Families of Huddersfield’s Afghanistan heroes are to take part in a special memorial.

They will be at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire next month to inaugurate the Bastion Memorial.

Prince Harry will join the families of the fallen to attend a Service of Dedication to launch the memorial, and remember those who lost their lives during combat operations in Afghanistan.

The ceremony and service is on June 11.

Senior political and military representatives, military charities and organisations, and the UK’s NATO allies will also be represented.

There will be a one-minute silence to remember and pay tribute to the Fallen. The Royal British Legion will host a reception for bereaved family and friends after the service.

Huddersfield families lost six soldiers during the bitter Afghanistan conflict.

They were Lance Cpl Graham Shaw, of Golcar; Capt Lisa Jade Head, of Almondbury; Cp Jake Hartley, of New Mill; Pte Anton Frampton, of Longwood; Pte Daniel Wilford, of Cowlersley, and Pte Tom Wroe, of Meltham.

Their relatives are being invited to the special service.

Defence secretary Michael Fallon said: “It is right that we will be holding this important service of dedication in the presence of so many of the family and friends of the brave men and women whose names are etched on the memorial.

“It will stand as a permanent reminder of the ultimate sacrifice they made towards ensuring the security of the UK and the stability of Afghanistan.”

The reconstructed Bastion Memorial replicates the same design as the former Bastion Memorial Wall in Camp Bastion, Helmand Province, Afghanistan that was deconstructed in late 2014 following the end of combat operations. The new memorial, containing some elements from the original such as the Cross made of shell cases, is built with different materials. It also has a raised map of Afghanistan mounted on the rear, which marks the locations where the UK forces served over the 13-year campaign.

Up to seven members of each bereaved family can attend the service. After June 11, the public can visit the Bastion Memorial year-round at the NMA, the UK’s centre of Remembrance. The NMA, part of The Royal British Legion, is also home to the Armed Forces Memorial, the UK’s tribute to all servicemen and women killed on duty or by acts of terrorism since 1948.