Lest we Forget: Remembrance & RBLI
There are lots of ways to get involved with RBLI this Remembrance period; buy merchandise in our online shop, join our Tommy Club, or challenge yourself while raising money to support veterans.
Get Involved
The Great Tommy SleepOut Remembrance
Over this Remembrance period, take part in this unique event and get a special edition Sleep Out patch and Engraved Tommy. This is limited to 1919 packs, which symbolises the year of the first Remembrance and the year RBLI was founded.
Walk 10,000 steps a day in November
This challenge is the perfect way to commemorate Remembrance 2024 and raise funds RBLI. We challenge you to take on 10,000 steps a day for 30 days.
We’ll even send you a FREE 10,000 Steps Challenge t-shirt just for signing up and opening a fundraising page!
Remembrance Shop
2024
By purchasing a product from our new Remembrance 2023 range, you are directly supporting veterans. In purchasing Tommy products, such as the Unknown Tommy or our Tommy pin badges, you will be helping us to provide meaningful employment to injured veterans in our factories with all funds raised going directly to RBLI’s mission of helping veterans.
WHAT IS REMEMBRANCE?
At 11:00 on the 11th of November, 1918, the Western Front fell silent after over four years of continued warfare, signaling an armistice to secure a peace agreement. The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month has subsequently gained special significance and has become synonymous with remembering those who lost their lives during WW1; a figure widely believed to be upwards of 12 million people.
This day is honoured around the globe, particularly in nations within the Commonwealth, and is commemorated in the UK with a national two minute silence and a series of public events to remember those lost in WW1 and other conflicts.
Why support RBLI FOR REMEMBRANCE?
Royal British Legion Industries provides support to more than 11,000 people every year. Through employment, welfare and accommodation support, RBLI gives disadvantaged military veterans the tools to change their lives.
We run a 75-acre village, based in Kent, which provides a home to more than 300 veterans and their families with further support being provided for veterans nationwide.
This Remembrance period, your role is more vital than ever in supporting our community of heroes.
Why support RBLI FOR REMEMBRANCE?
Royal British Legion Industries provides support to more than 11,000 people every year. Through employment, welfare and accommodation support, RBLI gives disadvantaged military veterans the tools to change their lives.
We run a 75-acre village, based in Kent, which provides a home to more than 300 veterans and their families with further support being provided for veterans nationwide.
This Remembrance period, your role is more vital than ever in supporting our community of heroes.
Who is tommy?
The origin of the term Tommy is widely disputed, the most common interpretation is that the term comes from Tommy Atkins, which is slang for a common soldier in the British Army. It is known to have been used as early as 1743, however the term Tommy was chosen as a generic name by the war office in 1815. Legend has it that in WW1 German soldiers would call out “Tommy” across no man’s land if they wanted to speak to a British soldier.
Established in 1919, Royal British Legion Industries (RBLI) helped and supported many wounded, injured and sick ex-Forces personnel returning from war and continued ever since, expanding its range of services through the funds it raises through charitable donations.
Become a Tommy Club Champion
The Tommy Club is an exciting way for you to support our Armed Forces veterans. There has never been a more important time for us to commit our support to the veterans of today and make certain that we can be here for them for decades to come.
Donate
Give to RBLI this autumn and ensure help is available to those veterans who desperately need it.
In recent times, the need from veterans for our support has increased dramatically. For every 1 veteran we can currently help, there are at least 3 more in immediate need of our assistance. With your support, we could reach them.
Every gift, no matter how small, will make a difference. Now more than ever, our veterans need you.
Where your help goes
RBLI has a number of divisions all supporting veterans in different areas of their lives, no matter their circumstances or history; from residential support, which includes emergency veteran accommodation through to specialist dementia care, to employment support and opportunities for those who have left the Armed Forces and are struggling to adjust to civvy street.
These divisions, along with your valued support, mean we can help veterans for another 100 years.
Partner WIth Us
Our partners have helped us to deliver incredible projects from new homes for homeless veterans, to employment programmes and mental health support, all which have changed the lives of some of the UK’s most vulnerable veterans. Whether you’re looking to demonstrate your company’s support of the Armed Forces, engage employees and customers in a unique way or strengthen brand awareness and purpose though our much loved and iconic Tommy, we’ll work with you to ensure your partnership with us achieves value and impact.
