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Appeal on behalf of the Soldiers', Sailors' and Airmen's Families Association, by Richard Attenborough
Contributions will be gratefully acknowledged and should be addressed to [address removed]

The Soldiers', Sailors' and Airmen's Families Association, founded in 1885, has 15,000 voluntary workers, and 1,500 branches throughout the United Kingdom and in many other countries overseas. Its object is to be of use to the families of serving and ex-Service men and women by giving advice on all personal problems; helping to solve family troubles at home for men serving overseas; granting temporary financial help for those in misfortune, whose needs are not met by the State; investigating cases and administering grants for other Service and Regimental Funds; providing an emergency home for children when mothers are ill; supplying clothing when it is really needed; and administering a nursing service for Forces' families in overseas Commands.

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Richard Attenborough

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