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Denis Fawcett joined the Royal Marines in 1940 and served at D-Day. In June 2016 he was awarded the Lègion d’Honneur.
Discover how the role of women in the Armed Forces has developed over the last 100 years and learn more about the women who pushed the boundaries.
Letters brought comfort to many. For some soldiers communication was easy but for soldiers from India it was not straightforward.
15 August 2020 was the 75th anniversary of VJ Day, marking both the surrender of Japan and the end of the Second World War.
1944 was a pivotal year in the Second World War. As well as the Battle of Normandy, we remember other landmark battles from Italy to India that paved the way to peace.
Jack Ansell was called up to serve in the Second World War while working at the Post Office. He joined the Royal Signals before being captured in Greece in 1941 and spent four years as a prissoner of war in Austria.
Feel-good cook Melissa Hemsley is helping us celebrate VE Day with her root veg fritters recipe, inspired by the waste-not rationing mentality of World War Two.
Raffaello Moscardini, 95, joined the Royal Air Force as a wireless operator in 1943 and was sent to war in the Far East.
Lance Corporal Stanley William Topham, 4th Battalion Royal Norfolk Regiment, was held as a prisoner of war for three years after he was captured by the Japanese in Singapore during the Second World War.
Discover more about RBL's proud heritage and how a century of supporting the Armed Forces community has built a charity ready for the next 100 years.
The National Memorial Arboretum has been part of the Royal British Legion since 2003, but its history stretches back over 20 years.
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