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Aged 17 when the Falklands War broke out, John Sheppard recalls his time as a young chef on board MSV Stena Seaspread during the conflict.
Tom Foy, a Corporal in the RAF Regiment, tells us how he got involved with his local Branch, and how proud he is to carry the Standard for them.
We invited local children to meet residents with dementia at Danbury Lodge, inspiring amazing reactions.
Nicholas Bennion was used to taking on challenges in his military career, but when he left the Army he needs our help adapting to civilian life.
When veteran Reggie could no longer get into the garden after a fall, we came to the rescue to help him grow flowers for his wife again.
In August 2018, Army Cadet Maddie Hempell joined over 1,000 Legion members for the Great Pilgrimage 90 in Ypres.
During the Second World War Jane Eldridge was a Cypher Officer, travelling with Winston Churchill to Canada.
After 100 years in circulation as a worldwide symbol symbol of Remembrance, the meaning behind the poppy can get a little lost in translation.
From his pioneering work at Bletchley Park during WWII to his arrest for homosexuality and eventual pardon, we look at the legacy of Alan Turing.
In addition to being a full-time Army nurse on a neurological ward, Ben also volunteers for The Royal British Legion.
There is no right or wrong way to wear a poppy. Wearing one is a matter of personal choice, as is, how to wear it.
Tom Boardman became a prisoner of war when British forces surrendered to Japan in Singapore in 1942.
For more than 20 years the story of Passchendaele survivor Arthur Roberts lay in the attic of a house in a quiet suburb of Glasgow.
Harris Tatakis was seriously injured in 2007 when his Land Rover drove over an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) while serving in Afghanistan.
Jodie Older is a Healthcare Assistant currently serving in the Queen Alexandra’s Royal Nursing Corps.
Donna Stonelake is a former Royal Navy Able Rating and mother of three whose husband, Mark, was injured whilst serving in Afghanistan.
