A cadaver storage assembly 10 comprises the combination of: a storage vessel 12 which in use contains an embalming fluid； a cadaver support structure 20 that is movable relative to the storage vessel 12 between a stowed position, e.g. lowered, in which the support structure 20 lies substantially within the storage vessel 12 and a retrieved position, e.g. raised or remote, in which the support structure 20 is exposed beyond the storage vessel 12； and a transfer apparatus 38 with a lift assembly 48 and which is engagable with the cadaver support structure 20 to move the support structure 20 between its stowed and retrieved positions. The transfer apparatus 38； 78 includes an engagement formation 40 that is engagable with the cadaver support structure 20 and a chassis formation 42 which is engagable with a support surface, e.g. a floor engaging frame. The engagement formation 40 and the chassis formation 42 are interconnected by a lift assembly 48 that is movable between retracted and extended positions. The engagement formation 40 is disengaged for the cadaver support structure 20 while the lift assembly 48 is in the retracted position and the engagement formation 40 holds a cadaver support structure 20 engaged therewith in its retrieved position while the lift assembly 48 is in the extended position. The list assembly may include a scissor lift, as shown, or a lift actuator [80, Figure 5]
