Posts Tagged ‘Military & Warfare’

Death: Private (PTE) Gregory SHER. Killed in Action (KIA) 04-Jan-2009

Wednesday, January 7th, 2009

Logo of the Australian 1st Commando Regiment Private (PTE) Gregory Michael SHER served with. Private Sher was Killed in Action Afghanistan 4-Jan-2009 Death in combat casualty #08:-

04-Jan-2009 Private (PTE) Gregory Michael SHER, 30, has been Killed in Action (KIA) during a hostile rocket/missile bombardment on the provincial patrol base in Oruzgan province, Afghanistan where he was stationed.

Private Sher belonged to the Australian 1st Commando Regiment and was serving with Special Operations Task Group. He and his partner lived in Sydney.

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Death: Signaler (SIG) Sean McCarthy. Killed in Action (KIA) 07-Jul-2008.

Monday, July 7th, 2008

Logo image of the Australian Special Air Service Regiment from Swanbourne WA. Signaler (SIG) Sean McCarthy, member of the Australian Special Air Service Regiment (SASR) was Killed in Action (KIA)07-Jul-2008 Signaler (SIG) Sean McCarthy, member of the Australian Special Air Service Regiment (SASR) was Killed in Action (KIA) when the vehicle he was travelling in was hit and destroyed by a road-side bomb in Afghanistan.

He was 25 years old, unmarried and came from Perth, Western Australia.

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