A memorial bench has been unveiled in Coventry to honour three soldiers who were killed in Afghanistan.
The bench at Canley Crematorium is a tribute to L/Cpl James Fullarton, 24, Fusilier Shaun Bush, also 24, and 20-year-old Sapper Guy Mellors.
The families of the soldiers, all from Coventry, attended a service at the site for the unveiling, on Tuesday.
L/Cpl Fullarton's father Peter said: "It is a fantastic tribute from the people of Coventry and Warwickshire."
He added: "It is something that we will relish for the rest of our lives, and for our future family to come and sit there and think about the happy days."
Memorial gardenL/Cpl Fullarton died on 16 August last year while on patrol near Sangin in Helmand Province.
Fusilier Bush was injured while trying to rescue a comrade during a foot patrol in the Sangin district, and died at Selly Oak Hospital in Birmingham on 25 August.
Sapper Mellors, a bomb disposal expert, was killed on 15 February this year, while clearing bombs in north east Sangin.
The families of the three men helped to design the tribute bench, which is located in the memorial garden of the crematorium.
The soldiers all had military funerals at Coventry Cathedral.
Posted: Tue May 04, 2010 7:55 pm
