Olive Press News Spain Helen Weir, Director of Age in Spain, looks at how they are helping people to become legal Share \n');document.write('\n \n\n');} NOBODY is certain as to how many British people living in Spain once served in the UK armed services, with one estimate putting the figure at something like 30,000. Pictured above is Sarah Byrne with her husband Aiden (who sadly passed away in September last year) and her son Paul at the 2019 Remembrance Day ceremony in Westhaven Bay, Tenerife. Certainly, it is common for Age in Spain to come across veterans (of all ages) and their families as part of its work to support British people in the process of becoming resident in Spain.