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Commonwealth servicemen. Clubs and hostels were opened in London and Edinburgh and 282,000 beds provided for servicemen on leave. The League became a receiving centre for overseas gifts for distribution to soldiers and relief organisations. In World War II, it provided Commonwealth servicemen in the United Kingdom with 1.25 million beds and 4 million meals. As part of its work in education, it organised cross country essay competitions, set up libraries, and supplied English books and magazines across Commonwealth countries.
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tending to foster friendly understanding and good fellowship." The objectives were defined as hospitality, friendship, and education. Membership to the
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who had died on 22 January the same year. It was envisioned as an independent, non-political organisation to promote "a closer union between the different parts of what is now the
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a secondary school in Sierra Leone. It has also funded the construction of two nursery buildings in Borneo. Since 2019, it is supporting an innovative school called the
Umabano Academy which is based in Kigali, Rwanda and operated by
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