Coronation of King Charles III

The Royal British Legion Swiss Branch is honoured to announce the Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla on Saturday 6 May 2023. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for some. The military community in Switzerland and membership would like to wish Their Majesties a splendid day on this auspicious occasion.

2023 - National Service remembered

Remembering National Service

2023 marks sixty years since the end of compulsory National Service in the UK.

The Royal British Legion will hold a special event on Tuesday 16 May at the National Memorial Arboretum to mark the service and sacrifice of this generation, open to veterans, bereaved families and descendants.

Death of our Sovereign and Patron, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

Death of our Sovereign and Patron, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 

Funeral will be held in London and televised on Monday 19th September 2022

Dear all,

Melting Alpine glacier reveals hidden WW1 tunnels and bunker

Melting Alpine glacier reveals hidden WW1 tunnels and bunker

Events

Social Events 2023

RBL Swiss Branch AGM & Dinner - Wednesday 22nd November 2023 - AGM 2023 at 1815hrs will be followed by a dinner with guest speaker at 1900hrs. The guest speaker is: Major-General (retd) Chip Chapman CB. Topic: "Where there's a will there's a way - the psychology of war." Location: Warwick Hotel, Geneva.

100th Anniversary of Royal British Legion

RBL 100th Anniversary

For 100 years the Royal British Legion has been helping serving and ex-serving personnel and their families. From those who served in the First World War to the men and women of our Armed Forces today, we believe no-one should suffer for having served others. Today, we stand ready to support the next generation when they need us. 

Reading of a letter from HM Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother

Video link:

Actress Oliva Colman reads a touching letter written by HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, to her mother-in-law dated, September 1940, during The Blitz of World War II:

https://youtu.be/5jHTOInw6KQ

Finding Poppies

Poppy Appeal - here are the locations of our corporate supporters, where one can buy Poppies:

 

Berne

British Embassy

St Ursula’s Church

Stauffacher Book Shop – English book department

International School

British School of Berne

 

Geneva

Ecole Internationale de Genève - Campus des Nations; Chêne Bougeries, and La Châtaigneraie, Founex

Collège du Léman, Versoix

Geneva English School (GES) – Genthod

British School of Geneva

Ordinary people doing extraodinary things

Article by Reverend Laurence Twaddle

My grandfather, Thomas Summerhill, won the Military Medal in the First World War.
Awarded for bravery in the field…
Amazing enough in itself.
Just an ordinary lad…who had no plans to be a hero!

But what is more amazing is that he never spoke much about his experiences.
What it was like in the Trenches,
the danger – the sheer unspeakable awfulness of it.

Nor did he ever speak about what it was he did to win the bravery award.
None of us knows.
He was a very humble hero.

Swiss Branch Membership

It is time to renew your Swiss Branch Membership

There are two options:

1. subscribe or renew directly on the main RBL headquarters website : click here (Please remember to select the Swiss Branch, otherwise we will be unable to reconcile your membership locally)

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