Telling Our Story FAQs

As well as chance to look forward to the next one hundred years, the celebration of the Legion’s centenary in 2021 provides us with an opportunity to look back and reflect on the organisation’s rich history across the past century. We want to pull together documents, artefacts and personal testimony that help tell the extraordinary/unique story of the Legion, its Membership, and its work providing support to past, present and future generations.

We know the facts and figures, but we want to get to know the people who have made the Legion over the last hundred years and the contribution that they have made to their communities.

Perhaps you have a Branch minute book that records a particular contribution to your local community, or a Standard that was presented by someone particularly notable. Perhaps past members have left behind written accounts, or perhaps you have memories of particularly momentous moments in your Branch, County/District or the Legion’s history that you would be happy to share in writing or on video.

We are asking for items to be photographed and submitted digitally.  Further information on how to digitise your items, and how to submit them to us is available on the Telling Our Story webpage. 

The artefacts, documents and testimony will be curated by our historical consultant, Dan Hill, and collated digitally.  We also hope to exhibit a selection of submissions at Annual Conference in 2021.

Please be aware that, while our aim is to exhibit as many submissions as possible at Annual Conference 2021, owing to the number of submissions we expect to receive it is unlikely we will be able to include them all.

Dan Hill is a professional military historian, researcher and battlefield guide specialising in twentieth century British Military History. He holds a Masters Degree from the University of Wolverhampton and has worked on a number of large national commemorations and historical projects including contributions to the Legion's GP90, D-Day 75 and as resident historian on the UK Government's Somme 100 centenary commemorations. 

We urge that all activity must be conducted in line with the Government's guidance on social distancing and the shielding of vulnerable individuals. Please, therefore, do not make any attempt to access and share any material that would require breaching these rules. Please only access and share material that you are able to access within the constraints of the current public health guidance.

Yes. You will be asked to provide their contact details on the submission form and confirm that they have given you their informed consent.

We do not have the capacity to collect, store, or display physical items. 

We are unable to accept physical items for photography.  We would ask that items are photographed by you and submitted in line with the instructions on the website.

No, but we will ensure that items are properly credited.

We welcome all findings including content from books and articles to help us tell our unique story.  Please follow the same digitisation and submission process to share your historical literature and photographs with us. If you wish to be cited, please inform us on the submission form.

Only Legion staff on the project team and the historical consultant will be able to view your contribution at this stage.  Your contribution will not be accessible to others making their own submissions.

At this stage we are only asking for contributions from Legion members and staff.

At this stage we are only asking for contributions from Legion members and staff. 

At this stage we are only asking for contributions from Legion members and staff.

• Email us: tellingourstory@britishlegion.org.uk  
• Read and follow our Guide to Digitising your Findings
• Register to attend a Webinar
  

Branch Officials can also join our Legion 100 group on Yammer/Office 365 for further updates and notifications.