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| Prince Harry to attend Bastion Memorial service | Prince Harry to attend Bastion Memorial service |
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| Prince Harry will join the family and friends of those who lost their lives during the conflict in Afghanistan at a service later. | Prince Harry will join the family and friends of those who lost their lives during the conflict in Afghanistan at a service later. |
| About 3,500 people are expected at the service of dedication to inaugurate the Bastion Memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire. | About 3,500 people are expected at the service of dedication to inaugurate the Bastion Memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire. |
| A one-minute silence will be observed during the service, which will also be attended by senior politicians. | A one-minute silence will be observed during the service, which will also be attended by senior politicians. |
| The memorial bears the names of all 453 UK personnel who died in Afghanistan. | The memorial bears the names of all 453 UK personnel who died in Afghanistan. |
| Military representatives, military charities and organisations, and the UK's Nato allies will be represented at the service. | Military representatives, military charities and organisations, and the UK's Nato allies will be represented at the service. |
| UK forces were part of a US-led coalition which invaded Afghanistan and toppled the ruling Taliban in 2001, following the 9/11 attacks in the US. | |
| At the peak of the 13-year campaign the UK military had 9,500 troops and 137 bases in Helmand Province. | |
| The event will be followed by a reception for bereaved family and friends, hosted by the Royal British Legion. | The event will be followed by a reception for bereaved family and friends, hosted by the Royal British Legion. |
| The memorial was blessed by the Archbishop of Canterbury at a commemoration service at St Paul's Cathedral in March. | The memorial was blessed by the Archbishop of Canterbury at a commemoration service at St Paul's Cathedral in March. |
| It replicates the design of the original memorial wall in Camp Bastion. | |
| UK's Afghanistan toll | |
| See the full list of those who died in Afghanistan here. | |
| The foundations of the memorial incorporates material from the original wall, with the brass plaques from the original memorial brought back from Afghanistan to be encased within the new granite structure. | |
| It also features a cross made of shell casings from the original structure. | |
| Harry, who leaves the Army this month after a 10-year career, saw action in Afghanistan twice - most recently in 2012, when he served as an Apache helicopter co-pilot and gunner. | |
| The UK ended its operations in Afghanistan in October, while Nato finished its mission in December. |