Royal British Legion Items

Badge of the Comrades of the Great War, c. 1920.

A handbook of the unveiling of the British Legion Memorial in Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll, Anglesey, 1932.

Order of service of the Llandudno Branch of the Royal British Legion, 1973.

The Royal British Legion is a charity concerned with the welfare of those who have served in the armed forces. It provides financial, social and emotional support.

The predecessor of the Royal British Legion was known as the Comrades of the Great War. They were founded in 1919, two years before the British Legion. However, in Menai Bridge, Anglesey at the time, there was a branch, not of the Comrades, but of a sister organisation - the Soldiers' and Sailors' Association.

Incorporated into the General Collection of Bangor Manuscripts

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The badge was presented by Mr W. H. Jones of Menai Bridge, Anglesey. It formerly belonged to Mr T. Hewitt of Menai Bridge.

Description compiled by Elen Wyn Hughes, December 2002.

A typescript catalogue is available at the Archives Department of the University of Wales Bangor. Reference numbers : General Collection of Bangor Manuscripts 25737, 26613, 31318

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