How do you wear your poppy?

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.

Alan Turing’s Legacy: Codebreaking, computing and Turing’s Law

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.

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.

Former Petty Officer Janet Riddell, Royal Navy

Join us for a 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.

Mission Motorsport

Mission Motorsport provides opportunities in motorsport and is the official provider of disabled and adaptive sport.

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Pte James Franklin at The Somme

James Franklin was underage when he enlisted with the Canadian Expeditionary Force in 1915. A year later he was on the Somme’s front line.

Poppy Golf

Poppy Golf events are a chance for all golf enthusiasts to get involved at a local and national level to support the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal.

Colonel Andy Allen (Retd) MBE, REME

Social housing to be prioritised for Armed Forces community

The Legion welcomes new guidance to ensure divorced or separated spouses and partners of Service personnel in England can access housing support on the same terms as other Armed Forces families.

Gian's story

Gian Singh’s Gian's battalion was deployed to the jungles of Burma, where he undertook the actions that would earn him the Victoria Cross.

From Team UK competitor to coach – Ben's story  

Ben talks about his sports recovery journey and his selection for the Invictus Games Dusseldorf before eventually becoming a coach.

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