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Michael Bell chest tattoos

Tribute Ink

Tribute Ink is back on tour, starting at the York Army Museum. Discover how tattoos have become central to Remembrance and commemoration in our Armed Forces community, and explore the stories behind them, and explore the stories behind them.

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VE Day

In 2020, the Royal British Legion called on the nation to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day from home.

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How to take part in Remembrance this year

Acts of Remembrance come in many forms and there are lots of different ways to get involved.

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VJ Day 75

After VE Day thousands were still fighting in the Far East. Victory over Japan Day (VJ Day) marks the day Japan surrendered on the 15 August 1945, effectively ending the Second World War.

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D-Day

The largest amphibious operation in history, D-Day marked the beginning of the liberation of France and Western Europe in the Second World War.

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Remembrance Glade

The Remembrance Glade offers a tranquil space for people to contemplate what Remembrance means to them and to remember those that have served and sacrificed.

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Recruits of the Indian Auxiliary Territorial Service, part of the Women's Auxiliary Corps of the British Indian Army

Commonwealth Day

To mark Commonwealth Day and International Women’s Day, we're celebrating how their roles have changed over the last 100 years.

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Global relief

Service means defending not only our own nation – but helping others to defend theirs when natural disaster strikes.

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VE Day Singalong 

At 9pm on Friday 8 May, the Legion took part in a UK-wide rendition of Dame Vera Lynn’s ‘We’ll Meet Again’ to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day.

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VE Day 75 Livestream

Grab a cup of tea and join us for a livestream as we bring the World War Two generation together with today’s generation to share experiences. 

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Melissa Hemsley's VE Day fritters

Feel-good cook Melissa Hemsley is helping us celebrate VE Day with her root veg fritters recipe, inspired by the waste-not rationing mentality of World War Two.

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Serving in the Korean War

When war broke out in Korea in 1950 Bill Fox jumped at the chance for adventure and volunteered to serve. But he had no idea what was in store for him on the other side of the world.

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Victory over Japan exhibition, Oxford St. London

Victory over Japan Day

As Europe celebrated the surrender of German forces on VE Day, thousands of British, Commonwealth and Allied Armed Forces personnel were still involved in bitter fighting in the Far East.

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Rajindar's story

Rajindar Singh Dhatt was living in pre-partition India when the Second World War broke out. He joined the army and fought at Kohima and Imphal in North East India.

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Joseph's story

Joseph Hammond was at school in Ghana when the Second World war broke out. In 1943 he joined the army and was drafted to serve in the 82nd West African Division alongside Gurkha and British forces as part of the Fourteenth Army.

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Serving on a submarine in the Far East

Michael Tibbs, 98, joined the Royal Navy at the age of 18 after the outbreak of the Second World War, following in the footsteps of his father who was a Naval Chaplain.

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