Thursday, September 11, 2025

NAPLES: IMPORTANT Facts about Compassionate Leave

Compassionate and Bereavement Leave: Supporting Employees

Compassionate Travel from Overseas

(For Service Personnel, their Dependants and Reserve Forces Serving Abroad)

If circumstances should arise whilst your relative is overseas either on a posting, at sea, or on deployment, that make it necessary for you to apply for his/her return on compassionate grounds(such as a death in your immediate family, serious illness or serious family crisis) you should telephone the Joint Casualty and Compassionate Centre (JCCC) 

+44 (0) 1452 519951

This number is continually manned 24 hours a day including weekends and Bank Holidays

When you call, you will be asked for :

  • Service Number
  • Rank
  • Name
  • Home Unit
  • Current Location 

Together with:

  • Full details of relative concerned
  • Their Location ie name of Hospital
  • Name of Doctor
  • Name of any other organisation involved

Please note that any information will be verified with the appropriate organisations before Compassionate travel is authorised.

You must contact JCCC prior to booking any flights - Flights booked before contacting JCCC will not be approved.

For further information Royal Navy or Army or RAF

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