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The Royal British Legion marked the 40th anniversary of the Falklands Conflict in 2022.
John McCrae wrote the poem 'In Flanders Fields' which inspired the use of the poppy as a symbol of Remembrance.
Joseph Hammond was at school in Ghana when the Second World war broke out. In 1943 he joined the army and was drafted to serve in the 82nd West African Division alongside Gurkha and British forces as part of the Fourteenth Army.
Part of the Royal British Legion's family of charities, the National Memorial Arboretum is the UK's year-round centre of Remembrance.
This year we mark 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.
We invite our supporters to host events in their communities to honour the service of the war generation. Discover resources and a guide to planning events.
In 2025, RBL will commemorate the 80th anniversary of VE Day at the National Memorial Arboretum. Take part in our events to honour those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
While sisters Pat Davies & Jean Argles served in the Second World War as codebreakers, their father had been captured and taken as a prisoner of war in the Far East.
Find out how the British, Indian, Gurkha, and African troops along with local tribes, changed the direction of the war in SE Asia.
The troops who served and sacrificed in the battles to take control of Monte Cassino came from six continents and represented many nations.
We remember the service and huge sacrifice of British and Commonwealth forces 70 years after the fighting of the Korean War ended.
We explore the connections between the armed forces and the Windrush Generation, 75 years after the Empire Windrush arrived.
On Windrush Day we celebrate the diversity within the Armed Forces community today, and highlight the significant contributions of the Windrush Generation.
After VE Day many Britons began to think about rebuilding their lives, but prior to VJ Day thousands remained prisoners of war in the Far East.
Alan McQuillin, 97, joined the RAF in 1941 taking part in the Normandy landings before being deployed to support the war effort in the Far East.
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