Image Gallery: October 2007
Trooper David Pearce
09 October 2007
The Australian Defence Force has released the name of the Australian soldier who died as a result of a roadside bomb attack in Afghanistan yesterday.
Trooper David Pearce, 41, was posted to the Brisbane-based 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment in October 2006. He was serving with the Reconstruction Task Force when he died.
Chief of the Defence Force, Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston, and Chief of Army, Lieutenant General Peter Leahy, extended their deepest condolences to the family and friends of Trooper Pearce.
Read media release | Family's personal statement
| 2007-S2071_01 Trooper David Pearce joined the Regular Army at the age of 39 after three years with the Army Reserve, including a tour of Solomon Islands. (Date taken: 25 March 2006) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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