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Following our successful campaign, veterans such as Keith Clarke no longer see their military compensation taken to cover social care costs.
Remembering the end of the Second World War
After VE Day thousands were still fighting in the Far East. Victory over Japan Day (VJ Day) marks the day Japan surrendered on the 15 August 1945, effectively ending the Second World War.
This year we marked the 25th anniversary of the end of the war in Kosovo and the service of our armed forces in the NATO peacekeeping force, KFOR, with an event in June.
Michael Tibbs, 98, joined the Royal Navy at the age of 18 after the outbreak of the Second World War, following in the footsteps of his father who was a Naval Chaplain.
By the end of 1945 troops were back home in the UK. But a UK that looked very different from the one they’d left when at the outbreak of war.
An essential part of maintaining morale was keeping troops entertained. Most units had a joker, and larger units would stage pantomimes.
In the UK there has been a huge increase in funding to help communities understand and celebrate the fight for recognition of Commonwealth soldiers.
Former Royal Marine Commando Pete Dunning on the unveiling of the Iraq and Afghan Memorial.
Letters brought comfort to many. For some soldiers communication was easy but for soldiers from India it was not straightforward.
During the Second World War Jane Eldridge was a Cypher Officer, travelling with Winston Churchill to Canada.
In 2023, we marked 60 years since National Service ended and remembered a generation of men for whom conscription was part of life growing up.
We are grateful to BAE Systems, who have pledged £400,000 to fund critical programmes supporting veterans and their families.
The end of WW2 didn’t result in the immediate end of service for millions of British and Commonwealth troops.
To mark Commonwealth Day and International Women’s Day, we're celebrating how their roles have changed over the last 100 years.
At the end of WW2 millions were homeless, transport links had been destroyed, and many nations’ industry were in ruins.
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.jpg?sfvrsn=e0967d6a_2&method=CropCropArguments&width=452&height=452&Signature=FE7710B6D950C691777CE55003B2C491AB5CBD47 "Winston Churchill visits bombed out buildings © IWM (H 3978)")