Monument marks decades of British sacrifice

摘要

A New memorial pays tribute to UK Servicemen and women who died while serving in Belize. As the number of personnel deployed to the tiny central American country is scaled down in line with the Strategic Defence and Security Review, tributes within and around the British Army Training Support Unit Belize (BATSUB) have been united on a single monument. It is hoped this will mean it can be properly taken care of once the jungle training facility has closed. Commander of the Belize Defence Force, Brig Dario Tapia, unveiled the memorial, which includes a roll of honour of the fallen. Maj John Frear (Yorks), second in command at the facility, said: "Wreaths are laid on graves of those buried here before repatriation or at a number of specific memorials dotted around the country marking the spot where they lost their lives.