| NGO | Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services League (RCEL) |
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| Address | Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services League,
48 Pall Mall,
London, SW1Y 5JG |
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| Telephone | 020 79737263 |
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| Website | www.commonwealthveterans.org.uk |
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| Background Information | The Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services League (RCEL) is a charity (no. 231322) with the goal of assisting the needy amongst ex-service men and women who have fought for the British Crown. Founded by Field Marshal Earl Haig and General Smuts, and initially formed from organisations from the Old Dominion countries of the British Commonwealth, the League now distributes funds through fifty-seven member organisations, ex-service bodies from across the Commonwealth. Source: www.commonwealthveterans.org.uk |
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| Year Created | 1921 |
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| Other Names / Antecedent Bodies | British Commonwealth Ex-Services League |
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| Related Organisations | Royal British Legion; Royal British Legion Scotland; Earl Haig Fund Scotland |
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| Keywords | Older people; Social care; War, conflict and pacifism. |
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| Last Edited By | JRM at 22/08/2007 15:26:24 |
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