Prince Harry at The National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas

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Date:11th of June 2015

Description:Pictured at the unveiling and dedication of the Bastion Memorial by Prince Harry (His Royal Highness Prince Henry of Wales) at the National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas, are relatives and friends of personnel named on the memorial, along with Military representatives, Military charities and organisations, the UK’s NATO allies and the Prime Minister David Cameron also attended the ceremony. Around 3,500 people attended the ceremony. In the background is the Armed Forces Memorial.

The Bastion Memorial bears the names of all the 453 personnel who died during the conflict. The memorial incorporates items and material brought back from the original memorial wall built by British soldiers at Camp Bastion, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, which includes a cross made of shell casings, brass plaques and the very last Union flag to fly over the memorial at Camp Bastion.

Opened on 16 May 2001, the National Memorial Arboretum was renamed the National Remembrance Gardens in October 2026.

Acknowledgement: Photograph is courtesy of the National Memorial Arboretum.

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