BFBS Launches Digital Map Of Conflicts To Mark Remembrance Day
This Remembrance Day most of us will not be able to attend Remembrance services due to the restrictions in place for the coronavirus pandemic – but we can still pay our respects in our own private way. On Sunday BFBS launched a virtual Remembrance, which includes a...
Remembering The 100th Anniversary Of The Unknown Warrior
This year, on 11 November, marks the 100th anniversary of the Unknown Warrior – an unidentified body chosen to represent all the soldiers, airmen and sailors who were lost in the First World War. Brigadier General Louis John Wyatt was the General Officer in...
Indoor Memorial At Broughton House For Lockdown Remembrance Ceremony
Residents of Broughton House Veteran Care Village in Salford will lay wreaths at a specially-erected indoor memorial as they mark Remembrance Sunday under lockdown. The temporary memorial has been put up in the function room of the newly-built Stoller Wing. The...
Armed Forces Personnel Support London Poppy Day
Image of General Sir Nick Carter talking to a RAF Corporal at Waterloo Station today (29/10/2020), for the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal. Service Personnel have stepped forward to support the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal by collecting...
Defence Secretary Encourages Troops To Support Poppy Appeal On Visit To The Poppy Factory
Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace has urged members of the Armed Forces to support The Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal despite changes to the National Service of Remembrance. The open letter to the Armed Forces, signed by the Defence Secretary, recognises...
