Presidents Exhumed In November 2022 the Polish Government tasked RBE with the exhumation of three former presidents in exile. Władysław Raczkiewicz, August Zaleski and Stanisław Ostrowski, where exhumed from Newark Cemetery, Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, prior to repatriation to Warsaw and a State Funeral. Planning for the exhumations began in [...]
We are deeply saddened to learn the news of the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. We offer our deepest sympathises and sincerest condolences to King Charles III, the Royal Family and all people who mourn this sad loss. The official online Book of Condolence can be found here - https://www.royal.uk/ Her life will [...]
By Michael.A.Gill. Special Projects Manager. One morning, in the winter of 1986, the body of a middle-aged man was found on the beach near Whitehaven in Cumbria. A sad but not necessarily unique occurrence. The tides in this part of the Irish Sea collude to bring anything that floats to this particular point, and this [...]
In 2019 Woking Borough Council, owners of Brookwood Cemetery in Surrey, began the restoration of the Colquhoun family chapel & crypt. This involved the exhumation of ten Lead coffins from the crypt, re-coffining and eventual re-interment. Rowland Brothers Exhumation Services Ltd were tasked with this part of the restoration. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ai1O5JJp7uM Almost hidden from view, the [...]
The season of Christmas can be difficult to cope with for people who have lost a loved one. If you are in that category we would like to help you in a small way by inviting you to place a memorial tag on our Christmas tree, in memory of the person you have lost. The [...]
Article taken from The Forensic Institute An early start for a kinship case; exhuming a body that had been buried 8 years ago. The body belonged to a man who was the questioned father of two daughters in a case involving monies held in court following a compensation award. Family members had claimed that two [...]
This year’s New Year’s Honours list, announced today, includes a name well known in the world of funerals, and to many residents of Croydon and the surrounding districts. Tony Rowland, who lives in South Croydon, is director of Rowland Brothers Limited, based in Whitehorse Road, West Croydon, and with branches throughout the area, and is [...]
Rowland Brothers Exhumation Services Ltd have been working with the Royal New Zealand Navy & the New Zealand High Commission in London for over a year, arranging & conducting the exhumation & repatriation of Philip Short & assisting with the exhumation & repatriation of Leading Marine Engineer Goodman. The Maori name for this project is [...]
