
Scottish Veterans’ Residences was founded as a charity in 1910 by two Seaforth Highlanders, Charles Pelham Burn and Chilton Lind Addison Smith, having seen the squalor under which veterans of the day existed in Edinburgh. SVR provides unique and unrivalled residential accommodation for our ex-service men and women of all ages. Each year we help some 300 ex-service men and women and their spouses.
Scottish Veterans’ Residences first opened its doors on 1 January 1911 and through both world wars and modern day conflicts in Korea, the Falklands and the Gulf our Residences have met the needs of some 60,000 ex-servicemen and women. Their needs today remain as strong as ever.
Please help SVR to continue providing support and independent living for our veterans.
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