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T H E R O YA L B R I T I S H
LEGION
SEPTEMBER 2016
SOMME 100
SPORT
REMEMBERS
FRANK FOUGHT
AT D-DAY
HIS LEGACY IS
OUR FREEDOM
Picture courtesy of The Northern Echo
YOUR LEGACY COULD
HELP THOSE FACING
NEW BATTLES
90-year-old D-Day veteran Frank Hughes fought for our freedom on the beaches
of Normandy. Gunner Mark Stonelake put his life on the line in Afghanistan,
losing a leg in an IED explosion.
Remember The Royal British Legion in your Will, and your legacy could be a
more hopeful future for both of them – and the whole Armed Forces community.
Even a small portion of your estate could help us give lifelong support, providing
everything from home adaptations for an injured veteran, to specialist dementia
care in one of our award-winning Legion Care Homes.
The Legion has helped Service men and women of all conflicts,
T H E R O YA L B R I T I S H LEGION SEPTEMBER 201
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MY LEGION Mark Hogan, Chairman
“AT OUR BEST, WE CAN BE A FORCE FOR GOOD” C
THE NEW DIRECTOR GENERAL I t was my grandfather w
Whenever possible, I travel to meet members
Forever loved For being your best friend. For mak
Issued to mark this year's historic 80th Annivers
NATIONAL MEMORIAL ARBORETUM THE NEW REMEMBRANCE C
As you can see, we’re still working on the finishi
NATIONAL MEMORIAL ARBORETUM STUART WOOD built f
NATIONAL MEMORIAL ARBORETUM provides an annual
does provide a platform to view the wider Arboret
NO STRUGGLE TO GET IN & OUT OF YOUR OLD BATH?
MY LEGION Margaret Batten, 78, Coventry born and
SPORT REMEMBERS As part of its Somme 100
SOMME CENTENARY FOOTBALL Captain Wilfred Percy
RUGBY FOOTBALL AND RUGBY union are two pillars o
SOMME CENTENARY ATHLETICS THE NATIONAL CAMPAIG
CRICKET Lieutenant Kenneth Lotherington Hutching
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MY LEGION Ray Holland is the Youth Officer for th
“MY NUMBER ONE PRIORITY IS TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU
to us until he or she has several forms gathered
JOURNEYS OF REMEMBRANCE BESPOKE TOURS WITH THE RO
YOUNG LEGION MEMBERS LOST TRAILS Searching for ol
This one certainly Not all stairlifts are the sa
LOST TRAILS BOB HOGWOOD R.A.F. BRIDGNO
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VETERANS REMEMBER “WHEN I LOOK AT MY MEDALS, THEY
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