Legasee Educational Trust

Legasee Educational Trust Legasee Educational Trust became a charity on January 10th, 2012. Our registered number is 1145354.

Legasee provides military enthusiasts, students, and teachers with unique access to a high-definition video archive of interviews with Veterans of military conflict from 1939 to the present day. Our commitment is that future generations can learn about our through the personal recollections of the men and women who witnessed it firsthand. VIEW OUR VIDEO ARCHIVE HERE //
https://www.legasee.org.uk/archive/

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL HERE //
https://www.youtube.com/c/LegaseeWarVeterans

FOLLOW US ON TWITTER //
https://twitter.com/legasee_archive

FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM //
https://www.instagram.com/legasee_veterans

FOLLOW US ON LINKEDIN //
https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-bisiker-55207ba/

The BAND OF SISTERS PROJECT// [ https://www.legasee.org.uk/about/ ]

ABOUT //

The Help for Heroes’ Band of Sisters is a fellowship network open to the close supporting family members of veterans, service personnel, and those who have served alongside our armed forces who have been wounded, injured, or sick during, or as a result of, their service and resulting in an ongoing need for support. Offering advice and practical and emotional support, they care for the carers, organising get-togethers as well as respite weekends. By sharing experiences, the genuine understanding can make a big difference to military families. filming interviews with many of the 'sisters’, Legasee hopes that more people will reach out for the support available to them. WHY //

The inspiration for this project came from many of the military veterans with whom we have worked in the past – veterans who had experienced injury themselves and spoke about the support they had received from their families, and how their families often suffered themselves. Having captured the stories of veterans of many conflicts and operations, we felt that this was an important aspect of our military heritage that we needed to record, raise awareness of, and learn from. SEE MORE HERE // https://www.legasee.org.uk/band-of-sisters-archive/

This project could not have happened without the support of the Heritage Lottery players and we thank them. https://www.national-lottery.co.uk/life-changing/where-the-money-goes?icid=lich-212:bd:8:icard:tnl:wmg:in:btn

ONE HUNDRED JUMPING BEANS

A collection of children’s stories supporting military families living with , injury, and upheaval

As we planned this project, we learned from the library service how few books they had to support children who are living with parents physically or emotionally changed from their service careers, or who were moving schools and leaving friends because of military postings. We decided to fill this gap by producing a series of books for younger children which directly tackle these subjects. Working with Le Catteau Primary School, author Paula Rogers and Illustrator Geraldine Sierra we ran workshops to devise plot and characters, directly addressing the needs of young children and involving them closely in the development of the books. SEE MORE HERE AND BUY THE BOOK TO SUPPORT JUMPING BEANS // https://www.legasee.org.uk/about/
https://www.waterstones.com/author/paula-rogers/796752

RESEARCH PAPER

The Progression of the Understanding of UK Military Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder from WW1 to the Present Day, and The Role of Family in Veteran Mental Health Care

Whilst much has been studied and written about the direct impact on serving and veteran military personnel, the stories of the families of those living with PTSD offer a new angle from which to observe the wider picture. Their suffering is acute – they fight the ongoing battles their partners, children, and parents fight, but their perspective is unique. Sometimes a fly on the wall, sometimes at the centre of the storm, the families are able to note aspects that escape clinicians, researchers, and the veterans themselves. The Band of Sister's interviewees gave new insight into the impact of military service on the families and communities of veterans. It is hoped that by adding the voices of these family members to the body of research in this area, lessons might be learned about how best to support military veterans and their families in the future. VIEW AND DOWNLOAD HERE //
https://rb.gy/270uqg



OUR PROJECTS //

THE KOREAN WAR // https://www.legasee.org.uk/educational-resource/the-korean-war/

D-DAY AND THE NORMANDY CAMPAIGN //
https://www.legasee.org.uk/educational-resource/d-day-and-the-normandy-campaign/

KEEPING BRITAIN AFLOAT //
https://www.legasee.org.uk/educational-resource/keeping-britain-afloat/

OUR SECRET WWII //
https://www.legasee.org.uk/educational-resource/the-secret-war/

08/09/2025

ON Saturday, I had the pleasure of meeting many nice people at the Aden Veterans AGM in Blackpool. I gave a short talk about our hopes for a project we're trying to get off the ground to enssure their stories are not lost. Fingers crossed. It would have been remiss of me not to capture a few moments from the morning...

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17/06/2025

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08/05/2025

As VE Day draws to a close, I thought this moment from the late George Batts MBE was a fitting way to bookend what has been a monumentally good effort by the wonderful people Twenty4Seven Education.

Over the course of today, they have sold mountains of cakes, completed hundreds of push-ups, swum a ridiculous number of lengths in the pool—and are now embarking on an 80km walk.

It’s this same ‘can do’ spirit that George carried with him to the end of his life.

George’s determination to ensure that stories like his—and those of the many other veterans of the Normandy Veterans’ Association—were never lost, is why Legasee and The D-Day Story became custodians of over 100 filmed interviews.

Once that task was complete and the NVA Standard was laid up at Westminster, he set his heart on raising the funds that enabled the building of the beautiful British Normandy Memorial in Ver-sur-Mer.

George was ambitious yet modest, courageous and kind—the same traits many of the team at Twenty4Seven hold dear.

RIP George.
Thank you Twenty4Seven Education

🕊️ You're warmly invited to an evening of remembrance, music and reflection📍 Holy Sepulchre London📅 Wednesday 7 MayJoin ...
05/05/2025

🕊️ You're warmly invited to an evening of remembrance, music and reflection

📍 Holy Sepulchre London
📅 Wednesday 7 May

Join us for a special event commemorating the 80th Anniversary of VE Day and honouring the legacy of the Women's Royal Army Corps.

🕓 From 4pm – Explore Legasee’s exhibition celebrating the stories and service of WRAC veterans.
🎶 5:15pm – Experience a moving Choral Evensong with the beautiful voices of the St Sepulchre choir.
🗣️ After a short break, Legasee’s Martin Bisiker will share powerful reflections and insights from the WRAC Trailblazer project, made possible by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.

All are welcome.
👇 Let us know in the comments if you’ll be coming – we’d love to see you there!

🔊 The voices of WRAC veterans deserve to be heard.💬 Julia M Crockett was attached to the Intelligence Corps in the 1970s...
28/04/2025

🔊 The voices of WRAC veterans deserve to be heard.

💬 Julia M Crockett was attached to the Intelligence Corps in the 1970s, tracking troop movements in Cold War Europe. She faced challenges—from restrictive uniforms to security threats—but her intelligence work shaped her future beyond the military.

🎧 Her story is part of our latest podcast series: The Veterans' Voice
Made possible with the support from

24/04/2025

🎯 “Because I was quite a good shot… but he didn’t know that, did he?”

Loraine Patrick recalls the only time women in the WRAC were allowed to compete in a shooting match — and how, after proving themselves on the range, a women's team was never organised again. 🤐

Part of Legasee’s Women of the British Army Collection, made possible thanks to players of the National Lottery. 🌟

👀 Want to hear more? Click the link in our bio for the full collection of WRAC veteran interviews.



Celebrate the trailblazing women of the British Army at Guildford Library this Friday! Discover stories from the WRAC an...
09/04/2025

Celebrate the trailblazing women of the British Army at Guildford Library this Friday! Discover stories from the WRAC and learn how you can get involved in preserving oral histories with Martin Bisiker. 🕒 12:30-1:30 PM. Limited seats available! 🎖️

Made possible with support from

🔊 The voices of WRAC veterans deserve to be heard.💬 Sharon Broderick always dreamed of a military career, but reality wa...
03/04/2025

🔊 The voices of WRAC veterans deserve to be heard.
💬 Sharon Broderick always dreamed of a military career, but reality was tough. As a chef, she faced gender inequalities and the challenge of serving in Northern Ireland during The Troubles, but nothing was going to stop her from being one of the best.
🎧 Listen to her story in The Veterans' Voice podcast - https://buff.ly/EOClzMr
Made possible with support from

01/04/2025

🕊️ It's almost a year to the day since I had the honour of interviewing the remarkable Bletchley Park codebreaker, Betty Webb.

Known for her amazing work in WWII intelligence 🧠✨, Betty later joined the Women’s Royal Army Corps in 1955 and served as a recruiting officer for 14 years.

It was a lovely meeting and great to have the chance to go through her photo album [her pictures are in the archive]. https://buff.ly/buyO6Qg

Thank you for your service, Betty and rest in peace. 💚



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