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Flight Lieutenant Trevor Edwards 

Volunteer at the National Memorial Arboretum

With 150 acres, over 300 memorials and an abundance of wildlife, there are a variety of volunteering roles at the National Memorial Arboretum. Learn more about the volunteering roles at the NMA, and find the application to apply on the Arboretum website.

Op FORTITUDE

Op FORTITUDE is the referral system put in place to help ex-service personnel find housing support. Learn about who is eligible and how it could help you.

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Poppy Appeal Organiser

Make a lasting impact in your community as a Poppy Appeal Organiser. Support the Armed Forces community by leading local fundraising for the Royal British Legion. Register your interest here.

Lee Buss-Blaire, 17/21 Lancers

Lee jumped at the chance to serve in Bosnia. “They were short of Control Signallers so that's why they wrote to me seeking volunteers.”

Former Capt Tommy Edwards, Royal Marines Commandos

“It’s so important to remember people who are able to give up everything for something more than themselves.”

Remembering the end of the Second World War

Remembering the end of the Second World War

Remembering Dunkirk and HMT Lancastria

2025 sees the 85th anniversary of the operations that saw hundreds of thousands of troops and other personnel evacuated from France. We remember the courage and sacrifices of Dunkirk and the HMT Lancastria.

Starting again after the military

Nicholas Bennion is from the Pacific Islands of the island of Fiji. He joined the British Army in 2000 leaving his home and moving 9,800 miles to the UK.

Memoirs from Churchill's Secret Army

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