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In our Centenary year we look at how we have supported ex-Servicemen into work for the last 100 years, and how we continue to support them today.
Learn about training and further education support offered by the MOD to those who are currently serving, ex-service personnel and adult dependents.
Our staff, members and volunteers have been at the heart of RBL for 100 years. Find out more about our unsung heroes who work tirelessly for their communities.
Read our guide and find out what help is available for service personnel transitioning out due to medical discharge, including financial and career support.
Each year, our immediate needs grants scheme helps thousands of people through emergencies by providing an individual crisis grants.
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The Poppy Appeal is the Royal British Legion’s biggest fundraising campaign held every year in November, during the period of Remembrance.
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.
Sylvia Manasseh was born in Kolkata in 1918 and vividly recalls her service in the Women’s Auxiliary Corps in India during the Second World War.
Letters brought comfort to many. For some soldiers communication was easy but for soldiers from India it was not straightforward.
20 years since the lifting of the LGBT military ban, veteran Kate Green talks about her experience serving in the Army before the ban was lifted.
In 2026, take part in a powerful four-day ride across the serene landscapes of Northern France. Sign up for this event.
Ann Miller-McCaffrey tells of the importance of the Armed Forces’ access to community groups and forums such as the Legion’s first ever LGBTQ+ branch.
Every local authority in Great Britain has signed a pledge to implement the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant in their communities.
Military compensation is no longer taken to cover injured veterans’ social care costs in Great Britain thanks to our successful campaign.
Former Royal Marine Commando Pete Dunning on the unveiling of the Iraq and Afghan Memorial.