More than a Memory:
Donate in tribute, support for life
When you support the Army Benevolent Fund, you do more than honour a memory – you bring it to life. Memories become a powerful force for good, turning remembrance into practical help for soldiers, veterans, and their families. Your gift ensures that the memory of those who served creates positive change, providing vital support and hope where it’s needed most.
Every gift – large or small, helps us provide life-changing support to soldiers, veterans, and their families. There are so many meaningful ways to get involved, from fundraising and donating to leaving a tribute.
Explore how you can keep a loved one’s memory alive with our options below:
Make an in-memory donation
Memorial Wall
Create an everlasting Tribute Fund
Organise a Funeral Collection
Leave a Gift in your Will in-memory of a loved one
Fundraise events in-memory
Tributes
A MuchLoved Tribute: Louis Gibson MBE
Enduringly committed and hardworking, Louis Gibson was born in 1934 and devoted 28 years of his life to the Army. Not only was he a double world-record holder, but in 1977 Louis was awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Jubilee Honours List, for services to Airborne Forces.
A MuchLoved tribute: Kaz Tyrer
Former Lance Corporal, Kaz Tyrer also worked in the prison service, drove an emergency ambulance, and later became an intelligence officer for the National Crime Agency. “We all joked: ‘Kaz, how many uniforms do you want to wear?’” laughed her husband, Paul.
In Memory Tribute: Richard Aylmer
During his lifetime, former soldier, Richard Aylmer (from Devonport) kindly donated almost £60,000 to the Army Benevolent Fund (ABF), the Army’s national charity. Following his recent sad death, Richard’s wife Marelyn also generously chose to make a donation in his memory.
In Memory Tribute: Keith Sherer
A former member of the Royal Navy, Keith Sherer raised over £1,200 for the Army Benevolent Fund (ABF) in his lifetime. He did this by regularly taking part in the charity’s Frontline Walks, which trace the footsteps of the soldiers of World Wars One and Two.