Women’s Royal Naval Service Benevolent Trust

The Women’s Royal Naval Service Benevolent Trust exists to provide worldwide advice and financial relief in cases of necessity or distress among its members and their dependants. We can also make grants for the education of members.

For information about the 2026 Annual Presentation, follow this link.

Applying for Assistance

Applying The WRNS Benevolent Trust is a small Charity. We have no caseworkers of our own and therefore work mainly with the Royal British Legion […]
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Ambassadors Scheme

The WRNS BT helps former members of the WRNS—any female who served between 1939 and 1993 is a member of the Trust (approx. 143,000 women). […]
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Objectives

The primary objective of the Trust is to provide relief in cases of necessity or distress among its members and their dependants. The Trust is […]
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Donations

Although the Women’s Royal Naval Service was disbanded in 1993 there are approximately 27,000 women between their late forties and nineties who served in the […]
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Contact

Address: The WRNS BT Office C/O The Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity Building 37 HMS Excellent Whale Island Portsmouth PO2 8ER Office Hours: […]
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History

The National Museum of the Royal Navy has an extensive WRNS archive, containing material relating to the history of the service from First and Second […]
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Legacies

Legacies are a vital form of income for the Trust. If you are thinking of writing a Will, we would be happy to help you […]
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