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Permission is required for a burial at sea in the UK marine area.
Find out about the VAT liability of funeral services and other activities relating to the disposal of the remains of the dead.
More than a century after his death, Private (Pte) Robert Kenneth Malcolm, a 23-year-old stretcher bearer from Stockton-on-Tees, has finally been laid to rest with full military honours and his war medals presented to his family.
You need an exhumation licence if you are removing human remains from the ground
How to manage the burial of animal remains to prevent or limit groundwater pollution.
More than a century after his death, Private (Pte) Joe Stevenson, a 34-year-old soldier from Framlingham in Suffolk, has finally been laid to rest with full military honours alongside an unknown soldier from his regiment, and another unknown British soldier....
More than a century after his death, a soldier of The Royal Field Artillery, has been laid to rest on the Somme alongside his comrades.
Application form for a licence to remove buried human remains (including cremated remains).
More than a century after his death, Lance Serjeant Robert Brand, a 24-year-old Glaswegian soldier has finally been laid to rest with full military honours in Belgium. He was buried alongside two unknown soldiers from the same regiment.
More than a century after his death, Private (Pte) William James Meager, a 38 year old soldier from Bloomsbury in London, has finally been laid to rest with full military honours alongside two other unknown British soldiers.
The graves of two World War One soldiers, one whose gun jammed while being attacked in freezing conditions and another who died trying to save his wounded men, have now been marked by name more than a century after their...
Award-winning singer-songwriter Leona Lewis among those recognised on the Overseas and International Honours list.
How to carry out a groundwater risk assessment for human or animal burials.
The process when a British national dies in the UAE, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.
Advice on actions you may need to take and the support available from the FCDO and others when a British person dies abroad.
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Spain, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
How to safely and legally dispose of dead farm animals and horses.
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