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The graves of five soldiers of The York and Lancaster Regiment, most of whom went missing in France in the weeks before the end of World War One, have now been marked more than a century after their deaths.
The grave of Leeds-born World War One soldier, Lieutenant (Lt) Charles Stewart Cautherley of 1st Battalion Hertfordshire Regiment, has now been marked more than a century after his death.
The graves of three World War One soldiers, from Somerset, London and Staffordshire, have now been marked more than a century after their deaths.
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 dea…
Opening hours for the Veterans UK Helpline, Joint Personnel Administration Centre, MOD Medals Office and Joint Casualty and Compassionate Centre.
The headstone which marks the grave of a World War 2 Royal Marine (Mne) finally bears his name following a ceremony held yesterday (31 October 2023) in the Netherlands.
The graves of two World War One soldiers, Private (Pte) Peter Keill, aged 20, of 7th Battalion The Seaforth Highlanders and Second Lieutenant (2nd Lt) James Ferris, aged 29, of 16th Battalion The Highland Light Infantry, hav…
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 sa…
As part of the New Decade, New Approach (NDNA) Agreement, the UK Government committed to several veterans-related initiatives. One of these initiatives was a study into the expansion of the UDR & R IRISH (HS) Aftercare S…
As the Armed Forces Pensions Scheme (AFPS) Administrators for the Ministry of Defence (MOD), we aim to get decisions right first-time, every time.
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.
Nearly 80 years after their deaths, Trooper (Tpr) David Louis Morris, Corporal (Cpl) Allan Edwin Griffiths and Lance Corporal (LCpl) Neville Charles Skilton, who all served with 4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters),…
The grave of Wolverhampton soldier, Trooper (Tpr) Robert John Cheshire, aged 20, who served with 23rd Hussars, part of The Royal Armoured Corps, has been identified in Normandy nearly 80 years after he went missing.
Two young World War 2 tank crewmen who were reported missing in Normandy in 1944 have finally been laid to rest.
The graves of Second Lieutenant (2ndLt) Reginald Russell Boyd and Private (Pte) Frederick Little, who were killed on the Western Front during World War One, have finally been marked with headstones bearing their names more t…
The grave of Captain (Capt) Frederick Arthur John Robertson Brooke, a doctor killed aged 55 during World War One whilst serving with the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC), has finally been located in the Champagne region of Fr…
The Ministry of Defence has introduced an updated process for actioning War Pension and Armed Forces Scheme complaints.
Detail of the 'Great Place to Work for Veterans' initiative.
The reviews have offered recommendations to improve the experience of those requiring veterans’ welfare or compensation services.
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