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Management of British armed forces casualties and compassionate cases 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
Information and advice if a family member or friend has been a victim of murder, manslaughter or died in suspicious circumstances in Thailand.
Find out if you are an entitled relative and how to claim an estate from the Bona Vacantia division.
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK
Information to help the family and friends of British nationals who have died in Chad.
Where you can build a pet cemetery, the animals you can bury there, how it must be built and how to register.
Permission is required for a burial at sea in the UK marine area.
Inheritance Tax (IHT) is paid when a person's estate is worth more than £325,000 when they die - exemptions, passing on property. Sometimes known as death duties.
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Japan, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
Forms for burial or cremation authorities and funeral directors to claim back fees and specific expenses for a child burial or cremation.
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Mexico, 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.
A guide to applying for compensation under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme.
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