A MEMORIAL stone for six military policemen killed a year ago in Iraq was dedicated in a ceremony last night.
The stone bears the names of the men who died in an ambush on a police station in al-Majir al-Kabir, 120 miles north of Basra, where they had been training police officers.
It lies in the cemetery in Northallerton, North Yorkshire, the home town of one of the men, Lance Corporal Ben Hyde, 23.
It is made from granite imported from India, and bears the motto of the Royal Military Police "Exemplo Ducemus" - by example we lead.
The stone was dedicated after a memorial service at All Saints Church, Northallerton.
L Cpl Hyde's father John said: "It has really just grown over the last fortnight. It was just going to be me and my wife but one or two relatives said they were coming, then the curate asked if we would like a small memorial service.
"The stone is a memorial to all of the lads."
As well as L Cpl Hyde, other men from the region who died in the attack were military policemen Cpl Simon Miller, 21, of Washington, Wearside, and Cpl Paul Long, 24, of South Shields.
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