Unforgotten Forces was established in 2017 with an initial three-year grant of £4 million from the HM Treasury through the Aged Veterans Fund.  This made possible a range of new services, and enhancements to existing services, to better meet the heath and wellbeing needs of veterans in Scotland age 60 and older. 

The Unforgotten Forces consortium continues to demonstrate collaboration between armed forces and civilian charities to deliver high quality and joined-up support that boosts the health and wellbeing of veterans in Scotland age 60 and older.

Unforgotten Forces offers ‘one-stop-shop’ access to a wide range of practical and health-related support services, information and advice, and opportunities to socialise with others from the ex-service community. Many Unforgotten Forces services are also available to dependants of ex-service men and women. Unforgotten Forces partners are committed to providing older veterans with high quality and joined-up support.  Where one partner believes that a veteran it is supporting could also benefit from services provided by one or more other partners it can, with the veterans’ permission, make a cross-referral.  He or she will then be contacted by a partner charity, or charities, that already know their story, so there is no need for the veteran to explain their situation over again.

Legion Scotland are proud to be part of this collaboration and have a dedicated team of Head Office staff, Veterans Community Support Co-ordinators and more than 80 Support Volunteers across Scotland who are here to assist veterans.

Unforgotten Forces is comprised of the following organisations (click for the link to individual websites):

Age Scotland

Armed Service Advice Project

Blesma: The Limbless veterans

Combat Stress

Defence Medical Welfare Service

Erskine

Fares4Free

Fighting With Pride

ILM Highland

Legion Scotland

Luminate

Poppyscotland

RAF Association

SSAFA

Scottish Men's Sheds Association

Scottish Old People's Association

Sight Scotland Veterans

Veterans Tribe Scotland

You can keep up to date with current news on support activities through the Unforgotten Forces Magazine here Unforgotten Forces Magazine

You can also download the Unforgotten Forces Leaflet for reference and contact information for all the organisations listed above - Directory

If you or someone you know requires a support visit you can get more information in this section https://www.legionscotland.org.uk/befriending or download our referral form here.

If you would like to get involved in our Community Support Service you can download a form and get in touch - Download