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This month we mark the 75th Anniversary of VJ Day where we will be paying tribute to the service and sacrifice of the entire Second World War generation including British, Allied and Commonwealth forces, without whom the victory in Japan would not have been possible. We will be recognising the Read more…
Mary Moreland, our Chair, has welcomed the decision to elect the association onto the Executive Committee of COBSEO. Mary said….”We are delighted to have been elected onto the COBSEO Executive, the War Widows’ Association is nationally recognised as the United Kingdom’s leading representative organisation for widows/ers of Armed Forces personnel Read more…
Today we said a sad farewell to the forces sweetheart, Dame Vera Lynn who dedicated her life to supporting the Armed Forces community. Her performances around the world helped sustain the fortitude of the deployed personnel and her radio shows brought home just a little closer. We remember her with Read more…
Covid 19 has brought about a different ‘virtual’ participation for Armed Forces Day 2020. Thank you to the Red Arrows for making this so special.
The AGM scheduled to take place in Belfast in August 2020 has now been due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. We apologise for this inconvenience but now look forward to seeing you in Windsor April 2021.
The War Widows Association and the single service widow associations commemorate remember their loved ones at the cenotaph.
Opening of the Field of Remembrance 7th November 2019 War Widows Quilt Unveiling 8th November 2019 Saturday service of Remembrance and lunch 9th November 2019 Royal British Legion National Service of Remembrance 10th November 2019
War Widows Quilt unveiling and War Widows Stories 8th November 2019 The Queens House Greenwich SE109NF
