Send mail with the British Forces Post Office (BFPO)

How to address BFPO mail

You must:

use a printed address label or write the address clearly in capital letters
use the correct address format
use the BFPO number to address mail, not the location (town or country)
write a return address on the back of the mail clearly in block capital letters
include your full name and postcode in the return address
if you’re sending a parcel, fill out a customs declaration form and stick it to the outside of your post

If you’re posting mail from outside the UK, write ‘GB’ after the BFPO number.

Do not write anything else on the packaging.

You cannot use pre-printed Royal Mail postage labels, for example Click and Drop, to send post to the UK from overseas.

SERVICE NUMBER, RANK or TITLE, and NAME
UNIT or REGIMENT or HM SHIP
OPERATION (if deployed)
BFPO number

For family members start with:

NAME OF DEPENDANT C/O SERVICE NUMBER, RANK and NAME

For non-service personnel start with:

STAFF NUMBER (if available) NAME