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Casualty and Compassionate Support

For a soldier in UK, contact the unit direct.  Click here for Compassionate Leave for Personnel Serving Abroad

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Bullet PointChaplaincy support - is available for all involved in dealing with casualties. This support is confidential and outside of the Chain of Command. Chaplains provide support to all regardless of faith and can be contacted via the unit. In case of difficulty contacting your unit Chaplain please email Padre Christian

Bullet Point Casualty Procedures for Op TELIC - Details of what to do if you are concerned about someone deployed on Op TELIC.

Bullet Point General Casualty Procedures - What the Army does to ensure the nominated Next of Kin or Additional Next of Kin, as appropriate, are notified as quickly as possible, if a soldier (or a dependant overseas) is injured or dies. There is an explanation of the categories of notifiable casualty.

Bullet Point Compassionate Leave for Personnel Serving Abroad - If a soldier serving abroad, or an accompanying spouse, has to return to the UK for compassionate reasons, for example if a close relative becomes very seriously ill or dies.

Bullet Point Compassionate Leave for Personnel Serving in UK - The procedures for a soldier in the UK to be given compassionate leave and travel for domestic or welfare reasons.

Bullet Point Compassionate Leave and Travel - An explanation of Compassionate Leave, its categories and entitlement to travel at public expense.

Bullet Point Temporary Postings to the UK for Compassionate Reasons - In some circumstances compassionate leave will not be long enough to resolve domestic or welfare problems affecting a serviceman or woman serving overseas. Temporary Retention in the UK may be a solution.

Bullet Point Non World War Graves (NWG) -The Ministry of Defence has the responsibility for the provision of military headstones for the graves of recently deceased soldiers. The cell is also responsible for maintaining all Overseas Non World War Graves (NWG) as they are know from 1948 onwards, and many others from earlier dates.

Bullet Point Wargraves In Britain (Voluntary Campaign)www.gif (5912 bytes) 'War Graves In Britain' is a non political, non profit making project. It is not a pressure group, nor does it glorify war or celebrate victory. We support and respect the work of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, whose staff achieve a great deal within very limited resources. Our only aim is to encourage people to find and care for neglected war graves in Britain.

Bullet Point Commonwealth Wargraves Commission (CWGC)www.gif (5912 bytes) The CWGC marks and maintains the graves of the members of the forces of Britain and the Commonwealth who were killed in the two World Wars, builds memorials to those who have no known grave and keeps records and registers, including, after the Second World War, a record of the Civilian War Dead.

Bullet Point Korean War: UK Military Graveswww.gif (5912 bytes) Details of British Soldiers buried in Korea.