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Royal British Legion
Lyon Liberation Branch BR 3477 Information |
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Royal British Legion
Lyon Liberation Branch BR 3477 Information |
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The Lyon Branch was founded in September 1994 on the 50th Anniversary of the official liberation of the city.
The Honorary Vice President, Anthony Brooks DSO MC, who led the Special Operations Executive PIMENTO circuit from the city organised the first Anglo-American action in the city centre, the day before the French army entered.The Branch covers both the Rhone-Alpes and Bourgogne Regions with activities and members from North of Dijon to Valence in the South and from the edge of the Auvergne to the Swiss border.
It works closely with the R.A.F.A in Lyon and with the Swiss Branch of the Royal British Legion, in Geneva.
Regular activities of the Lyon Branch include ceremonies at the two major Commonwealth War Graves sites in Lyon, participation in ceremonies on Resistance Day, the Liberation of Lyon parade and ceremonies on 11th November. Additionally, the branch is involved in events at the Special Air Service Brigade memorial and various ceremonies related to special forces actions in World War II. The branch also runs a scheme for annual visits by members to isolated Commonwealth war graves, mainly of airmen, to place a poppy cross.
Social events are held during the year in Lyon and in countryside locations throughout the area.
RBL Lyon Liberation Branch
Maison du Combattant de la Libération
7, rue St. Polycarpe
69001 LYONContact: H. Keith Gordon, Secretary
Le Petit St.Bernard,
15, rue Dr. Albéric-Pont,
69005 Lyon
Tél. 04 72 57 91 74email: hkgordon37@aol.com