Friends of the Legion 
Please support them, they have certainly supported us
Meet the Team
President
Mr. Graham Macdonald
Tel 081 6180130
Chairman
Mr. Derek Brook
Tel 089 0340629
Secretary
Mr. Bert Elson
Tel 089 8072335
Poppy Appeal Organiser
Mr. Bob Myers
Tel 086 8306269
The Royal British Legion Thailand Branch - BR3588
Welcome to the Royal British Legion Thailand website, before becoming part of the Legion family we were called Pattaya Veterans and met in Tropical Bert's every Sunday. We still meet there and as you can see by all the military Bric a Brac this has become our home.
Unlike most UK branches we don't have a County to cover but a Country so it has been a relief for our welfare team by opening a Sub branch in Chiang Mai and we hope another in Korat soon.
Please feel free to join us any Sunday from 2pm at Tropical Bert's on 2nd r
oad, opposite the Bangkok bank. For any enquiries please phone me on 089 8072335.
Bert Elson, Secretary
Loy Krathong Festival 2009
Those of you who have been in Thailand during the Loy Krathong Festival will know it is one of the most colourful events in the Thai Calendar, Thais in their national costumes all heading for the beach as darkness falls to place their Krathongs (Floats made from banana leafs) into the sea and watch them float away. There are many stories as to the origin of this, to float away your troubles being one or in memory of your loved ones another. The festival is a calendar one depending on the cycle of the moon as to what day it is held, this year it fell within Remembrancetide and so we made our own Krathong from poppies and our Thai friends took it to the beach for us, it floated away, just as it should have done but for our own reasons "In memory of all, who gave all"
Our Krathong and a normal one
Family ready for the beach
My wife wades out, it was also her birthday!
Remembrance 2008 with H.R.H. Princess Alexandra.
Poppy Appeal 2008
Appeal Organisers Bob Myers and Buddy Ditchburn,
Remembrance 2008, please click on the picture for more
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We are situated on 2nd road Pattaya across from the Bangkok Bank and next to Soi 6/1.
Tel 038 361887
Mob 089 8072335
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