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International funeral directors in the UK

List of UK-based funeral directors for British nationals when someone dies abroad.

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Use this document to find UK-based international funeral directors that you can contact when a British national dies abroad. The services provided by international funeral directors include:

  • arranging acces to translators
  • exhumations
  • repatriations of the body
  • cremations abroad and repatriation of the remains

You can also find a funeral director abroad.

Read country-specific advice on what to do when someone dies abroad.

Find out what other support for British nationals abroad is available from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).

Disclaimer

The FCDO provides lists of service providers for information only, to assist British nationals who may need support overseas. This list is not exhaustive, and is subject to change at any time. None of the service providers are endorsed or recommended by the FCDO. You should research whether a service provider will be suitable. The FCDO does not accept any liability arising to any person for any loss or damage suffered through using these service providers or this information.

Updates to this page

Published 14 February 2017
Last updated 10 November 2025 show all updates
  1. Drew & Son funeral directors added to the list of providers.

  2. One new provider added to list: Global Funeral Repatriation. Two providers removed from list: National Association of Funeral Directors and National Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors (SAIF).

  3. TCB Repatriation have been removed from the list.

  4. Added new service providers.

  5. Added new service provider.

  6. Update to International Funeral Directors list- May 2019

  7. Updated list

  8. Revised disclaimer- December 2018

  9. Updated list

  10. First published.

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