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Australians Soldiers killed in Afghanistan

Why is it our Government can't tell the US enough?? Our fine soldiers should be back in Australia. When Al Queada were in Afghanistan, I had no issue with our trying to close them down, however it is fairly certain they are no longer there and we should be returning home until the Intelligence reports pinpoints where they are and a decision is made on how to finish them off this time to date 24 Australians have been killed while serving in Afghanistan: 23 with the Australian Defence Force and one with the British Armed Forces.

Sgt Andrew Russell

16 February, 2002

Sgt Andrew Russell, 33, was killed when the vehicle in which he was travelling struck a landmine in southern Afghanistan.
Trooper David Pearce

9 October, 2007

Trooper David Pearce, 41, was killed in roadside bomb attack in Oruzgan Province.
Sergeant Matthew Locke

25 October, 2007

Sergeant Matthew Locke, 33, from the Special Air Service Regiment was killed by Taliban fighters in Oruzgan Province.
Private Luke Worsley

23 November, 2007

Private Luke Worsley, 26, from 4RAR commando unit was killed in a battle with Taliban fighters in Oruzgan Province.
Lance Corporal Jason Marks

27 April, 2008

Lance Corporal Jason Marks, 27, from 4RAR commando unit was killed in a battle with Taliban fighters in Oruzgan Province.
Signaller Sean McCarthy

8 July, 2008

Signaller Sean McCarthy, 25, from the Special Air Service Regiment, was killed after being wounded by an improvised explosive device.
Lieutenant Michael Fussell

27 November, 2008

Lieutenant Michael Fussell, 25, from the 4th Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment, was killed by an improvised explosive device in Oruzgan Province.
Rifleman Stuart Nash

17 December, 2008

Rifleman Stuart Nash, 21, was killed in combat while serving with the British Army in Helmand Province.
Private Gregory Michael Sher

4 January, 2009

Private Gregory Michael Sher, 30, from the 1st Commando Regiment, was killed as a result of indirect rocket attack in Oruzgan Province.
Corporal Mathew Hopkins

16 March, 2009

Corporal Mathew Hopkins, 21, a member of the Mentoring and Reconstruction Taskforce, was killed in firefight with Taliban near Tarin Kowt.
Sergeant Bret Till

19 March, 2009

Sergeant Bret Till, 31, from the Incident Response Regiment, was killed while trying to defuse an improvised explosive device.
Private Benjamin Ranaudo

19 July, 2009

Private Benjamin Ranaudo, 22, was killed when a bomb went off as he and a fellow solder searched a compound north of Tarin Kowt.
Sapper Jacob Moerland

7 June, 2010

Sapper Jacob Moerland, 21, of the 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment was killed by an improvised explosive device (IED) while on a foot patrol in Uruzgan province.
Sapper Darren Smith

7 June, 2010

Sapper Darren Smith, 26, of the 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment was killed by an improvised explosive device (IED) while on a foot patrol in Uruzgan province.
Private Benjamin Chuck

21 June, 2010

Private Benjamin Chuck from the 2nd Commando Regiment died when the helicopter he was on crashed on its way to a mission south of the Australian base at Tarin Kowt.
Private Timothy Aplin

21 June, 2010

Private Timothy Aplin from the 2nd Commando Regiment died when the helicopter he was on crashed on its way to a mission south of the Australian base at Tarin Kowt.
Private Scott Palmer

21 June, 2010

Private Scott Palmer from the 2nd Commando Regiment died when the helicopter he was on crashed on its way to a mission south of the Australian base at Tarin Kowt.
Private Nathan Bewes

9 July, 2010

Private Nathan Bewes from the 6th Battalion, Australian Royal Regiment, was killed by an improvised explosive device while on patrol in the Chora Valley region of Uruzgan province.
Trooper Jason Thomas Brown

14 August, 2010

Trooper Jason Thomas Brown, 29, from the Special Air Service Regiment died after being shot during an engagement with insurgents.
Private Tomas Dale

20 August, 2010

Private Tomas Dale, 21, from the 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment was killed by an improvised explosive device while on patrol in the Baluchi Valley.
Private Grant Kirby

20 August, 2010

Private Grant Kirby, 35, from the 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment was killed by an improvised explosive device while on patrol in the Baluchi Valley.
Lance Corporal Jared MacKinney

24 August, 2010

Lance Corporal Jared MacKinney, 28, from the 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, was killed during an intense firefight with Taliban insurgents in the Deh Rawud region.
Corporal Richard Atkinson

February 2, 2011

Corporal Richard Atkinson, 22, from the 1st Combat Engineer Regiment, was killed by an improvised explosive device blast during a patrol in the Deh Rawud region.
Sapper Jamie Larcombe

February 20, 2011

Sapper Jamie Larcombe, 21, from the 1st Combat Engineer Regiment, was killed during an engagement with insurgents in the Mirabad Valley region of Uruzgan Province.