The 179 British personnel killed in Iraq have been honoured in a memorial service in Basra.
Defence Secretary John Hutton flew into the city for the ceremony as the bulk of the 3,700 UK servicemen and women remaining in Iraq were preparing to end combat operations and fly home after six years.
Mr Hutton attended a ceremony at the memorial wall in front of 20th Armoured Brigade headquarters on the main coalition military base in Basra.
The names of all the British, Italian, Dutch, Danish, American and Romanian troops and the civilian contractors killed since 2003 during Operation Telic - the UK military mission in Iraq - were read out.
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yendytok 1 year ago
The British were defeated in Basra.
TomBarry192I 1 year ago
Where is the memorial to the Iraqi Men, Women & Children that the British Government left behind to die? The Soldiers & officers are brave but our Governments have been corrupt to the core!
Weston1968 1 year ago
Do you know of anywhere I can find a full video of the whole service? My brothers name was read out but some of my family missed it and I can't find it anywhere
barryholloway 2 years ago