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Victory Over Blindness: the Story of the Blind Veterans of the First World War and the Man Who Inspired Them with Rob Baker

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Rob Baker is the archivist at Blind Veterans UK (formerly St Dunstan’s) where his responsibilities include safeguarding and adding to the historical material which the charity has accumulated over its 106-year history. This talk will focus on the remarkable blind man Sir Arthur Pearson who founded the charity in response to the injuries suffered...


Royal British Legion, First 100 Years - Derek Prior

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This talk, at the Hornchurch venue, looks at the Royal British Legion and will be presented by Branch Member and Secretary of the Billericay Branch of the RBL, Derek Prior.  This will tell the history of the Royal British Legion from WW1 to its centenary, its origins, and initial activities and how those have been modified to remain relevant to...