All at the RAF Benevolent Fund pay tribute to the service and life of Wing Commander John Bell MBE DFC LdH, who sadly passed away last night at the age of 100 – due to turn 101 on 25 March – at his home in Storrington, West Sussex.
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All at the RAF Benevolent Fund pay tribute to the service and life of Wing Commander John Bell MBE DFC LdH, who sadly passed away last night at the age of 100 – due to turn 101 on 25 March – at his home in Storrington, West Sussex.
Read moreWith 80 days to go until the 80th anniversary of D-Day, the Royal British Legion is calling on the public to commemorate the Normandy campaign; a major turning point in the Second World War that led to the eventual liberation of Western Europe.
Read moreThe RAF Benevolent Fund spoke to Sybil Piper, who served in the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) in the Second World War, about her service and how the Fund has helped her in recent years.
Read moreOn 10 February, members of the RAF Family completed a sponsored walk to honour the memory of Flight Sergeant Carrianne Franks and raise money for the Fund.
Read moreThe death at 97 of Orcheston resident Nicola Trahan MBE has saddened many people, but her life – WWII SOE courier, SSAFA Sister, and later a volunteer in Wiltshire for SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity – has astounded and fascinated many more.
Read moreMark Trainor, Falkland’s Royal Navy veteran, from Grimsby, Lincolnshire has always wanted to return to the Falkland Islands.
Read moreAs part of the ideas by The Veterans Charities (Cornwall) team to help win the bid for the Falmouth national Armed Forces Day event, we included the “living” memorial that is the Ribbon of Poppies™ .
Read moreOn 16 November former Essex Regiment and Glider Pilot Regiment veteran Captain Ron Johnson died at home aged 102.
Read moreNational Fishing Remembrance Day is a day for reflection and commemoration of all those who have lost their lives while working in fishing in the UK.
Read moreBlind Veterans UK, the national charity for vision-impaired ex-Service men and women, has taken part in Remembrance alongside the community in Rustington following its move to the town.
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