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War Pensions Scheme

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What is the claim process?
How will I be paid?
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Supplementary allowances

Supplementary allowances I Medical treatment and care for War Pensioners I Other allowances

Provision of treatment overseas

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A

Aden - see Yemen

Algeria

Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
British Embassy
Residence Cassiopee,
Batiment B
7 Chemin des Glycines
(BP43 Alger-Gare)
Algiers
Algeria

Antigua
The Accountant General
The Treasury Chambers
St John's
Antigua
Leeward Islands
West Indies

Her Britannic Majesty's
Consul General
British Interest Section
Swiss Embassy
Buenos Aires

Australian Central Administration and the Island of the Nauru
The Secretary
Department of Veterans' Affairs
PO Box 21
Woden ACT 2606
Australia

New South Wales, including Lord Howe Island,
plus Norfolk Island and Australian Capital Territory
The Deputy Commissioner
Department of Veterans' Affairs
PO Box 3994
Sydney 2001
New South Wales
Australia

Queensland and Papua New Guinea
The Deputy Commissioner
Department of Veterans' Affairs
PO Box 651K
Brisbane 4001
Queensland
Australia

South Australia and Northern Territory
The Deputy Commissioner
Department of Veterans' Affairs
PO Box 1652
Adelaide 5001
South Australia

Tasmania including King Island and Furneaux Group
The Deputy Commissioner
Department of Veterans' Affairs
PO Box 481E
Hobart
Tasmania
Australia
Victoria

The Deputy Commissioner
Department of Veterans' Affairs
PO Box 87A
Melbourne 3001
Victoria
Australia

Western Australia, and Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Christmas Island
The Deputy Commissioner
Department of Veterans' Affairs
PO Box F352
Perth 6001
Western Australia

Austria
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
British Embassy (Consular Section)
Jauresgasse 10
1030 Vienna
Austria
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B

Bahamas
The Treasurer
The Treasury
PO Box 3017
Nassau NP
Bahamas

Bahrain
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
British Embassy
Government Road North
Manama 304
Bahrain

Balearic Islands - see Spain

Bangladesh
First Secretary (Consular)
British High Commission
Consular Section
Zubeida Mansion
135 Gulshan
Dacca 12
Bangladesh

Barbados
The Accountant General
The Treasury
PO Box 254
Bridgetown
Barbados

Belgium
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
British Embassy (Consular Section)
Rue d'Arlon
85 AarLenstraat
1040 Brussels
Belgium

Belize
The Accountant General
The Treasury
Belize City
Belize

Bermuda
The Insurance Officer
Department of Social Insurance
PO Box 1537
Hamilton 5
Bermuda

Bolivia
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
British Embassy (Consular Section)
Casilla 694
La Paz
Bolivia

Botswana
High Commissioner
British High Commission
Private Bag 0023
Gaborone
Botswana

Brazil
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
British Embassy
Setor de Embaixada Sul
Quadra 801
Conjunto K
(Caixa Postal 07-0586)
Brasilia DF
Brazil

Her Britannic Majesty's Honorary Consul
Honorary Consulate
Av Domingos Ferreira
4150 Boa Viagem
51021-040
Recife (PE)
Brazil

Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
British Consulate General
Caixa Postal 669-CEP-200-10
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil

Her Britannic Majesty's Honorary Consul
Honorary Consulate
Caixa Postal 204
Santos
Brazil

Her Britannic Majesty's Consul General
British Consulate General
Caixa Postal 846
Sao Paulo
Brazil

Brunei
The State Treasurer
The Treasury
Brunei
Via Singapore

Bulgaria
Her Britannic Majesty Consul
Sofia

Burma
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
British Embassy (Consular Section)
PO Box 638
Rangoon
Burma
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C

Canada
Foreign Countries Operations Unit
Veterans' Affairs Canada
66 Slater Street
Room 1405
Ottawa
Ontario
K1A 0P4

Canary Islands
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
British Embassy
Edifici O Cataluna
Luis Morote 6,3
Puerto de la Luz
35007 Las Palmas
Grand Canaria

Her British Majesty's Consul
British Embassy
Aptdo de Correos 10088
38003 Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Cayman Islands
Chief Accountant
Office of the Governor
Grand Cayman
Cayman Islands

Chile
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul General
British Embassy (Consular Section)
Casilla 72-D
Santiago
Chile

Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
British Consulate
Casilla 82-V
Valparaiso
Chile

Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
British Consulate
Calle Pedro Montt
(Casilla 327)
Punta Arenas (Magallanes)
Chile

China
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
Peking

Colombia
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
British Embassy (Consular Section)
Calle 38
13-25 (11th Floor)
Air Mail Box 4508
Bogota
Colombia

Congo (Kinshasa) - see
Republic of Zaire

Costa Rica
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul General
British Embassy (Consular Section)
PO Box 10056
San Jose
Costa Rica

Cuba
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
British Embassy
Havana

Cyprus
The Command Paymaster
Command Pay Office
British Forces Cyprus
BFPO 53

Czechoslovakia
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
Prague
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D

Denmark
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
British Embassy (Consular Section)
36/38/40 Kastelsvej
Dk-2100 Copenhagen
Denmark

Dominica
The Accountant General
Treasury Chambers
Dominica
Windward Islands
West Indies
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E

Ecuador
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
British Embassy (Consular Section)
Quito

Egypt (Arab Republic of Egypt)
The Accountant
British Embassy
Cairo
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul General
Alexandria

El Salvador
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
British Embassy (Consular Section)
11a Avenida Norte (BIS)
No 611, Colonia Duenas
Apartado (SC) 23 50
San Salvador
El Salvador

Ethiopia
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
British Embassy
Consular Section
Fikre Mariam Abatechan St
PO Box 858
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
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F

Falkland Islands
The Colonial Treasurer
The Colonial Treasury
Port Stanley
Falkland Islands

Faroe Islands
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
British Consulate
PO Box 49
Torshavn
Faroe Islands

Fiji
The Deputy High Commissioner
British High Commission
Suva

Finland
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
British Embassy
(Consular Section)
Uudenmaankatu 16-20
00120 Helsinki 12
Finland

France
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul General
British Consulate General
353 Boulevard du President
Wilson
33073 Bordeaux Cedex
France

Her Britannic Majesty's Consul General
British Consulate General
(Consular Section)
11 Square Dutilleul
59800 Lille
France

Her Britannic Majesty's Consul General
British Consulate General
24 rue Childebert
69002 Lyon
France

Her Britannic Majesty's Consul General
British Consulate General
24 Avenue du Prado
13006 Marseille
France

Her Britannic Majesty's Consul General
British Embassy (Consular Section)
35 rue du Faubourg St Honore
75008
Paris
France
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G

The Gambia
The Accountant General
Account General's Department
Banjul
The Gambia

Germany
British Embassy Berlin Office
Unter den Linden 32-34
10117 Berlin
Federal Republic of Germany

British Consulate-General
Yorck Strasse 19
40476 Duesseldorf

British Consulate-General
Triton Haus
Bockenheimer Landstrasse 42
60323 Frankfurt-am-Main 1
Federal Republic of Germany

British Consulate-General
Harvestchuder Weg 8a
20148 Hamburg

Her Britannic Majesty's Consul General
British Consulate General
Burklienstrasse 10
8000 Munchen 22
Federal Republic of Germany

Ghana
The Accountant General
The Treasury
PO Box 296
Ministry Post Office
Accra
Ghana

Gibraltar
The Accountant General
Government Secretariat
Gibraltar

Gilbert Islands
The Accountant General
Treasury Department
Bairki
Tarawa
Gilbert Islands

Greece
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul General
British Embassy
(Consular Section)
Ploutarchou No 1
Athens 139
Greece

Grenada
The Accountant General
The Treasury
St George's
Grenada

Guatemala
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
British Consulate
Edificio Centro
Financiero (7th Floor)
Tower 2
7A Avenida 5-10 Zona 4
Guatemala City
Guatemala

Guinea - see Liberia

Guyana
The Accountants General
Accountants General's Office
PO Box 625
Georgetown
Guyana
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H

Haiti
Her Britannic Majesty's Honorary Consul
British Embassy (Consular Section)
Port au Prince
Haiti

Holland - see Netherlands

Honduras
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
(Consular Section)
Edificio Palmira
Colonia Palmira
PO Box 290
Tegucigalpa
Honduras

Hong Kong
The British Consulate General
1 Supreme Court Rd
Hong Kong Island

Hungary
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
Budapest
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I

Iceland
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
British Embassy (Consular Section)
Laufasvegur 49
(PO Box 230)
Reykjavik
Iceland

India
The Controller of Defence Accounts (Pensions)
Office of the Controller of Defence Accounts (Pensions)
Draupadighat
Allahabad 1
India

The British Deputy High Commissioner (Consular Section)
British Deputy High Commission
Bombay

Indonesia
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul General
Jakarta

Iran
British Interests Section
Swedish Embassy
Tehran
Iran

Iraq
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul General
British Embassy (Consular Section)
Shariah Salah ud-Din
Karkh
Baghdad
Iraq

Israel
The Administration Officer
British Embassy
192 Rechov Hayarkon
Tel Aviv 63405
Israel

Italy
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
British Consulate
Palazzo Castlebarco
2 Lungarno Corsini 2
1-50123 Florence
Italy

Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
British Consulate
Via XII Ottobre 2/131
1-16121 Genoa
Italy

Her Britannic Majesty's Consul General
British Consulate General
Via S Paolo 7
20121 Milan
Italy

Her Britannic Majesty's Consul General
British Consulate General
BFPO 8

Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
British Embassy (Consular Section)
Via XX Settembre 80A
1-00187 Rome
Italy

Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
British Consulate
Accademia
Dorsodora 1 OS1
30123 Venice
Italy
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J

Jamaica
Ministry of Social Security and Consumer Affairs
14 National Heroes Circle
PO Box 10
Kingston 4
Jamaica

Japan
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
British Embassy (Consular Section)
Kinokuntya Building
No 1 Ichiban-Cho
Chiyoda-Ku
Tokyo

Her Britannic Majesty's Consul General
British Consulate General
Seiko Osako Building 19F
3-5-1 Bakuro-Machi
CHZ10-Ku
Osaka 541
Japan

Jordan
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
British Embassy (Consular Section)
PO Box 87
Amman
Jordan
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K

Kenya
The Agent
British Department of Health and Social Security
(Pensions Division)
PO Box 30007
Nairobi
Kenya

Korea
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
British Embassy
4 Chung Dong
Choong-Ku
Seoul
Korea

Kuwait
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
British Embassy (Consular Section)
PO Box SAFAT 2
Kuwait
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L

Lebanon
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
British Embassy (Consular Section)
Avenue de Paris
Ras Beirut
Beirut
Lebanon

Lesotho
High Commissioner
British High Commission
PO Box 521
Maseru
Lesotho

Liberia - also responsible for Guinea
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
British Embassy (Consular Section)
PO Box 120
Monrovia
Liberia

Luxembourg
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
British Embassy (Consular Section)
14 Boulevard Roosevelt
L-2450-Luxembourg
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M

Malawi
Pensions Branch
Department of the Accountant General
Ministry of Finance
PO Box 30140
Lilongwe
Malawi

Malaysia
The State Treasurer
Mail Bag No 2058
88595
Kota Kinabalu
Sabah
Malaysia

Malta
British Pensions Office
7 St Anne Street
Floriana VLT15
Malta

Mauritius
The Accountant General's Division
Ministry of Finance
Intendance Street
Port Louis
Mauritius

Mexico
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
Mexico

Montserrat
The Financial Secretary
Treasury Department
Ministry of Finance & Economic Development
Plymouth
Montserrat
Leeward Islands
West Indies

Morocco
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
Rabat
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N

Netherlands
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul General
British Consulate General
Postbus 75488
1070 AL
Amsterdam
Netherlands

Netherlands Antilles - see Venezuela

New Guinea - see Australia

New Zealand
War Pensions Central Processing Unit
PO Box 9448
Hamilton
New Zealand

Nigeria - Lagos and Eastern States
The Higher Commissioner
British High Commission
Lagos

Nigeria (N)
The Deputy High Commissioner
British High Commission
Private Mail Bag 2096
Kaduna
Nigeria

Norway
Consuland Visa Section
The British Embassy
Thomas Heftyesgate 8
0244 Oslo 2
Norway
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O

Oman
Her Britannic Majesty's Vice Consul
British Embassy
PO Box 300
Muscat
Oman
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P

Pakistan
The Controller of Military Accounts (Pensions)
Office of the CMA (Pensions)
Lahore Cantonment
Pakistan

Panama
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
British Embassy
Via Espana 120
(Apartada 889 ZONA 1)
Panama City
Panama

Paraguay
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul General
British Embassy
25 de Mayo 171
(PO Box 404)
Asuncion
Paraguay

Peru
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
British Embassy (Consular Section)
PO Box 854
Lima
Peru

Philippines
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
British Embassy
15-17 Floor
Locsin Building
6752-Ayala Avenue
Corner Makati Avenue
Makati
MetroManilla
Philippines

Poland
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
Warsaw

Portugal - responsible for Cape Verde Islands
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
British Embassy
Lisbon
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
British Consulate
CP417
9000 Funchal
Madeira

Puerto Rico
(includes US Virgin Isles) -
see USA
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R

Rabat - see Morocco

Romania
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
Bucharest

Russia
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
Moscow
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S

St Helena
The Colonial Treasurer
Colonial Treasurer's Office
The Castle
St Helena

St Kitts
The Accountant General
Treasury Chambers
Basseterre
St Kitts
Leeward Islands
West Indies

St Lucia
The Accountant General
The Treasury Department
Castries
St Lucia
Windward Islands
West Indies

St Vincent
The Accountant General
Accountant General's Office
Kingstown
St Vincent
Windward Islands
West Indies

Salvador - see El Salvador

Sarawak
The Accountant General
Office of the Accountant General
Kuching
Sarawak
East Malaysia

Saudi Arabia
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
Jedda

Seychelles
The Accountant General
The Treasury
Pensions Section
Freetown
Sierra Leone

Singapore and Malaya
Office of the Defence Adviser
(Pensions Section)
British High Commission
Tanglin Road
Singapore 1024

Solomon Islands
The Accountant General
Treasury and Inland Revenue Department
Box 92 GPO
Honiata
Solomon Islands

South Africa
Department of Finance
Chief Directorate: Pensions Administration
Private Bag X63
Pretoria 001
South Africa

Spain
British Consulate
Plaza Calvo Sotelo 1/2
Apartado de Correos 564
03001 Alicante
Spain

Her Britannic Majesty's Consul General
British Consulate General
Avda Diagonal 477-13
08036 Barcelona
Spain

Her Britannic Majesty's Consul General
British Consulate General
Alameda Urquijo 2-8
48008 Bilbao
Spain

Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
British Consulate General
Centro Colon
Marques de La Ensenada 16,2
28004 Madrid
Spain

British Consul
British Consulate
Edificio Duquesa
Duquesa de Parcent 8-1
29001 Malaga
Spain

Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
British Consulate
Plaza Mayor 3D
07002 Palma de Mallorca
Balearic Islands

British Consul
British Consulate
Plaza Nueva 8, B
41001 Sevilla
Spain

Sri Lanka
The Director of Accounts and Payments
General Treasury
(Crown Agents Branch)
Colombo
Sri Lanka

Sudan
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
British Embassy
PO Box 801
Khartoum
Sudan

Swaziland
High Commissioner
British High Commission
Private Bag
Mbabane
Swaziland

Sweden
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
British Embassy (Consulate Section)
Skarpogatan 6-8
115 27 Stockholm
Sweden

Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
British Consulate
Gotgatan 15
S411 05 Gothenburg
Sweden

Switzerland
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
British Embassy (Consular Section)
50 Thunstrasse
3005 Berne
Switzerland

Her Britannic Majesty's Consul General
British Consulate General
37-39 Rue de Vermont
(6th Floor)
1211 Geneva 20
Switzerland

Her Britannic Majesty's Consul General
British Consulate General
Dufourstrasse 56
8008 Zurich
Switzerland

Syrian Arab Republic
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul General
Damascus
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T

Tanzania
The British High Commissioner
Tanzania

Thailand
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
British Embassy (Consular Section)
Wireless Road
Bangkok
Thailand

Trinidad and Tobago
The Comptroller of Accounts
Financial and Accounting
Administration Division
Ministry of Finance
Treasury Building
Independence Square
North Port of Spain
Trinidad

Tunisia
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
British Embassy (Consular Section)
5 Place de la Victoire
Tunis
Tunisia

Turkey
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
British Embassy (Consular Section)
Sehit Ersan Caddesi
46A Cankaya
Ankara
Turkey

Her Britannic Majesty's Consul General
British Consulate General
Tepebasi
Beyoglu
Istanbul
Turkey

British Vice Consulate
1442 Sokak No 49/51
Alsankak
Ismir
Turkey
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U

Uganda
British High Commission
10/12 Obote Avenue
(PO Box 7070)
Kampala
Uganda

United Arab Emirates
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
British Embassy
PO Box 248
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates

Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
British Embassy
PO Box 65
Dubai
United Arab Emirates

Uruguay
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
British Embassy (Consular Section)
Calle Marco Bruto 1073
Montevideo
Uruguay

USA
Director
Health Administration Service (10C3)
Veterans Health Administration
VA Central Office
810 Vermont Ave NW
Washington DC20420
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V

Vanuatu
British High Commission
PO Box 567
Port Vila
Vanuatu

Venezuela
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
British Embassy (Consular Section)
Apartado 1246
Caracas
Venezuela

Virgin Islands (UK)
The Treasurer
Treasury Department
Tortola
Virgin Islands (UK)
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Y

Yemen (North)
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
PO Box 1287
129 Haddah Rd
Sana's
Yemen

Yemen (South)
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
Aden

Yugoslavia
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
Belgrade
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
Zagreb
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Z

Republic of Zaire
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul
British Embassy (Consular Section)
BP 8049
Kinshasa
Republic of Zaire

Zambia
The Pensions Officer
Ministry of Development and Finance
PO Box RW62
Ridgeway
Lusaka
Zambia

Zimbabwe
The Director of Social Services
Social Services Pension Section
PO Box 499
Harare
Zimbabwe

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