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steeljack · 01-06-2007, 04:12

When my Dad died the undertaker (Birtwistles Gt.Harwood) asked what I would like to do with his ashes, I asked him if the Royal Navy did burial at sea for ex-sailors (he had allways said his days on Destroyers during WW2 were the best years of his life), he made a couple of phone calls and found out that it was possible , all I had to do was produce his Navy I.D. number , the undertaker had to make a wooden box of suitable size with holes drilled in it to aid sinking , the Navy asked for any preferance for place for the comitment , I said somewhere off Plymouth if possible since that was his home port for basic training. A few weeks later I got a letter from the Admiralty saying his remains had been sent out to sea and even sent me a map of the location and the name of the ship .
There was no charge and I believe its a service available to all ex members of the Royal Navy who had a good conduct discharge .
Not sure if the Air Force or Army offer a similar service for their veterans but if anyone is interested it may be worth asking .

01-06-2007, 04:12	#33
steeljack God Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SF/ Bay Area California Posts: 4,002 Liked: 0 times Rep Power: 1338	Re: When You Are Dead and Gone When my Dad died the undertaker (Birtwistles Gt.Harwood) asked what I would like to do with his ashes, I asked him if the Royal Navy did burial at sea for ex-sailors (he had allways said his days on Destroyers during WW2 were the best years of his life), he made a couple of phone calls and found out that it was possible , all I had to do was produce his Navy I.D. number , the undertaker had to make a wooden box of suitable size with holes drilled in it to aid sinking , the Navy asked for any preferance for place for the comitment , I said somewhere off Plymouth if possible since that was his home port for basic training. A few weeks later I got a letter from the Admiralty saying his remains had been sent out to sea and even sent me a map of the location and the name of the ship . There was no charge and I believe its a service available to all ex members of the Royal Navy who had a good conduct discharge . Not sure if the Air Force or Army offer a similar service for their veterans but if anyone is interested it may be worth asking .