2022
14th June - Laying Falkland's wreath
May
Visit by SVC students to To Touchpoint
Joint project with Soham Village College - Move the wreaths from the Memorial and place on the war graves
Touchpoint visit to American Cemetery
March
Touchpoint visit to NMA
2021
14th November
15th May
2020
2019
10th November
Wreaths which had been place on the Memorial in Red Lion Square, Soham on 11th November 2018, were removed 0n 27th April. Rather than throwing them away, each year they are placed on the war graves in Soham cemetery. The following morning members of the Soham Branch Royal British Legion placed the wreaths on the graves where they will remain until being replaced next year.
We will remember them
November 2018
October 2018
Poppy Launch
27th October
New Standard
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Soham Armed Forces Day 24th June photos
Tony Chouler ratpack and swing vocalist
Branch stand at Soham Carnival 28th May 2018
May 2018 Poppies from the memorial are place on the war graves in Soahm cemetery 
The funeral of Reg Brown President of the Soham Branch was held on 27th February 2018
Morwenna Woodbridge went to the Regional Standard Bearers competition on 25th February and she came home with the East Midlands youth standard bearer’s winners certificate
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Remembrance Sunday presentation 2017
A memorial plaque for the fallen was presented to Soham RBL Chairman Mr Glenn Woodbridge by Chief Master SGT Phillip Alpeter, Staff SGT Douglas Pennell and Technical SGT Carl Countryman of the United States Air force.
The plaque will be erected in the cemetery at a future date. Mr Woodbridge thanked them for all their hard work in creating it to such a high standard.
Two minutes silence was observed at 11am on 11th November 2017 at Soham memorial.
This year our president Mr Ron Palmer has unfortunately resigned due to family commitments. He has been a Branch member for 31 years and has served in various positions on the committee for 21 of those years and will be greatly missed. We give him our heartfelt thanks and wish him well.
Branch member Len Langdon died this year and his family have kindly donated his mobility scooter for the use of other branch members. Former committee member Tony Pollard has also passed away.
Success for our junior Standard Bearer Morwenna Woodbridge who won the Lee Cup for Youth Standard Bearer and also came 5th in the National Competition. She was also presented a ‘Pride of Soham’ award by the Soham Town Council in October.
12th July 2016
An Australian pilot who died in 1946 shortly before he was due to marry his British bride has been honoured in a ceremony after his family tracked down his grave to Soham.
Officers from the local Royal British Legion paid their last respects by putting a cross to mark the grave of flying officer Frederick Stephens, who was in the Royal Australian Air Force in WW2 and flew Lancaster Bombers from Waterbeach with the 514 squadron including 44 missions over Germany.
Frederick died a year after the war ended in a tragic accident while piloting an airline that killed him and six others during a foggy flight from Port Ellen to Renfrew in Scotland.
His family thought he had been buried in Cambridge War Cemetery but following some digging in press reports and a letter to the Ely Standard they discovered his body was laid to rest in Soham graveyard.
Glen Woodbridge, chairman of Soham Royal British legion, said: “The family contacted us and the Royal British Legion Soham Branch was very pleased to help the family in placing the cross on Frederick’s Grave until they can sort out their own memorial.
“We had 23 people attend his service. A family member said Frederick was honoured in a way they hoped he would be.”
During his tour of duty Frederick met a war widow, Eunice Whittaker with a small son called Anthony, they fell in love and got engaged. After the War Frederick was discharged from the RAAF and returned to Australia for a short time while Eunice and Anthony tried to join him but for some reason they were not allowed to emigrate.
Frederick returned to England until the problem with her permit could be resolved and they lived in Cambridgeshire.
On September 17, 1946, Frederick began work with Scottish Airways and eight days later on September 25 they moved to Paisley in Scotland.
Just two days after their move, on September 27, Frederick was flying a Dragon Rapide from Port Ellen to Renfrew.
It was a foggy day and there was some kind of radio communication error and the plane crashed into Craigton Hill near Milngavie in Scotland.
Frederick and six others on board were killed.
The accident happened shortly before he and Eunice were due to marry.
Eunice had Frederick’s body taken back to Soham for burial. The grave was bought by his mother but through some miscommunication the family thought Frederick was buried in the Cambridge War Cemetery.
Later, the family tried to find Frederick’s grave and was shocked to find he wasn’t there so the search began to locate him and after y uncovering some police reports, they found he was in Soham cemetery.
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Somme 100 whistle blowing and laying of a special Somme wreath at 7.30am on 01/07/2016 at the memorial in Soham
Soham remembers the Somme and unveiling of the plaque at 14.00 on 02/07/2016 at the Recreation Ground Soham
25th June 2016
26 September 2015
Pumpkin RBL stand
25th August 2015 Major sponsorship from Soham CO-OP
Daren Fulcher Co-Op with Colin Elsden
Soham Branch 70th Anniversary of VJ Day Celebrations: Saturday 15th August 2015
The events started at the town’s War Memorial at 1pm, where a presentation of 3 large planters placed around the base of the Memorial was made. These planters were made and presented by members of the USAF’s 100th Logistics Readiness Sqd. RAF Mildenhall, to mark the 70th anniversary of VJ Day. (picture shows Major Neris presenting the planters to Mr. Geoffrey Fisher, chair of Soham TC and Mr. Ronald Palmer WW2 veteran and Branch president)
Events then moved to the Pavilion on the Recreation Ground where the Branch held a mini bazaar with stalls, including Books, Cake, Vegetables and others. Visitors enjoyed tea, sandwiches and cakes, provided by the Soham Coop.
Fun and games were provided by Soham Guides & Scouts with old tabletop games and other groups taking part included the Soham & Heritage Group, The Tommies Living History group, exhibiting equipment and uniforms from the time.
The event finished at 4.30pm.
29 May 2015
Mike Donoghue giving a talk about RBL to Soham over 60's
John and Mike at Soham Carnival 25 May 2015
Mike and Colin
Colin at ASDA Soham receiving a cheque for £50 from Peter 3rd May 2015
John LInkin painting the chain
