The Melton Mowbray Branch was formed in July 1921, just a week or so after the British Legion was founded Nationally. As a matter of local History the Melton Mowbray Branch were the first Legion to receive a standard from the then Prince od Wales. This standard has just been laid up in the safe keeping of Sage Cross Methodist Church, which is just about 200 yards from the Lgion (the church is open on Tuesday morning if you wish to view the Standard and have a cup of coffee from 10am till noon).

When the Branch was founded, the members used to meet in Oddfellows Hall and at various venues within the town, the Women's Section members meeting at 57 Regent Street. At a meeting of the Legion members in October 1945 it was proposed to erect a permanent War Memorial and the Headquarters of the Legion in Melton.

On the 30th of November 1945 a commitee was elected i.e. Messer's Blakemore, Brewitt, Brooks and Tims with the following being co-opted on to the commitee Mrs Burns-Hartopp, Mrs Clarke, Mrs Williams, Lord Daresbury, Colonel Coleman, Captain Higson, Messer's Bramell, Clarke, Dyson, Flint, Gates, Heawood, and Peters. This commitee launched an appeal to raise £5,000 to buy Keswick House from Cecil E. Ladbury. The War Memorial commitee appointed A.P. Marsh, W.E.H. Garner, H.V. Dyson and A. Blakemore in May 1946 as Trustees to administer this Charitable Trust of the property which formed part of the endowment of the charity called The British Legion and as such held on charitable trust.

Keswick House was handed over to the British Legion Branch for day to day administration. With various extensions being made to the property over the years, the building that is the Melton Royal British Legion Headquarters stands on the site of Keswick House and is a Town War Memorial. It should be noted that should the Melton Branch cease to exist, Keswick House would be given over to The Melton Mowbray Town Estate. The Royal British Legion had the Mowbray Court flats, which are sheltered accommodation but has since been taken over by Housing 21.