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1:48 PM May 24, 2021
A wreath was laid at Great Dunmow War Memorial to commemorate 100 years of the Royal British Legion for May 2021 and 100 years of Dunmow & District branch for June 2021
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Dunmow & District Royal British Legion celebrate their 100 year anniversary on June 29, having been formed only six weeks after the Legion was founded.
As part of centenary celebrations, residents are invited to view and contribute to a branch history display in Dunmow Library during the month of June, and to join a virtual challenge.
You may have stories or memories of Legion related events in the Dunmow area, or have family members that are remembered on one of the memorials or came home and had a tale to tell. Email dunmow.poppies@gmail.com
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A Thornbury veteran who served in the Korean War has been celebrated on the 70th anniversary of a famous battle. The Battle of the Imjin River took place from April 22-25, 1951. It was during this conflict that the Gloucestershire Regiment earned their honorific The Glorious Gloucesters for their brave stand whilst vastly outnumbered by Chinese forces. Colonel (Retired) Harold Griffiths, 93, is the only member of the Thornbury branch of the Royal British Legion (RBL) to have served in the Korean War. After studying medicine at university Harold was then liable for National Service and was posted to the 11th Field Transfusion Team in the Commonwealth General Hospital in Kure, Japan, supporting the last big action in the sector - the Battle of the Hook involving the Duke of Wellington’s Regiment, the Black Watch and the Royal Fusiliers.