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Run along the iconic Brighton Seafront in the Brighton Marathon. Take in the picturesque sea views and hear the cheers of the buzzing city of Hove before you finish at the beautiful Palace Pier.
Thousands flew behind enemy lines, landing by parachute and glider, or carrying out sorties over Normandy. Here are some of their stories.
We remember the service and huge sacrifice of British and Commonwealth forces 70 years after the fighting of the Korean War ended.
In May 2026, the Royal British Legion marked the 15th anniversary of the end of the War in Iraq, honouring the extraordinary service of the British Armed Forces in the Coalition.
“When you’re there, you just react, you get fired upon and you witness ethnic cleansing, but afterwards it hits you.”
With a job in our Care, Nursing and Recovery teams at the Royal British Legion, you’ll make sure the people we support can make the most of the services we provide.
Volunteering Roles in Lincolnshire & Nottingham
Volunteering Roles in Essex & Suffolk
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.
In RBL’s centenary year, we are firmly focused on our future. By building on a century of work we’ll make sure we are a charity fit for the next 100.
Learn about receiving a Disability living allowance, including the varied eligibility criteria for England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.
We have six care homes across the country for the Armed Forces community and their families, including five with specialist dementia care.
The welfare and wellbeing of the Armed Forces has been at the heart of RBL since our inception in 1921. One of our earliest interventions saw us create a dedicated hospital and village to support ex-serving personnel suffering from tuberculosis after the First World War.
Rajindar Singh Dhatt was born in Punjab and joined the army in 1941. He was part of the relief at Kohima and Imphal before serving in the gruelling Burma campaign.
Pessima Lamboi, from Sierra Leone, was one of 600,000 Africans to serve in the war. He bravely faced gruelling combat and conditions in Burma.
Keith Botterill was underage when he joined the Australian Army. He was captured at Singapore and endured the horror of prison camps in Borneo.
