MOD War Detectives (the Joint Casualty and Compassionate Centre Commemorations team): our future services, current appeals and past cases

  • Details of March 2024 services removed, and April 2024 services added

  • Details of March 2024 services have been added.

  • Note added that no further services are planned in 2023

  • Update to the services of 8th and 9th November.

  • Addition of link to latest commemorative service

  • Links added to news stories about services in Belgium on 25 & 26 October 2023

  • Added details of services in November 2023

  • Details of service on 31 October 2023 added.

  • Updated page with details of past services

  • Links added for details of past services

  • Details of the September services were removed and details of forthcoming services in October were added.

  • Details of an additional blessing service added

  • Added details of services in late September.

  • Added details of services planned for mid-September

  • Details of early September 2023 services included

  • Update for September services.

  • Added a link to the service held on 21 June 2023 in France

  • Derails of service for 20 June 2023 included.

  • Included an update to provide details of the services for June 2023

  • Links to the three May services included.

  • Details of this week’s services have been moved from “Forthcoming Services” to “Past Cases” with links to news releases

  • Details of 3 more burial/rededication ceremonies added.

  • Future services removed/updated and details of March Services included in ‘Our Past Services’.

  • Updated with details of two past services from March 2023.

  • Details of services on 18 and 19 April have been added.

  • Details of three new rededication services added.

  • Details of an appeal for family have been added.

  • Included details of the services to be held on 17 November 2022.

  • Details of rededication of a Sheffield solider being laid to rest 105 years after his death added to past services.

  • Details of an additional service have been added. Details of “forthcoming services” have now been added to “past cases”.

  • Details of “forthcoming service” deleted and link to report added to “past cases”.

  • Details of additional services have been added. “Forthcoming services” which have now passed have been deleted and links to news items added.

  • Details of “forthcoming services” that have happened have been removed.

  • Details of further 4 services added.

  • Details of forthcoming services added.

  • Details of “Forthcoming case” changed to “Past Case”

  • Details of two “forthcoming services” changed to “past cases” with link to news item.

  • Details of forthcoming services added.

  • Details of “forthcoming” services moved to “past” cases with link to news release.

  • Details of “forthcoming” services moved to “past cases”.

  • Details of two services removed from “forthcoming” and transferred to “past cases” with associated link.

  • Details of forthcoming services changed to past cases with links to news reports.

  • Additional information on the service to be held at New Irish Farm cemetery on 30 June 2022.

  • Details of rededication service moved from “forthcoming events” to “past cases”.

  • Addition of 3 more Forthcoming Services.

  • Details of 2 rededication services have been moved from “future” to “past” events.

  • Details of two rededication services moved from “forthcoming” to “past” services.

  • Details of another 5 rededication services added.

  • A “Forthcoming Service” has now become a “Past Service”. Updated accordingly.

  • Details of a “Forthcoming Service” now changed to “Past Case”.

  • Details of recent ceremony removed from “Forthcoming Services”.
    Link added to details of news release.

  • Details of “Forthcoming Services” for May 2022 published.

  • Details of ceremonies that have now taken place have been removed from “Forthcoming Ceremonies” and moved to “Past Cases”.

  • Details of services that have now taken place have been removed.

  • Details of “Forthcoming Services” now changed to “Our Past Cases”.

  • Details of 3 x April 2022 rededication services

  • Details of 4 additional rededication services in Belgium on 22 March 2022.

  • Adding details of an additional 5 rededication services

  • Addition of forthcoming events

  • Update to appeals section

  • New appeal for WW1 casualty’s family launched.

  • Details of today’s service removed and link to news release about it added.

  • Additional information on forthcoming service.

  • Details of completed services now deleted from Forthcoming Services section.
    Links to recent service reports added.

  • Details of additional military funeral November 2021.

  • Details of 3 more commemorative funerals published.
    Link inserted to “previous cases” to news item about Royal Flying Corps casualty.

  • Removed details of ceremonial services that have now taken place.

  • Change to COVID restrictions in France.

  • Details of additional service uploaded.

  • Statement regarding ceremonial burials – Autumn 2021

  • Family appeal deleted as appeal has been successful.

  • New appeal for family added and previous one deleted.

  • Inserting corrected email address; DBS-MODWarDetectives@mod.gov.uk

  • Added an appeal for family under the ‘current appeals’ heading.

  • Notification of cancellation of the rest of 2020 burial and rededication ceremonies.

  • Notification of further cancellations

  • Deleting details of services that have had to be posponed.

  • Changing calendar of events

  • Details of additional ceremonies added

  • Change to dates of when services may resume.

  • Cancellation of all scheduled services due to COVID-19

  • Changes to details of appeals and services.

  • We have added details of additional services and appeals

  • To add details of future services

  • Deleted details of services that have now taken place,

  • First published.

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