Last week we met Phil Bushell who is the Standard Bearer and Vice-chairman for the Maidstone Branch of the RBL. We met Phil at Aylesford on the British Legion Village where he lives. We discussed our project with him and gained a lot of information about him and his service to the Legion over the 44 years he has been a part of it.
Phil discussed his family connections to the Legion, his mother and father and also his brother who nows continues their service after their parents passed away. He explained his duty as a 'Standard Bearer', what he does and why it is so important to him. We discussed following him on remembrance day at the parade and filming a short interview with him on the day. Phil is an exceptional member of the legion who has dedicated his whole life to the British legion, his home life - living on the village, his work life - as groundsman on the British Legion Village at Aylesford, and his spare time - Voluntary at the Maidstone Branch and often attending military funerals and services.
It was very helpful to meet with Phil and he was very knowledgable about the Legion and was kind enough to give us a guided tour of the village.
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