Royal British Legion Malta GC Branch

The Royal British Legion is the UK's leading Armed Forces charity and one of its largest membership organisations. Members get together through the network of branches and clubs all over the country and overseas to participate in social, fundraising and welfare activities.

Membership is open to everyone. If you have an interest in the objectives of the Legion and want to help and support for those who have served and their families, come and join us. We welcome men and women of all ages, whether they have served in the Armed Forces or not.

 Legion membership ensures that

• Remembrance is kept alive and that the sacrifices our brave Service men and women have made are never forgotten.
• The ex-Service community have a voice and that their concerns are brought to the public eye.

Becoming a member also provides the opportunity to get involved in a wide range of activities and events held locally, regionally and nationally throughout the year.

Use the link below to join online now.

If you wish to contact us or to report any inaccuracies or omissions on this site, please email Peter Gauci  rblmalta@gmail.com

About The Royal British Legion

We provide financial, social and emotional care and support to all members of the British Armed Forces - past and present and their families. The Legion is also the national Custodian of Remembrance and safeguards the Military Covenant between the nation and its Armed Forces and is best known for the annual Poppy Appeal and its emblem the red poppy.

Founded in 1921, the Legion is not just about those who fought in the World Wars of the last century, but also about those involved in the many conflicts since 1945 and those still fighting for the freedom we enjoy today. 

Visit www.britishlegion.org.uk for details of our national initiatives.

About The Royal British Legion Malta GC Branch

Records show that the first branch of the Royal Legion in Malta was formed over a 100 years ago, on the 22nd February 1922. A certain Capt. Thomas S. Chalmers, formerly of the Lancashire Fusiliers, being appointed as the first chairman on the 4th January of the same year. Little is known about his origins, apart from the fact that he was invalided out in 1919 on account of a chronic illness. On his arrival in Malta he married into a local family and had three children. Sadly Capt. Chalmers succumbed to his condition in 1925 and was buried with full military honours in Ta’ Braxia Cemetery.

His ancestors can still be traced on the island till this very day. Apart from a brief break in the early 1900s, the Royal British Legion (then known as the British Empire League) has kept a presence on the island when on the 22nd January 1950, the present branch of the Royal British Legion of Malta was inaugurated and is still going strong. The branch has never looked back. With the vast reductions in ex-servicemen, our membership has dwindled from 3000 at it’s peak to around 200 at the present times. Our efforts at collecting funds from the annual Poppy Appeal Campaign continue with vigour and determination. The Legion is recognised as being the official body of the Custodians of Remembrance.

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