Royal Air Forces Association Jamaica (580) Branch

20/04/2026

04/01/2026

https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2026/01/03/retired-soldier-dedicated-life-service/

KINGSTON, Jamaica — At 92 years old, veteran Sergeant Peter Xavier Williams, also called “Poppy Man” remains firmly grounded in service, discipline and faith. Born in 1933, in Long Road, St Mary, Williams’ life story spans wartime Jamaica, the formation of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), an...

21/12/2025

RAFA Jamaica Branch and the Jamaica legion collaborated to treat Veterans to Christmas Lunch at Curphey Place on Sunday, December 14, 2025. Entertainment was provided by a Saxophonist from the Jamaica Regiment Band. Personnel from the Jamaica Defence Force and the JDF Air Wing assisted in serving lunch to Veterans.

21/12/2025

RAFA Jamaica Branch and Jamaica Legion collaborated to treat Veterans to Christmas Lunch at Curphey Place, on Sunday, December 14, 2025. Entertainment was provided by a Saxophonist from the Jamaica Regiment Band. Members of the Jamaica Defence Force and JDF Air Wing assisted with serving lunch to Veterans.

21/12/2025

Preparing care packages for our Veterans Christmas Treats. Thanks to our donors Food for the Poor, Jamaica Biscuit Company, Barco Caribbean, Continental Baking Co. Ltd,, Nicies Jamaica Ltd, Smith Warner International, Caribbean Association of Military Professionals.

04/12/2025

Congratulations to Mr Gibert Clarke, Jamaican World War II Royal Air Force Veteran who celebrated his 100th Birthday on December 3, 2025. He received Birthday Greetngs from His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen.

04/12/2025

https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20251203/trailblazer-ena-collymore-woodstock-dies-108

Trailblazer Ena Collymore-Woodstock, who was Jamaica’s first woman resident magistrate, now called parish judge, and a World War II veteran, has died. Collymore-Woodstock passed away on Tuesday at age 108. She was born in Spanish Town, St...

26/11/2025

https://bbc.com/news/articles/cj0140n3gd3o

Kathleen Roberts campaigned for women who worked in the steelworks during the war to be recognised.

16/11/2025

Battle of Britain Wreath Laying Ceremony at The Cenotaph, National Heroes Park. Thursday, September 11, 2025. A special feature of the Ceremony was the laying of wreaths by the children of World War I and World War II Veterans.

16/11/2025

Annual Battle of Britain Dinner & The Jamaica Defence Force Air Wing Mess Dinner. Thursday, September 11, 2025. Curphey Place.