The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund

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Website: http://www.rafbf.org

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a) the maintenance, upkeep and repair of the war memorial known as the raf memorial situated at the victoria embankment, london; andb) the relief and assistance by all available means of all or any of the following classes of beneficiaries who are in need of such relief or assistance by reason of poverty, disability, sickness, infirmity or otherwise, namely:-i) all persons of all ranks who are or have or shall have been at any time or shall be at any time members of the royal air force, the royal auxiliary air force, the royal air force reserves, the women's royal air force, the women's auxiliary air force or the air force or auxiliary air force of any present or former colony dominion or dependent territory of great britain or members of any former organisation the place of which has substantially been taken by the said organisations or any of them, or members of any future organisations which hereafter shall substantially take the place of the said organisations or any of them; andii) all persons who shall at any time have been or be widows, widowers, children or other dependants of any of the persons above referred to; and(c) the promotion of the efficiency of the royal air force principally by, but not limited to, providing support and assistance by any means to any persons who are serving in the royal air force and their dependants with a view to enhancing the morale and well being of serving members of the royal air force. to promote the education of persons who are: (a) the sons and daughters of members of the royal air force; and (b) are under the age of 25; and (c) are in need of financial assistance. to promote the education of persons who are: (a) the sons and daughters of members of the royal air force; and (b) are under the age of 25; and (c) are in need of financial assistance. the maintenance and upkeep of property used as a home for the accommodation of members of the royal air force or their dependants who are convalescent or disabled. assistance or benefit, including the education of past, present and future pilots and navigators and their dependants. to provide assistance to any pupil attending marlborough college with a preference towards sons and daughters of serving or former military personnel (1) for the relief of those wives of officers and other serving personnel of the royal air force, the royal auxiliary air force, the royal air force reserves or dominions air forces resident in the united kingdom in need of maternity services, post-natal services or the provision of childcare facilities on raf bases.(2) if and so far as the income and property of the charity cannot be applied in accordance with the above-mentioned provisions, the trustees may apply the same in relieving the wives of serving and former officers and other service personnel of the royal air force, royal auxiliary air force, royal air force reserves or dominions air forces resident in the united kingdom, and members and former members of the women's royal air force and women's auxiliary air force who are sick, convalescent, disabled, handicapped or infirm by providing or paying for items, services or facilities which are calculated to relieve the suffering or assist in the recovery of such persons but are not readily available to them from other sources. for the benefit of the royal air force boys and other paralysed ex-servicemen at chaseley to support at any one time at least two children from the families of former or serving airmen who, through their service in the r.a.f.have been rendered incapable of properly supporting their families assisting with housing, or with the welfare of r.a.f. officers' widows whose husbands are killed or die as a result of their r.a.f. service. 1) to relieve the financial need of members of the royal air force involved in military and other operations relating to or in connection with the gulf conflict and their dependants (the beneficiaries). 2) to relieve sickness distress or any other physical or mental disability of the beneficiaries. such financial need or such sickness distress or other physical or mental disability must arise by virtue of the military and other operations relating to or in connection with the gulf conflict. to provide annual bursaries or other financial assistance for foundationers (ie those sons and daughters of raf servicemen and women who die or become severly disabled whilst in the service) who are educated at the duke of kent school, or any other school owned by the raf benevolent fund or any other school at the discretion of the raf benevolent fund's council operating through its education and other welfare committees.

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