The Founder's Day Parade is marked every year at Royal Hospital Chelsea which serves as a retirement and nursing home for several hundred British Army veterans: Getty
The Founder's Day Parade is marked every year at Royal Hospital Chelsea which serves as a retirement and nursing home for several hundred British Army veterans: Getty

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Census 2021: One-third of UK armed forces veterans are more than 80 years old

Former service members likely to be older than rest of the population due to national conscription in 1940s and 1950s

Neil Murphy
Neil Murphy

February 03, 2023