Image Gallery: October 2007
Fallen SASR soldier returns home
31 October 2007
In a sombre Ramp Ceremony, the body of Sergeant Matthew Locke, the Special Air Service Regiment (SASR) soldier fatally wounded in Afghanistan last week, was returned home to Perth.
Recipient of the Medal for Gallantry, Sergeant Locke was carried from the C-130 Hercules that brought him home by his mates currently serving with the SASR.
On hand to receive him was a small gathering including his family, colleagues, the Commander of Australian Special Forces Major General Mike Hindmarsh and the Chief of Army Lieutenant General Peter Leahy.
A private funeral service will be held for Sergeant Locke celebrating his life and the career that he loved.
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| 20071031adf8239716_002 Members of the Special Air Service Regiment carry the casket of their colleague Sergeant Matthew Locke to his family for a short ceremony, after his arrival under escort from Afghanistan. (Date taken: 31 October 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071031adf8239716_041 Members of the Special Air Service Regiment carry the casket of their colleague Sergeant Matthew Locke to his family for a short ceremony, after his arrival under escort from Afghanistan. (Date taken: 31 October 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071031adf8239716_052 Chief of Army Lieutenant General Peter Leahy watches as members of the Special Air Service Regiment carry the casket of their colleague Sergeant Matthew Locke to his family for a short ceremony at RAAF base Pearse, after his arrival under escort from Afghanistan. (Date taken: 31 October 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071031adf8239716_058 Chief of Army Lieutenant General Peter Leahy, Commander of Australian Special Forces Major General Mike Hindmarsh and the Regimental Sergeant Major of the Army Warrant Officer Class 1 Kevin Wood, salute the body of Sergeant Matthew Locke as members of the Special Air Service Regiment carry him during the Ramp Ceremony at RAAF Base Pearce after arriving under escort from Afghanistan. (Date taken: 31 October 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071031adf8239716_079 Members of the Special Air Service Regiment carry the casket of their colleague Sergeant Matthew Locke to his family for a short ceremony, after his arrival under escort from Afghanistan. (Date taken: 31 October 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071031adf8239716_085 Members of the Special Air Service Regiment carry the casket of their colleague Sergeant Matthew Locke to his family for a short ceremony, after his arrival under escort from Afghanistan. (Date taken: 31 October 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071031adf8239716_088 Members of the Special Air Service Regiment carry the casket of their colleague Sergeant Matthew Locke to his family for a short ceremony, after his arrival under escort from Afghanistan. (Date taken: 31 October 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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