Deaths, funerals and cremations FAQs
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Q: How are cremated remains kept separate?
A cremator can only accept one coffin at a time and all the remains are removed
from the cremator before the next cremation. An identity card is used throughout
the whole process until the final disposal, thereby ensuring correct
identification.
Q: Are coffins sold back to the funeral directors?
Q: How soon after the ceremony will the cremation take place?
Q: What religious ceremony can I have with cremation?
Q: How is a cremation arranged?
Q: Can relatives witness the committal of the coffin to the cremator?
Q: Is the coffin cremated with the body?
Q: What are the Gardens of Remembrance at a crematorium?
Q: What types of grave are available at Wandsworth's cemeteries?
Q: I have a lawn grave. Why can’t I put a full memorial over its surface?
Q: After a funeral, when is the grave filled in?
