An interesting fact, apropos of nothing, I was at a Garden Party at the British Ambassador's house in Chile a couple of days ago, and representatives of the Royal British Legion were also there.
They tell me that apparently 420 Chileans volunteered to fight with the British in WWII. The Legion currently supports 9 living dependents of those original Chilean volunteers by paying their medical expenses in Chile - they are old and unwell, and are not eligible for health insurance because of their age.
This is a life changing thing for them.
Such loyalty and memory quite makes one proud to be British.
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