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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. It's possible that 112–118 were retrospectively applied to American honorary members – for which see below – and the same may be true of 128 and 129. Alternatively, 128 and 129 may have been assigned to members announced in bulletin #26, a copy of which hasn't been traced as of 2024. It's a mystery what happened to member 131 as bulletin #27 announces members 130 and 132.
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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 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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| − | In December 1942 [[Alden H. Norton]] was made an honorary member of the Society for arranging complimentary [[prozine]] subscriptions for some UK fans. In bulletin #10 in August 1943 the Society set out its position on American members and honorary memberships generally, saying that American fans would not be eligible for membership unless they were honorary. Existing members [[Forrest J Ackerman]] and [[John M. Cunningham]] were given honorary status. 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)
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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)
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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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| − | 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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