It is important to provide as much information as possible. Stating that someone died on a certain date, while of interest, merely invites significant questions that must be asked to satisfy the Corps requirements. Please ensure that the information required is as accurate as possible. Where information provided is not from personal knowledge and cannot be guaranteed as accurate or verified, please indicate accordingly. The form can be completed electronically but, if completing by hand, please use BLOCK CAPITAL LETTERS and WRITE CLEARLY. If completing electronically, please save the document as ‘CDNF – [Name of Deceased] – [Date of Death in DDMMYY format]’,

Clearly, the period between an individual’s death and the funeral is normally short, sometimes just a matter of days, and only rarely is the period more than 14 days. Therefore, it is imperative that the information is made known to the RAF Regt Sec without delay, so that the main aims of the exercise can be achieved. The RAF Regt Secretary will ensure that the information is forwarded to the relevant Corps agencies and associations; however, notification to Government Departments (such as Pensions etc) remains the responsibility of the family concerned. Please only use hard-copy mail as a last resort (unless the funeral has already taken place), since the time taken to get through the system will negate any opportunity to inform on funeral details etc in a timely manner.