Northern Ireland Commemoration Service - tickets available 

Service on Wednesday 10 September 2008 at St Paul’s Cathedral, London

By email from the organisers:

2000 tickets are now available for people to attend an official service to honour members of the UK Forces and civil servants who lost their lives or were injured in Northern Ireland.
 
The service is being held on Wednesday 10 September 2008 at St Paul’s Cathedral, London.  It will also pay tribute to over 300 000 personnel who served in the Province on Operation Banner, the official title for military operations in Northern Ireland, between 1969 and 2007.
 
The service, being held by the MOD, will be an opportunity to give thanks to the many servicemen, women and civil servants who served in Northern Ireland and to remember those who gave their lives helping to bring stability to the Province over 38 years.
 
Tickets for the commemorative service are available for the Armed Forces veterans of Operation Banner, including MOD civilians and the families and friends of those who lost their lives.
 
An application form can be downloaded from www.veterans-uk.info or by calling the free ticket line on 0800 169 2277.  Tickets will be issued to successful applicants by 27 August 2008.  Each successful applicant will receive a ticket and one for their guest if required.
 
The closing date for ticket applications is Wednesday 13 August 2008.
 
For further information please contact Diane Cosgrove, HRFCA Communications and Recruiting Support Director on 01382 631027 or go to www.veteran-uk.info