Royal Air Force Brize Norton has responsibility for managing Repatriations.

A repatriation centre has been built on the southern side of the airfield to allow families privacy at their time of grief.   

Oxfordshire County Council have the details of the repatriation route and other arrangements via the following link 

Oxfordshire County Council Repatriation Information

The Royal British Legion has no responsibility for the organising of the Repatriation process or any activities associated with the Carterton Repatriation Memorial Garden other than notifying our membership of any pending repatriation and so that members and Standard Bearers may attend.  It must be remembered that it is the family’s wishes if the funeral cortege pauses at the Carterton Memorial Repatriation Garden.

Additionally, if the family does not wish to have a presence at the Carterton Repatriation Memorial Garden then their request must be upheld.   Furthermore, the Order of Precedence for the military presence and Standard Bearers must remain with the casualty’s parent Regiment, Corps or Service Association.  The County Parade Marshal can assist but must be secondary to the parent unit Association.  RBL Branches or former members are not to take any organisation, information dissemination, or management of any event held at the Carterton Memorial Repatriation Garden.  The RBL Oxfordshire County Officers will act as a conduit for the passing of information only to its membership.    The wreaths and Union Flag should be the responsibility of the Local Council both in storage, presentation and maintenance.  This should not be down to the Royal British Legion Local Branches or County.

The Policy on the Repatriations can be found at:

RBL Oxon Repatriation Policy Mar 26 V2

A Memorial Garden has been built at Norton Way Carterton to allow a safe place for members of the public to show their respects when the Cortege passes. The Memorial Garden in Norton Way has been dedicated and trees planted. The Union Flag donated by Royal Wootton Bassett is flown at half mast from a flag pole on the day of a repatriation. At other times another Union Flag is flown.

A memorial bell was purchased by public subscription and now tolls during the repatriation ceremonies at the Memorial Garden.

There is ample car parking near to the Memorial Garden and disabled badge holder parking adjacent to the garden. Directions to the repatriation car parking areas are well signed from the A40 and Brize Norton Village

At a nearby sports pavilion refreshments and toilets are normally available.