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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.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
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.
A one-off payment of £87,500 for eligible spouses in recognition of those who forfeited their pensions prior to 2015.
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…
MOD Services held its second face-to-face Lived Experience event in March at the Royal Hospital Chelsea, London – this follows our first event in the autumn.
The final resting places of Private (Pte) James McCaffrey of the 5th Battalion, Tank Corps and Corporal (Cpl) Thomas Stannage of the 10th (Prince of Wales Own Royal) Hussars have been rededicated more than a century after th…
The final resting places of three soldiers have been identified and services of rededication have been held at their graves in France.
The graves of Lieutenant (Lt) Harold Rymer Smith and Second Lieutenant (2ndLt) Wilfred John Massey Lynch, who were killed on the Western Front in the spring of 1918, have finally been marked with headstones which now bear th…
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.
Defence Business Services (DBS) has modernised the Armed Forces Memorial Roll of Honour Service.
Working with veterans to improve their experiences.
Opening hours for the Veterans UK Helpline, Joint Personnel Administration Centre, MOD Medals Office and Joint Casualty and Compassionate Centre.
This article is aimed at public pension scheme administrators but may be relevant for those members of the AFPS with technical knowledge of pensions taxation.
The graves of Private (Pte) James McNeilage McLean, age 24 and Lance Corporal (LCpl) Brunton Smith, age 35, who were killed at different stages of the First World War in Northern France, have been rededicated more than a hun…
Veterans UK has launched a new online service for Armed Forces Compensation and War Pension claims.
The government has launched the first ever UK-wide survey, for veterans and their families.
A young soldier who died on the Western Front during World War 1 has finally been laid to rest just yards from where he was found.
Following the first in a series of helpful, bite-size videos released in July 2022, we have released our second video.
Committed to listening to veterans and improving our services. Our customer journey maps to help with Armed Forces compensation and pensions are now online.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
The final resting place of six soldiers killed in World War One have been identified and honoured in Services of Rededication around Ypres in Belgium on 18 and 19 October.
First published during the 2022 Truss Conservative government
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