The Royal British Legion is looking for VE and VJ Day veterans
A special programme of events marking VE 75 will take place over the Early May Bank Holiday 2020 in Central London and has been designed to be of particular interest to all from the Second World War generation who served at home and overseas across the European theatre.
The Royal British Legion plan to host 750 veterans from across the UK, each accompanied by a nominated companion, to attend the VE 75 events programme in Central London over the period 8-9 May 2020. There will be a fully funded plan for transport, meals and accommodation; veterans will travel to London courtesy of the National Rail Group on Thursday 7 May 2020 and returning home on Sunday 10 May 2020.
Later in the year we will mark VJ75 and the Legion is pleased to announce that in partnership with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) and Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services League (RCEL) we will be funding the travel and accommodation costs for a series of tours for veterans of the Asia-Pacific campaign, to key commemorative, and CWGC sites, across South and South East Asia. As part of this package, travel and accommodation will also be provided for a nominated companion to accompany each veteran, and a comprehensive Legion care support package will be in place throughout the event programme to support veterans.
For those veterans who want to be part of activities in the UK, the Legion and the National Memorial Arboretum (NMA) will be running a three day series of activities from the 14-16 August, which will include a national service of Remembrance. Travel and accommodation will be provided by the Legion for all veterans who wish to attend - the same qualifying criteria applies for veterans wishing to go an overseas tour or requiring travel and accommodation for the three days of activities at the NMA.
More details about eligibility and how to apply are available on the RBL website here:
https://www.britishlegion.org.uk/get-involved/remembrance/remembrance-events/ve-day-75
https://www.britishlegion.org.uk/get-involved/remembrance/remembrance-events/vj-day-75