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Legion are calling on people to come and support this year’s Remembrance Day parade in the High Street on 13th November
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and Well Hall’s Royal British
This year, The Royal British Legion is celebrating its 90th Anniversary. The Eltham and Well Hall Branch was one of the very fi rst to be formed in 1921.
Eltham resident Jim Turkington, who has been a member of the Royal British Legion for 35 years said: “My family served with the Skins, the Irish Regiment, but unfortunately I do not have an eardrum and couldn’t join but I can’t do enough for the servicemen and women because they have done so much for us.”
Over a hundred people are expected to take part in the parade which will include the Royal Legion members, ex-service men and women, contingents from the air and sea cadets, and representatives from the local scouts and Brownies. This year, it’s also hoped that joining
Volunteers have been out and about in Eltham selling poppies since the end of October. One of them is the Branch Secretary Sylvia Waitimas.
“People are
very generous but I fi nd it lovely that so many children want to buy the poppies and wear them.
Photo in Mottingham by Ray Andrews
The 68 year old, who will be playing the pipes on the day with the Glenduart Pipes and Drums Band, urged people to come.
“We’ve all worked very hard to make this the biggest parade yet and I would urge any ex-service men and women to come and join us too. The day is one way to show support for a charity that looks after service men and women and their families all year round and a chance to remember those who have given their lives for us”
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them will be serving personnel from the 2nd Battalion Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment based in Woolwich. One of those joining the parade will be Chelsea Pensioner, Neil Randells. The 85 year old says it will be an emotional day “I became a Chelsea Pensioner in April. I was in the Paratroop Regiment and for a short time served in Burma. I always fi nd the Remembrance Day personally very
as I remember my
friends and
colleagues who served alongside me.”
“I think it’s important not just to raise money but awareness of the good work the Royal British Legion does, because this isn’t just about remembering the dead but also helping those service men and women who come back home from battle with injuries.
“My father was one of them. He served with Royal West Kent Regiment in World War One and lost both his legs at the battle of Passchendaele. He lived to a fi ne old age but he never talked about what he had been through.”
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The Royal British Legion Remembrance Parade will take place on Sunday 13th November and will form at the Conservative Club at the top of the high street at 10.20am and March to the War Memorial outside St John the Baptist Church where the salute and wreath laying will take place. A service in St John’s will follow
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