Image Gallery: April 2010
14 April 2010
Funeral service for Private Robert Charles Moncrieff
Lieutenant Kenneth Hudson and Private Robert Moncrieff were swept away during a river crossing in West Kalimantan (Indonesia) while on patrol during the Indonesian Confrontation 21 March 1966.
An official Australian Army investigation to locate the bodies began in late 2008 and in early 2009 it received the full support of the Indonesian Armed Forces. Remains were recovered from two separate burial sites in West Kalimantan in October 2009.
The remains were formally handed over by the Indonesian National Defence Force (TNI) to Special Operations Commander Major General Tim McOwan in a ceremony held at the Australian Embassy in Jakarta 12 April 2010.
The remains were then returned to Australia. Ramp Ceremonies were conducted in Jakarta and another in Perth attended by family of the deceased. Members of the Special Air Service Regiment Association carried the remains of the men to the plane in Jakarta and escorted them home. A bearer party from the Special Air Service Regiment (SASR) received the remains on return to Australia and handed them on to their families for burial.
The funeral for Private Moncrieff was held in Perth at Campbell Barracks while Lieutenant Hudson was returned to Brisbane for burial with full military honours. Lieutenant Hudson and private Moncrieff are the last SAS soldiers missing in action to be found and returned home.
| 20100414adf8164101_0085 ( L- R) Mr Ross Guldbransen, Mr Jeffery Ayles, Mr Bob Nugent from the SAS Association take time to reflect at The Rock where wreaths were laid in memory of Private Robert Charles Moncrieff. (Date taken: 14 April 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100414adf8164101_0173 The Bearer Party carries the coffin of Private Robert Moncrieff from the gun carriage to the funeral service held in Perth. (Date taken: 14 April 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100414adf8164101_0392 Padre Stephen Brooks blesses the coffin of Private Moncrieff at the Funeral held in Perth. (Date taken: 14 April 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100414adf8164101_0428 Mr Bill Moncrieff and Mrs Jannette Jackson, family of Private Robert Moncrieff, are escorted by Padre Stephen Brooks after releasing a dove at the funeral. (Date taken: 14 April 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100414adf8164101_0688 Private Robert Moncrieff's coffin is laid to rest on the hearse as his brother Bill Moncrieff and niece Linda Moran look on. Wallace Gabriel, who was on patrol with Robert Moncrieff when he was lost is reflected in the glass. (Date taken: 14 April 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100414adf8164101_0737 (L-R) Family members Linda Moran, Bill Moncrieff Diane Heyer follow the hearse where Private Robert Moncrieff lays. (Date taken: 14 April 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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