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Apply for a UK merchant seafarers veterans badge

You can apply for a UK merchant seafarers veterans badge if you:

  • were a Merchant Navy seafarer or fisherman
  • served in a vessel used to support the UK Armed Forces

If you鈥檙e applying on behalf of someone who鈥檚 died

You can only apply on behalf of a veteran who鈥檚 died if you get a War Widow鈥檚 or Widower鈥檚 Pension.

How to apply

You can apply for a badge through the .

Members of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary

If you鈥檙e a member of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, apply for the armed forces veterans badge.