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The design of the Nuclear Test Medal has been unveiled. The medal recognises military, civilian, and overseas staff and personnel who participated in Britain’s nuclear testing programme in the 1950s and 1960s.
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The PM and Defence Secretary apologise to LGBT personnel and veterans impacted by the historic ban.
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The reviews have offered recommendations to improve the experience of those requiring veterans’ welfare or compensation services.
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The Government has launched a refresh of the Veterans’ Gateway, which will improve access to welfare services for ex-forces personnel.
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If you have previously served in the armed forces (or have a relative that has) with an unclaimed medal, we would like to speak to you.
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From today, vulnerable veterans across the country will have access to Op FORTITUDE, a new dedicated referral pathway for homeless veterans, including those sleeping on the streets.
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Thousands of schoolchildren will learn more about the British nuclear testing programme thanks to a £70,000 grant from the Office for Veterans’ Affairs (OVA). Another £34,000 grant will bring hundreds of veterans together at…
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Three members of the veterans community have received Points of Light awards as part of events to mark Armed Forces Week.
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More than a century after his death, Private (Pte) Joe Stevenson, a 34-year-old soldier from Framlingham in Suffolk, has finally been laid to rest with full military honours alongside an unknown soldier from his regiment, an…
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A ceremony has been held for an RAF pilot from Clapham, London, more than 80 years after he was killed in action aged just 20 over the beaches of Northern France.
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More than a century after the end of World War 1, an unmarked headstone of a Commonwealth war grave finally carries the name of the young airman who rests there.
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A one-off payment of £87,500 for eligible spouses in recognition of those who forfeited their pensions prior to 2015.
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An op-ed from Veterans Minister Johnny Mercer, originally published in the Times Red Box.
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More than a century after his death, Private (Pte) Robert Kenneth Malcolm, a 23-year-old stretcher bearer from Stockton-on-Tees, has finally been laid to rest with full military honours and his war medals presented to his fa…
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£250,000 in government funding has been awarded to Universities and National Life Stories, the UK’s leading oral history fieldwork charity from the British Library, to chronicle and study the experiences of British nuclear t…
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Up to £8m of funding from the Office for Veterans’ Affairs is now available to tackle veterans’ homelessness head on.
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A major review into the veteran welfare services for veterans has been announced today by the Office for Veterans’ Affairs and the Ministry of Defence.
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In recognition of their significant contribution to the UK’s nuclear deterrent testing programme, potentially thousands of veterans and civilian staff, and next of kin, across the UK and Commonwealth can now apply for a comm…
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John Lewis becomes the 10,000th signatory for the Armed Forces Covenant - Minister for Defence People, Veterans and Service Families attends latest signing at HQ
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The grave of First World War soldier, Serjeant (Sjt) William Clay Cubberley, aged 28, of 2nd Battalion The Worcestershire Regiment, has finally been marked more than a century after his death.