tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/news-and-communicationsNews and communications from Veterans UK2024-12-16T00:00:00+00:00HM Governmenttag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/wider-services-and-support-available-to-uk-armed-forces-and-veterans2024-12-16T00:00:00+00:00Wider services and support available to UK Armed Forces and VeteransDefence Business Services, on behalf of the MOD, is responsible for delivering a range of services and support for UK Armed Forces, veterans and their families. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/graves-of-lost-korean-war-soldiers-identified2024-11-15T09:53:25+00:00Graves of Lost Korean War Soldiers IdentifiedFour British soldiers who lost their lives during the Korean War and were buried as unknown casualties, have finally been identified, more than 70 years after they fell. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/brighton-soldier-killed-at-passendale-finally-laid-to-rest2024-10-17T14:24:28+01:00Brighton soldier killed at Passendale finally laid to restA World War One soldier who was injured and sent home, but then returned to the front where he was killed, has finally been buried close to where he fell.tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/grave-of-lost-world-war-two-soldier-located-in-italy2024-10-17T09:08:23+01:00Grave of lost World War Two soldier located in ItalyThe grave of a Royal Tank Regiment soldier who lost his life in Italy during World War Two has been identified 81 years after his death. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/grave-of-missing-world-war-two-soldier-identified-in-italy2024-10-17T09:07:43+01:00Grave of missing World War Two soldier identified in ItalyThe grave of a Scottish soldier who lost his life in Italy during World War Two has been identified and rededicated 80 years after his death.tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/grave-of-missing-world-war-two-soldier-identified-in-italy-80-years-after-his-death2024-10-16T09:28:42+01:00Grave of missing World War Two soldier identified in Italy 80 years after his deathThe grave of a soldier of the Middlesex Regiment who lost his life in Italy during World War Two has been identified and rededicated 80 years after his death. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/hrh-the-princess-royal-remembers-fallen-scottish-soldiers2024-09-27T12:25:29+01:00HRH The Princess Royal remembers fallen Scottish soldiersHer Royal Highness The Princess Royal pays her respects to fallen soldiers from the Scottish regiments in northern France. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/letter-from-secretary-of-state-for-defence-to-serving-and-former-members-of-the-armed-forces2024-08-09T00:00:00+01:00Letter from Secretary of State for Defence to serving and former members of the armed forcesA letter from Secretary of State for Defence John Healey to serving and former members of the armed forces about the independent inquiry relating to Afghanistan.tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/graves-of-royal-dublin-fusiliers-located-in-belgium2024-07-12T10:13:42+01:00Graves of Royal Dublin Fusiliers located in BelgiumThe graves of six soldiers who fought and died during World War 1 have finally been marked with their names over 100 years after they died.tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/grave-of-missing-soldier-identified-in-belgium-nearly-110-years-after-his-death2024-07-12T10:08:34+01:00Grave of missing soldier identified in Belgium nearly 110 years after his deathThe final resting place of a Londonderry-born soldier who died in World War 1 has finally been found, and a headstone installed marking his grave.tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/graves-of-two-world-war-1-officers-of-the-royal-irish-fusiliers-identified2024-07-10T16:02:35+01:00Graves of two World War 1 officers of The Royal Irish Fusiliers identifiedThe graves of Second Lieutenant (2ndLt) Joseph Bryson MC and 2ndLt William Cunningham have been identified side by side in a cemetery in Belgium more than a century after their deaths.tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/grave-of-donegal-soldier-identified-in-france-more-than-100-years-after-his-death2024-07-09T00:00:00+01:00Grave of Donegal soldier identified in France more than 100 years after his deathThe grave of Company Quartermaster Serjeant (CQMS) John Doherty MM (Military Medal), who went missing in France on 22 March 1918, has been identified.tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/graves-of-six-soldiers-of-welsh-regiments-identified-on-the-western-front2024-07-04T09:49:50+01:00Graves of six soldiers of Welsh regiments identified on the Western FrontThe graves of six soldiers from Welsh regiments, who went missing in France and Belgium during World War One, have now been marked more than a century after their deaths. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/world-war-one-soldiers-buried-in-france2024-06-25T09:17:32+01:00World War One Soldiers Buried in FranceThe remains of 14 Commonwealth soldiers who fought in World War One, none of them identifiable by name, have been laid to rest in France. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/two-world-war-one-soldiers-buried-in-france2024-06-13T11:16:19+01:00Two World War One Soldiers Buried in FranceTwo soldiers, whose remains were found in a cave, have been laid to rest with full military honours more than a century after their deaths. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/officer-of-the-cheshire-regiment-killed-in-world-war-one-laid-to-rest-in-france2024-05-28T10:26:02+01:00Officer Of The Cheshire Regiment Killed In World War One Laid To Rest In FranceA 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. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/dundee-soldier-buried-with-military-honours2024-05-15T15:24:18+01:00Dundee Soldier Buried With Military HonoursA World War 1 soldier from Dundee who was identified in part through possible tartan fragments and a thistle brooch, has finally been laid to rest with full military honours.
tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/grave-of-yorkshire-soldier-identified-in-france2024-05-15T08:27:20+01:00Grave of Yorkshire Soldier Identified in FranceMore than a century after his death, the grave of World War 1 soldier Lance Corporal (L/Cpl) Edward Smith has finally been marked.tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/graves-of-five-soldiers-of-the-york-and-lancaster-regiment-identified-on-the-western-front2024-04-18T09:54:01+01:00Graves of five soldiers of the York and Lancaster Regiment identified on the Western FrontThe graves of five soldiers of The York and Lancaster Regiment, most of whom went missing in France in the weeks before the end of World War One, have now been marked more than a century after their deaths. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/grave-of-yorkshire-soldier-identified-in-belgium2024-03-22T09:24:26+00:00Grave of Yorkshire Soldier identified in BelgiumThe grave of Leeds-born World War One soldier, Lieutenant (Lt) Charles Stewart Cautherley of 1st Battalion Hertfordshire Regiment, has now been marked more than a century after his death.