MILITARY Policemen killed while serving in Iraq have been honoured by colleagues from the British Army's biggest garrison.

Officers took on senior NCOs for the Matt Titchener Challenge Cup at Catterick Garrison, in memory of the 150 Provost Company major killed in a terrorist attack in Basra at the end of August.

The trophy was presented to the unit by his widow Raqual, who is expecting the couple's baby on Boxing Day.

"I wanted to do something in his memory and he was a football fanatic," she said.

"He played as well but I was never allowed to go along to matches because he said I was a jinx."

Victory in the inaugural competition went to the company's corporals, shortly after a memorial garden was opened outside the Catterick Military Police station in memory of both Major Titchener and Warrant Officer Colin Wall, who died in the same incident.

"It's a fantastic little garden,'' said Captain Sean O'Brien, who knew both men well.

"We wanted to do something to show the families that they would not be forgotten by the RMPs.

Soldiers in the future will ask about the garden and there will always be somebody to carry on their story."

Meanwhile, a memorial service has also been held at Catterick Garrison for all eight servicemen from the base who lost their lives in Iraq during 19 Mechanised Brigade's deployment on Operation Telic II.

Commanding officer Brigadier Bill Moore led the praise for the men who made the ultimate sacrifice, telling the service they had provided a far more secure environment for the people of southern Iraq to rebuild their lives and country after the conflict.