A coroner will tomorrow examine how six soldiers – three of them from Huddersfield – were killed in Afghanistan.
Oxfordshire Coroner Mr Darren Salter will hold an inquest into the troops killed when their Warrior armoured vehicle was blown up on March 6 last year.
He will look at every aspect of the patrol which turned into a deadly mission.
Five of those who died were serving with the Yorkshire Regiment while the other was attached to the unit.
The troops were on duty with British forces in Helmand Province and their deaths represented the biggest loss of troops in one incident in the conflict.
The Huddersfield men who died were Cpl Jake Hartley, 20, of New Mill; Private Daniel Wilford, 21, of Cowlersley; and Private Anton Frampton, 20, of Longwood.
Their 3rd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment colleagues were Private Christopher Kershaw, 19, of Bradford, and Private Daniel Wade, 20, of Warrington.
The blast also killed Sgt Nigel Coupe, 33, of the 1st Battalion Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment.
The inquest is taking place in Oxford because the soldiers were all repatriated through RAF Brize Norton.
They were flown home in an aircraft on March 20, 2012, and repatriated in a moving ceremony at the airbase.
A memorial service to the three Huddersfield heroes was held at the town’s Parish Church in May.
Dignitaries and well-wishers joined relatives of the soldiers for the service, led by Bishop of Wakefield, the Rt Rev Stephen Platten, and Vicar of Huddersfield, the Rev Simon Moor.
Tomorrow, the families of the three soldiers are expected to take their seats in the courtroom for the start of the inquest, which is expected to last for two days.
