Often simply referred to as The Legion, The Royal British Legion is a charitable British organization that was created to provide not just financial support but also social and emotional assistance to the dependents, veterans, and members of the British Armed Forces. 

The merger of four organizations: the National Federation of Discharged and Demobilized Sailors and Soldiers, the Comrades of the Great War, the National Association of Discharged Sailors and Soldiers and the Officers’ Associat...