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Worldwide community

RBL overseas branches help connect Armed Forces communities across the world and help us remember those who have served and sacrificed together as one.

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Michael Bell knuckle tattoos

Badges of Belonging

Being part of the military is more than just a job. When joining a unit, they become part of a larger family with its own history and traditions.

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Dani Cummings on board HMS St Albans

Dani Cummings

Danielle Cummings has overcome many challenges since joining the Royal Navy after leaving school, with deployments from Afghanistan to Bahrain.

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Matt Tomlinson at National Memorial Arboretum

Matt Tomlinson

Dedicated to those who lost their lives while under his command, Matt’s tattoo on his back depicts the silhouette of a bugler from the Royal Marines.

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Paper poppy (with leaf) lapel pin

What is Remembrance?

Remembrance honours the service and sacrifice of our Armed Forces, veterans, and their families. They protect our way of life.

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Poppy Wreath at Lydiard Park Fields of Remembrance

Fields of Remembrance

The Tributes planted in our Fields of Remembrance each carry a personal message to someone who lost their life in Service for our country.

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A Sikh and a West African soldier at a Command Post, Burma

Commonwealth contribution

Commonwealth forces outnumbered British forces in the Far East, and they were essential in bringing the war against Japan to an end.

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The return of 7th Battalion, The King's African Rifles, to Nairobi from Burma, 1946

Building new lives in Africa

As African men from the Fourteenth Army returned home in 1945, they found the war had brought subtle and profound change to the continent.

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General Archibald Percival Wavell inspects a trench mortar section of a Dogra regiment during his visit to Singapore

Forgotten Commonwealth veterans

Despite the vital role of Commonwealth forces in WW2, many of the contributions of the men and women from those nations remains unknown or ignored.

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John Green with his grandson Edward

Grandfather and Grandson march together at Great Pilgrimage 90

John Green was among over 1,000 RBL members to visit WW1 battlefields to mark the 90th anniversary of the Great Pilgrimage in 2018.

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Legion Poppy Field at NMA

In Flanders Field

John McCrae wrote the poem 'In Flanders Fields' which inspired the use of the poppy as a symbol of Remembrance.

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Volunteer at National Memorial Arboretum

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.

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Menin Gate

Flanders Field of Poppies

As a result of Covid-19, we took the difficult decision not to go ahead with the 2020 Flanders Field of Poppies at the Menin Gate in Belgium.

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Poppies in a field

Remembrance

Remembrance honours those who serve to defend our democratic freedoms. We unite to remember the service and sacrifice of the Armed Forces community from Britain and the Commonwealth.

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Westminster Abbey Field of Remembrance

The Westminster Abbey Field of Remembrance, managed by Poppy Factory, commemorate those who have lost their lives in the Armed Forces.

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Lieutenant-General Sir William Slim awarding the Military Medal to Sergeant Jilalo Gafo, 11th East African Division

Remembering the forgotten

The war in the Far East has never been seen to hold the same importance as the war in Europe, with many who fought in the Far East considering themselves forgotten.

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