn't been traced as of 2024. It's possible that 112–118 were retrospectively applied to American honorary members.
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| − | There is also a complication concerning [[T. W. Strange]] (or Stronge) and [[D. R. W. Stronge]] (or Strange). They were brothers, and thus both presumably both either Strange or Stronge but we don't know which. T. W transferred his membership to D. R. W. in June 1945 because of problems receiving mail, although D. R. W. then paid a triple-rate sub. So they are both member 28, although it's unclear whether that should be seen as sequentially or concurrently.
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| − | '''Honorary Members'''
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| − | In December 1942 [[Alden H. Norton]] was made an honorary member of the Society for arranging complimentary [[prozine]] subscriptions for some UK fans. In August 1943 the Society decided that American fans would not be eligible for membership unless they were honorary, although existing members [[Forrest J Ackerman]] and [[John M. Cunningham]] were given honorary status, as were [[J. Michael Rosenblum]] and [[D. R. Smith]]. In January 1944, honorary memberships were also given to [[Myrtle R. Douglas]], [[Bill Evans|William H. Evans]], [[Joe Gibson]], [[Milt Rothman]], [[Paul J. Searles]] and [[Bob Tucker]] although seemingly without assigned numbers. In September 1944, [[Walt Dunkelberger]] and [[Bill Watson]] were added, again without numbers.
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| − | * [[Forrest J Ackerman]] (4 honorary)
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| − | * [[John Aiken]] (49)
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| − | * [[Kenneth Allan]] (95)
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| − | * [[C. Baker]] (72)
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| − | * [[Jack Banks]] (29)
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| − | * [[Syd A. Beach]] (47)
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| − | * [[Syd Bounds]] (119)
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| − | * [[G. H. Brewer]] (71)
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| − | * [[John Briston]] (25)
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| − | * [[Colin Brown]] (126)
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| − | * [[Fred Brown]] (60)
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| − | * [[H. Ken Bulmer]] (21)
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| − | * [[L. Burgess]] (76)
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| − | * [[John F. Burke]] (56)
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| − | * [[H. S. Burton]] (65)
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| − | * [[Arthur Busby]] (31)
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| − | * [[Edward J. Carnell]] (40)
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| − | * [[Ken Chadwick]] (57)
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| − | * [[A. Bertram Chandler]] (97)
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| − | * [[Bob Chittock|R. Chittock]] (45)
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| − | * [[Peter Corbishley]] (89)
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| − | * [[F. N Cramp]] (85)
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| − | * [[John M. Cunningham]] (38 honorary)
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| − | * [[H. J. Cutmore]] (109)
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| − | * [[R. J. Daniels]] (130)
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| − | * [[W. A. Deveraux]] (81)
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| − | * [[Reg Diggins]] (63)
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| − | * [[Donald J. Doughty]] (35)
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| − | * [[Myrtle R. Douglas]] (honorary)
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| − | * [[J. P. Doyle]] (66)
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| − | * [[Walt Dunkelberger]] (honorary)
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| − | * [[B. H. Edwards]] (43)
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| − | * [[George Ellis]] (6)
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| − | * [[H. J. Ellis]] (44)
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| − | * [[Bill Evans|William H. Evans]] (honorary)
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| − | * [[Joyce Fairbairn]] (124)
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| − | * [[Roland Forster]] (16)
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| − | * [[H. P. Freedman]] (77)
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| − | * [[Bruce Gaffron]] (92)
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| − | * [[Anne Gardiner]] (80)
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| − | * [[Derek Gardiner]] (22)
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| − | * [[A. W. Gardner]] (24)
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| − | * [[W. Arthur Gibson ]] (23)
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| − | * [[Jack Gibson]] (32)
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| − | * [[Joe Gibson]] (honorary)
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| − | * [[Bob Gibson|W. R. Gibson]] (36)
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| − | * [[Frederick V. Giles]]<ref>Sometimes referred to as 'Gibs' in the bulletin.</ref> (27)
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| − | * [[Walter Gillings]] (62)
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| − | * [[Jack Gillot]] (86)
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| − | * [[E. A Godfrey]] (98)
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| − | * [[H. Gomberg]]<ref>Referred to as 'Gompertz' in the bulletin.</ref> (96)
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| − | * [[Fred Goodier]] (50)
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| − | * [[William Gooding]] (100)
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| − | * [[Harold Gottliffe]] (37)
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| − | * [[Maurice K. Hanson]] (15)
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| − | * [[H. M. Hawes]] (91)
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| − | * [[Peter Hawkins]] (33)
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| − | * [[Arthur F. Hillman]] (88)
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| − | * [[Gordon Holbrow]] (67)
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| − | * [[Ron Holmes]] (69)
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| − | * [[Ray Hooker]] (17)
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| − | * [[Eric C. Hopkins]] (121)
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| − | * [[Donald Houston]] (10)
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| − | * [[Tom Hughes]] (26)
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| − | * [[E. R. James]] (125)
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| − | * [[Kenneth Johnson]] (20)
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| − | * [[Leslie J. Johnson]] (87)
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| − | * [[R. Rowland Johnson]] (39)
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| − | * [[J. M. Jones]] (93)
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| − | * [[R. F. Jones]] (111)
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| − | * [[W. Jordan]] (105)
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| − | * [[Harry Kay]] (83)
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| − | * [[Peter Knott]] (30)
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| − | * [[Joan Lane]] (94)
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| − | * [[Ron Lane]] (7)
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| − | * [[Norman Lazenby]] (102)
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| − | * [[Bert Lewis]] (14)
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| − | * [[Nigel Lindsay]] (103)
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| − | * [[Allan Longton]] (46)
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| − | * [[Michael Lord]] (68)
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| − | * [[Edwin Macdonald]] (9)
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| − | * [[Harry Manson]] (107)
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| − | * [[A. H. March]] (104)
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| − | * [[R. G. Medhurst]] (70)
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| − | * [[Alan H. Miles]] (42)
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| − | * [[J. T. Miller]] (59)
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| − | * [[Eric Moss]] (3)
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| − | * [[Jean Murrey]] (84)
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| − | * [[Eric S. Needham]] (120)
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| − | * [[John Newman]] (122)
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| − | * [[Walter I. Norcott]] (54)
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| − | * [[Alden H. Norton]] (61 honorary)
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| − | * [[Ralph E. Orme]] (18)
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| − | * [[S. G. J. Ouseley]] (78)
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| − | * [[Terry Overton]] (5)
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| − | * [[E. Frank Parker]] (48)
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| − | * [[Julian Parr]] (19)
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| − | * [[Eric F. Patterson]] (53)
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| − | * [[C. C. Peart]] (110)
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| − | * [[John Pennington]] (79)
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| − | * [[Gilbert Pusey]] (73)
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| − | * [[James Parkhill Rathbone]] (106)
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| − | * [[Francis G. Rayer|F. G. Rayer]] (123)
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| − | * [[J. E. Rennison]] (2)
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| − | * [[Arthur J. Ridgway]] (55)
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| − | * [[J. Michael Rosenblum]] (1 honorary)
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| − | * [[Milt Rothman]] (honorary)
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| − | * [[Clifford Russell]] (132)
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| − | * [[Laurence Sandfield]] (75)
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| − | * [[Paul J. Searles]] (honorary)
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| − | * [[A. G. Skeel]]<ref>Sometimes referred to as 'Sheel' in the bulletin.</ref> (34)
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| − | * [[Robert J. Silburn]] (41)
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| − | * [[D. R. Smith]] (11 honorary)
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| − | * [[J. Stephenson]] (127)
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| − | * [[R. G. Stewart]] (82)
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| − | * [[T. W. Strange]] (28)
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| − | * [[D. R. W. Stronge]] (28)
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| − | * [[B. G. W. Tayler]] (108)
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| − | * [[William F. Temple]] (13)
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| − | * [[E. C. Tubb]] (101)
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| − | * [[Bob Tucker]] (honorary)
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| − | * [[Dennis Tucker]] (8)
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| − | * [[I. M. Vinter]] (64)
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| − | * [[Victor S. Walton]] (51)
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| − | * [[Frederick W. Ward]] (12)
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| − | * [[Bill Watson]] (honorary)
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| − | * [[John Webb]] (74)
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| − | * [[James R. Wiggins]] (52)
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| − | * [[Arthur F. Williams]] (58)
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| − | * [[Gus Willmorth]] (90)
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| − | * [[C. S. Youd]] (99)
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| − | </div>
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| − | The final issue of the BFS bulletin was published in November 1946 but a copy hasn't been located and so we don't know if there were any more last minute members before the Society dissolved.
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| − | {{club| start=1942 | end=1946}}
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| − | [[Category:List]]
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