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T H E R O YA L B R I T I S H
LEGION
APRIL 2019
VOLUNTEER
MEMBERS
MAKING THE
DIFFERENCE
YOUR INVITATION TO
USE THE ROYAL BRITISH
LEGION’S FREE WILL
WRITING SERVICE
Protect your family’s future for FREE.
Keeping an up-to-date Will is the only way to take
care of your family if you’re no longer there. It is
The Royal British Legion’s pleasure to help members
of the Service community do this by offering you
a FREE Will Writing service.
You do not have to include the Legion in your Will to
use this service but if you do decide to leave a legacy
to the Legion you’ll be playing a crucial role in protecting
those in need within the Armed Forces community.
Even a small portion of your Estate could help us provide
everything from home adaptations for an injured veteran
like Mark Stonelake to specialist dementia care in one
T H E R O YA L B R I T I S H LEGION APRIL 2019
YOUR INVITATION TO USE THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION’S
“IT HAS BEEN A PRIVILEGE TO SERVE YOU” T his May,
Feel like you've had a roper reak Just a few
NEWS
ON THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NORMANDY LANDINGS
NEWS BRANCH NEWS A GIFT TO REMEMBER When veter
UPHOLDING THE STANDARD AT T H E W O M E N ’ S S E
NEWS
NEWS NEW LEGION WEBSITE IS ON ITS WAY The Roya
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NEWS SPECIAL You’ll be able to listen to
£1,000,000 must be spent before 31st July BUYING
NEWS SPECIAL ANDREA MAGILL Cooksto
No painting or repairs for 25 years? It must be a
REMEMBRANCE Alford & District branch member Alan
A landmark tribute to our glorio
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NO STRUGGLE TO GET IN & OUT WORRIES
MY LEGION Ray Woolley is a member of the Legion’s
Unique Healthy Meals Service Makes Freezer And Fr
THE HEART OF THE LEGION “EVERYONE WHO JOINS
THE HEART OF THE LEGION of the thousands of me
ES IMAG Y GETT EN, COH THEO : APHY OGR PHOT memb
75th Anniversary Limited Edition Commemorative
ople The Legion wants young ptehey can to underst
PHOTOGRAPHY: GETTY IMAGES A major
COMMUNITY SUPPORT MAKING THE LINK The Royal Briti
“IT TAKES TIME FOR SOMEONE TO BUILD U
thin the community,” he ys. “Community support o
MAKING THE DIFFERENCE Thousands of members vol
MEMBERS WHO VOLUNTEER EVE WHITE HORSHAM BRANCH CO
I spent 10 years in the Army, starting in the Roy
MEMBERS WHO VOLUNTEER I live near to Somerset Leg
MEMBERS WHO VOLUNTEER PATRICK LANIGAN HAYFIE
Personalised Tie PERSONALISED CLIP-ON TIES AVAILA
FREE HEARING AIDS FOR VETERANS Rated `Excellent
MEMBERS WHO VOLUNTEER ALAN BEATTIE TRURO BRANCH H
10% off* Revitalising holidays for disabled
TIME TO HELP Volunteers are needed all around the
REMEMBERING NORMANDY As the 75th anniversary of t
Ernest Salter Radar operator HMS Boston, 9th Mi
D-DAY 75 Joseph Randall Corporal 5022 Squadron Ro
Did you serve in the
AND THE SURVEY SAYS In October, the L
What was the main reason you became a member of T
Experts in Travel Insurance for pre-existing medi
MY LEGION Michael March is Vice President of the
PHOTOGRAPHY: © BEN MOSTYN BADGE OF HONOUR PERSON
VETERANS REMEMBER I was born into a large Anglo-I
When Kate was invited to Bentley Priory she me
Special exhibition 6 April – 24 November 2019 Boo
PHOTOGRAPHY: © SCOTT WISHART BADGE OF HONOUR PER
VETERANS REMEMBER I was born in 1923 in Croydon,
VETERANS REMEMBER WISHART SCOTT © PHOTOGRAPHY:
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REUNIONS Check our listings to find out if old fr
REUNIONS McKenzie at exbysra.tm@
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YOUNG LEGION MEMBERS LOST TRAILS Searching for ol
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LETTERS Lost and found cutlery, a mysteriou
LETTERS Patrick Dalton, whose medals were rec
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