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It’s 25 years since the ban on gay men and women serving in the Armed Forces was lifted. To mark this historic milestone Marci George tells her story.
Lee jumped at the chance to serve in Bosnia. “They were short of Control Signallers so that's why they wrote to me seeking volunteers.”
“When you’re there, you just react, you get fired upon and you witness ethnic cleansing, but afterwards it hits you.”
Anna led 30-truck convoys of aid. “It was sliding towards the edge of the cliff. I just said to the driver, ‘jump!’”
Jonathon was in command of the 1st Battalion Royal Welch Fusiliers: “We are not leaving here till we’ve got those boys back.”
We support the teaching of Remembrance across the UK and have designed a range of free teaching resources for Key Stages 1- 4.
1944 was a pivotal year in the Second World War. As well as the Battle of Normandy, we remember other landmark battles from Italy to India that paved the way to peace.
We extend a huge thank you for your support in 2019. In 2020 we'll continue to make the voice of Armed Forces community heard.
Come together this Poppy Appeal as we share treasured memories and personal reflections on a 3km family-friendly walk.
Jack Ansell was called up to serve in the Second World War while working at the Post Office. He joined the Royal Signals before being captured in Greece in 1941 and spent four years as a prissoner of war in Austria.
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.
Available from October 2023, the new poppy is made entirely from paper and can be recycled in ordinary paper recycling collections.
Raffaello Moscardini, 95, joined the Royal Air Force as a wireless operator in 1943 and was sent to war in the Far East.
Lance Corporal Stanley William Topham, 4th Battalion Royal Norfolk Regiment, was held as a prisoner of war for three years after he was captured by the Japanese in Singapore during the Second World War.
Discover more about RBL's proud heritage and how a century of supporting the Armed Forces community has built a charity ready for the next 100 years.
We've been the champions of Remembrance since 1921. We've shaped Remembrance from the adoption of Madame Guérin’s red poppy, through to campaigning to define a more inclusive form of Remembrance.
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