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Leroy Deer

"The Royal British Legion took me in at rock bottom and supported me like they support their beneficiaries".

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11 inspiring Poppy Appeal fundraisers 

This year's Poppy Appeal was very different, and whilst the Covid-19 pandemic presented many challenges we've been amazed at how many wonderful fundraisers have taken on an array of inspiring fundraising activities to help raise money during the Appeal.

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Tom Shrewsbury

Get involved in Tribute Ink

Find out how you can get involved in Tribute Ink by exploring the online exhibition or sharing your own personal stories.

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Grandfather and Grandson march together at Great Pilgrimage 90

John Green was among over 1,000 RBL members to visit WW1 battlefields to mark the 90th anniversary of the Great Pilgrimage in 2018.

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100 years of RBL support

Since our earliest days 100 years ago, providing support for the Armed Forces community has been at the heart of what we do, and we are proud to have provided the community with a century of support.

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Army team set new Atlantic rowing record

A team from the British Army have set a new world record for crossing the Atlantic Ocean whilst raising vital funds for the Royal British Legion.

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The RAF Corporal who carries the Standard for his Branch

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.

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Angela

"I’m a veteran and also a beneficiary, so Remembrance is very important to me. I feel part of something special at the Royal British Legion."

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Supporting mass Covid-19 testing

In 2019, WO2 Sergeant Major Sean Butcher was deployed on UN peacekeeping mission Op Tosca in Cyprus before, having only been home a few months, being sent, along with his unit, to support the NHS’s response to Covid-19.

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Noreen Riols during a BBC broadcast with Colonel Buckmaster, Terry Kilmartin and Margaret Lerick

Memoirs from Churchill's Secret Army

Spies, Polish countesses and the legendary Colonel Buckmaster, Noreen Riols recalls her memories of the Secret Army.

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I crawled 200 yards under continuous fire

Roy Cockburn left school at 18 to join the army. Three years later he was a Second Lieutenant leading patrols behind enemy lines at Normandy.

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Shaun Grace

"I wanted a job that had flexibility and to work for an organisation that understood family commitments".

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Youth member Maddie Hempell holding her branch Standard

One of my proudest moments

In August 2018, Army Cadet Maddie Hempell joined over 1,000 Legion members for the Great Pilgrimage 90 in Ypres.

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It's there to commemorate everyone – Former Royal Marine on the Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial

Former Royal Marine Commando Pete Dunning on the unveiling of the Iraq and Afghan Memorial.

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Poppy Appeal volunteer Sian Cameron

Meet our Poppy Appeal volunteers

Thousands of amazing volunteers help raise vital funds during the annual Poppy Appeal. Meet a few of them.

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The first and last soldiers to be killed in WWI

The gravestones of the first and last British soldiers to be killed in WWI sit opposite each other in the St Symphorien military cemetery in Belgium.

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