Veterans’ Foundation

Did you know that as many as five British veterans a week take their own lives? That shocking statistic is why the Veterans’ Foundation is today launching its biggest ever campaign - Operation Lifeline. Operation Lifeline aims to raise £6 million to provide critical therapy,…

Jim crossed enemy lines in 1945 with the Royal Marines. He’s 99 now, one of the few left to tell the story. 🇬🇧 ❤️ By playing the Veterans’ Lottery, you’re honouring the sacrifice of veterans like Jim and helping those still fighting their own battles today. 💷 You could win…

🚫💂‍♂️What if Soldiers Interrupted Your Workday? That’s the striking message behind the new MOD Respect the Range campaign, flipping the script to highlight how public interruptions are affecting vital military training. 📍 Photos show soldiers storming salons, gyms, and offices…

John Dennett, Royal Navy WW2 veteran, is turning 101. 🎂 ❤️ John served as a gunner aboard a landing craft on Sword Beach during the D-Day landings, part of the largest amphibious invasion in history. Happy birthday, John. Join us in celebrating a true hero! 🎉 Source:…

"Fairground sensation in the pit of my stomach was the first feeling I remember having" #Afghanistan #Veteranstories

🇨🇦 Canadian soldiers of the Queens Own Cameron Highlanders of Winnipeg, in the Hochwald Forest, Germany. They are opening a parcel in a bivvy tent covered dugout. 5th March 1945. 📸Source: Ww2colourised and D B Colour

Four generations of service in the family – and now a £75,000 win! 🇬🇧 👏 Read Ruth’s incredible Veterans’ Lottery story. ⬇️ veteransfoundation.org.uk/stories/news/j…

🇬🇧 Private Ron Major, was shot on landing at Sword Beach on D-Day. On his journey back to Gosport he enjoys a cup of tea on the train! 📸 Source: ww2colourised #warhistory #WW2

Please take a moment to remember Corporal Mark Palin, who was killed in action on 18 July 2011 while leading a patrol in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. He was guiding his team during an operation to clear a cache of IED components when he was fatally wounded by an explosive…

Join us in remembering Gordon Allen, a proud WW2 Royal Navy veteran and recipient of the Burma Star, who has died at the age of 99.🕯️ He served with distinction in the Allied campaign in the Far East, a chapter of history often called The Forgotten War. Tributes have poured in…

Thank you to all those who have served in the Royal Air Force, past and present.❤️🫡

WW2 engineer, John Tatham, has died aged 102. Serving in the Royal Armouries Ordnance Corps from 1942 to 1945, John supported the war effort as an electronics engineer and was awarded the 1939–1945 War Medal for his service. He was known for his love of music, football, and…

On this day in 2010, Corporal Matthew Stenton MC of the Royal Dragoon Guards was killed by small arms fire while bravely extracting a wounded ISAF comrade in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. He was just 23 years old. Matthew was posthumously awarded the Military Cross for his…

Justin Davis was on his first tour of Afghanistan in 2011 when he stood on – and detonated – an Improvised Explosive Device. The injuries he suffered were catastrophic. In a split second, he’d gone from being a fit and robust infantry soldier to a double amputee. His life would…

🪖🇬🇧 Leading Aircraftman Ernie Hulstone of the RAF Regiment washes his feet in a biscuit tin at B5/Le Fresne Camilly, Normandy, while his squadron keeps watch on their 40mm Bofors anti-aircraft gun. 1944 📷 Photo: IWM (CL 406) #WW2 #Normandy

HMS Hermes returns to massive celebrations following the Falklands Conflict on this day in 1982. During the war, Britain suffered 258 killed and 777 wounded. 🌺

🇬🇧 "You needed to be made of tough stuff to be able to be a Royal Marine, and that just charmed with me." #TobyGutteridge #RoyalMarines

✈️ The Flying Nightingales were nursing orderlies of the WAAF who flew on RAF transport planes to evacuate the wounded from the Normandy battlefields. 📸 image: © IWM CL 122 Colourised by Daniel Rarity 📰 Source: Colourised RAF Fighter & Bomber Command 1939-1945

🌺🕯️ On June 21, 1917, Rev. Cecil Schooling died of wounds sustained while leaving the safety of the rear to bring comfort to men on the front line near Dickebusch. He never reached his destination. Born in Wandsworth Common, London, in 1884, Cecil pursued education over ease,…

🇬🇧🎸From 15–17 July 2025, the Household Division Military Musical Spectacular lit up Horse Guards Parade with an unforgettable display of music and pageantry. Taking centre stage were the Massed Bands of the Household Division – featuring musicians from the Grenadier,…

💙 In Honour of Royal Navy Veteran Leevi Francis-Walmsley 💙 It is with great sadness we share the sudden passing of Leevi Francis-Walmsley, a proud Royal Navy veteran, who passed away last week in Preston. We now call upon our Armed Forces community to come together and help…