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£70 could help fund a recovery course place at our battle back centre.
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For more than 20 years the story of Passchendaele survivor Arthur Roberts lay in the attic of a house in a quiet suburb of Glasgow.
Make your donations go further with Gift Aid at no extra cost to you. If you are a UK taxpayer, for every £1 you give to the Legion, we receive an extra 25p from HM Revenue and Customs - it costs you nothing.
There are over 50 incredible Royal British Legion bands around the country, ranging from full concert show bands to smaller youth marching bands.
John McCrae wrote the poem 'In Flanders Fields' which inspired the use of the poppy as a symbol of Remembrance.
Our manifestos outline key actions we think government should take to improve services for those in the Armed Forces community.
Often the tattoos worn by people in our Armed Forces are more than body art. They are deeply personal, unconventional acts.
When RBL chose to use the poppy as a symbol of Remembrance in 1921 it proved an immediate success, but the story of the woman behind its adoption is less well known.
Our volunteers make an incredible difference. Whatever time you can give, we have plenty of opportunities for you.
Volunteering Roles in Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire & Oxfordshire
We observe a Two Minute silence on Armistice Day. At the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month – we will remember them.
Become a Poppy Supporter by giving £10 a month or more and support our Armed Forces community all year round.
Read our tips and resources to help those currently serving, veterans and their families with budgeting and financial management. Find more information here.
RBL has helped an RAF veteran from Yorkshire to secure £9000 in unpaid benefits, rescuing him from a life of food banks and queuing for handouts.
Veteran Lawrence Philips found himself struggling to adapt to civilian life and at the mercy of a payday loan company when COVID-19 meant he couldn’t work.
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