Image Gallery: November 2007
The funeral of Private Ashley Baker
19 November 2007
In a solemn service, the family and friends of Private Ashley Baker, gathered to farewell him in his hometown of Calliope in Central Queensland.
The soldier, who served in Timor-Leste with the 2nd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), was carried by members of 42nd Battalion Royal Queensland Regiment, to the town’s small RSL hall where the service took place.
The gathering, which included the Chief of Army Lieutenant General Peter Leahy AC, Major General Richard Wilson, the Commander of 1st Division, Brigadier John Caligari DSC AM, Commander of 3rd Brigade,and the Regimental Sergeant Major of the Army, Kevin Wood, remembered Ashley celebrating his life and the career he loved.
Captain Lachlan McKenna and Corporal Norman Donaire from 2RAR spoke about the soldier who was highly regarded by those who served with him.
Private Baker was then taken by a gun carriage escorted by his mates from 2RAR and buried in a private ceremony at Calliope ceremony, with full military honors surrounded by his family and close friends.
| 20071119adf8262658_015 Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR) form a guard of honor around their fallen comrade Private Ashley Baker. (Date taken: 19 November 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071119adf8262658_038 "Second to None"; Captain Lachlan McKenna of the 2nd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), addresses the friends and family at the memorial service for Private Ashley Baker, speaking briefly about the soldier in Calliope near Gladstone (QLD). (Date taken: 19 November 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071119adf8262658_074 A soldier from the 2nd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR) bows his head at the service for fallen comrade Private Ashley Baker. (Date taken: 19 November 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071119adf8262658_094 Chaplains Haydn Swinbourn and Captain Al Lavaki, ask family and friends of Private Ashley Baker to join in prayer during the remembrance ceremony for the soldier. (Date taken: 19 November 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071119adf8262658_135 Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR) carry their fallen comrade, Private Ashley Baker to a gun carriage waiting outside the crowded RSL hall at Calliope in Central Queensland. (Date taken: 19 November 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071119adf8262658_170 Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), slow march down the main street in Calliope side by side with their mate Private Ashley Baker. (Date taken: 19 November 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071119adf8262658_245 Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR) carry Private Ashley Baker on their shoulders as they make their way from the RSL hall at Calliope in Central Queensland. (Date taken: 19 November 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071119adf8262658_295 Sergeant Daniel Sharp of the 2nd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR) holds the slouch hat of fallen soldier, Private Ashley Baker at his funeral at Calliope, in Central Queensland. (Date taken: 19 November 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071119adf8262658_354 Chief of Army, Lieutenant General Peter Leahy, AC salutes with Commander of 1st Division, Major General Richard Wilson, AM, and Commander of 3rd Brigade, Brigadier John Caligari DSC AM at the playing of the last post for Private Ashley Baker, at the Calliope cemetery, in Central Queensland. (Date taken: 19 November 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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