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The Imperial War Museum (IWM) is unique in its coverage of conflicts, especially those involving Britain and the Commonwealth, from World War 1 to the present day. It provides for, and encourages, the study and understanding of the history of...
War Widow's or Widower's Pension if your wife, husband or civil partner died as a result of service in HM Armed Forces or during war - eligibility, how to claim, and how to claim funeral expenses
You may be entitled to War Widow’s or Widower’s Pension if your wife,…
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To claim War Widow’s or Widower’s Pension you can either: download a claim…
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Find out about legacy health, recognition, return to civilian life, support from the voluntary sector, commemoration and payment schemes.
Details of the medals awarded to serving members of the armed forces, veterans and MOD employees; and who can receive them.
Information and eligibility guidance for an additional period of payment due to the estate of a person who received a Restored War Widows/War Widowers Pension.
Statistics on the recipients of war pensions, new claims, awards and appeals made under the War Pensions Scheme (WPS).
A compensation scheme for veterans for any injury or illness which has been caused by or made worse by their service in His Majesty's Armed Forces.
A young soldier who worked as a schoolteacher and played for Bolton Wanderers Football Club has finally been laid to rest in France along with two unknown soldiers, nearly 110 years after his death.
Following on from the Ministerial announcement on 17 May 2023, the War Widow(er)s Recognition Payment Scheme will commence on 16 October 2023.
UK military advisor, Nicholas Aucott, says Russia’s economy is running hot in a war that is projected to cost Russia half a million casualties by 2025.
30 children visited 10 Downing Street and HMS Belfast for the ultimate D-Day history lesson, transported on a Second World War-era red London bus.
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...
Climate change is happening and is due to human activities; along with warming, many other changes are occurring such as melting polar ice, rising sea levels and more frequent floods, droughts and heatwaves.
Information and guidance on how to apply for War Pension supplementary and additional allowances.
10 Downing Street, the locale of British prime ministers since 1735, vies with the White House as being the most important political building anywhere in the world in the modern era.
This series brings together all documents relating to Second World War commemorative booklets
Residential and nursing care to former members of the Polish Forces under British command in World War 2, and their spouses.
Introducing the JCCC team.
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.
Find out about future services and what current appeals are ongoing.
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