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JUNE 2015
GETTING YOUNG PEOPLE INTO THE LEGION
“I got involved
with The Royal
British Legion
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How local Branches
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Contents June 2015 39 MOSTYN BEN HARRISON, DAVID
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WELCOME “Thank you for making Conference so sp
Issued to mark seventy yea
Letters An emotional reunion, lives dedicated to
LETTERS Service number is 14803083. At the tim
To mark the 75th Anniversary we present BATTLE O
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