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Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK.
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK
Register your decision on the NHS Organ Donor Register. This will give your loved ones the certainty they need to support your choice.
The death of a family member is a difficult time. We provide a number of free services to families when a veteran or service person dies.
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Spain, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
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.
Information and advice if a friend or family member has been a victim of murder, manslaughter or has died in suspicious circumstances in the Philippines
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Thailand, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Nigeria, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
What to do, including registering the death, post mortems, bringing the body to the UK and getting help from the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO).
Information and guidance on how to claim funeral expenses for a veteran whose death was due to service before 6 April 2005.
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