Apply for or replace a medal or veterans badge Apply for a UK merchant navy medal
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Complete the Merchant Navy Medal application form on behalf of a veteran . You must upload a copy of their death certificate or of your lasting power of attorney. You’ll also need to upload a copy of the page in their seaman’s discharge book that shows they were on the ship at the time. If you do not have their seaman’s discharge book, you could upload a copy of either of the following: any record of the ship’s movements any national archive documents If the veteran has died, you must be the official next of kin. The general rules for the official next of kin are: the person’s spouse or civil partner has the first claim to the medal, and then the eldest child if there’s no spouse or child, the parent is entitled to apply if there’s no spouse, child or parent, the eldest grandchild is entitled to apply
Official source for “Apply for or replace a medal or veterans badge Apply for a UK merchant navy medal”. Visit www.gov.uk for current information and available actions.