BLESMA
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BLESMA, full title British Limbless Ex-Service Men's Association, is a charity for disabled Ex-Service Men and Women, their dependents and widows. It operates throughout the United Kingdom
and is a Registered Charity, Number 1084189.
The Association works to assist Service Men and Women who have lost a limb or limbs, or one or both eyes, or the use of limbs as a result of service in any branch of Her Majesty's Forces or Auxiliary Forces, and to provide help and support, where called upon to their dependents. The organisation can also offer help to service personnel who have lost limbs after leaving the service.
BLESMA provides assistance to thousands of disabled Ex-Service Men and Women of all ages, ranging from veterans of World War II
, through to those injured in present day conflicts and peace keeping missions.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and is a Registered Charity, Number 1084189.
The Association works to assist Service Men and Women who have lost a limb or limbs, or one or both eyes, or the use of limbs as a result of service in any branch of Her Majesty's Forces or Auxiliary Forces, and to provide help and support, where called upon to their dependents. The organisation can also offer help to service personnel who have lost limbs after leaving the service.
BLESMA provides assistance to thousands of disabled Ex-Service Men and Women of all ages, ranging from veterans of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, through to those injured in present day conflicts and peace keeping missions.