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Alan was inspired to get involved with the Poppy Appeal when his family received support from the Legion after he was paralysed.
On Armistice Day we invite the nation to pause for just two minutes and pay your respects to our Armed Forces community, past and present.
Service means defending not only our own nation – but helping others to defend theirs when natural disaster strikes.
The Royal British Legion has launched a new initiative to help provide extra support to the Armed Forces community at annual festive get togethers.
20 years since the lifting of the LGBT military ban, veteran Kate Green talks about her experience serving in the Army before the ban was lifted.
Leaving the Armed Forces can throw up lots of challenges. That's why we provide a range of support to help people make a smooth transition to civvy street.
When Leon Parker left the Army, he struggled to adapt to civilian life and ended up homeless living in the woods in a tent with his dog Misty.
At the end of WW2 millions were homeless, transport links had been destroyed, and many nations’ industry were in ruins.
The end of WW2 didn’t result in the immediate end of service for millions of British and Commonwealth troops.
When Army medic Hayley's patrol was hit by an IED in Afghanistan in 2012, she ran to the aid of others despite being injured herself.
People, families, communities, and nations all went through massive social changes as a result of WW2.
WW2 veterans on how coronavirus is affecting their lives, and their experiences of coping in the face of adversity.
Discover how Bergen-Belsen became an infamous Nazi concentration camp in WW2 and what happened when it was liberated in 1945.
8 May 1945 – Victory in Europe Day (VE DAY) – is a day etched in the memory of everyone who witnessed it. After nearly six years of war Germany officially surrendered on 7 May 1945 and the conflict was finally over.
When the Covid-19 outbreak forced Lee Owen - Head of Activities at one of our care homes - and his 6 year-old son Noah into self-isolation they had to find a way to stay connected to the care home residents they entertained.
Veteran Lawrence Philips found himself struggling to adapt to civilian life and at the mercy of a payday loan company when COVID-19 meant he couldn’t work.
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.jpg?sfvrsn=a011a3c8_2&method=CropCropArguments&width=452&height=452 "French, Belgian and Dutch camp inmates prepare to leave Bergen-Belsen concentration camp © IWM (BU 4695)")
.jpg?sfvrsn=f29cb141_6&method=CropCropArguments&width=452&height=452 "Civilians and service personnel in London celebrate the news of Allied Victory over Japan in August 1945 © IWM (D 25636)")
