Image Gallery: September 2010
10 September 2010
Funeral service of Lance Corporal Jared MacKinney
A military funeral service was held at Ashgrove Baptist Church in Brisbane to farewell Lance Corporal Jared MacKinney. Lance Corporal MacKinney was killed in action in an intense fire-fight with insurgents during a patrol in the Deh Rawud region of Afghanistan while serving with the Australian 1st Mentoring Task Force.
Lance Corporal MacKinney was remembered at the funeral service by his family and friends that concluded with a three volley salute from a firing party as his coffin left the chapel. The service was attended by the Prime Minister, Julia Gillard; Leader of the Opposition, Tony Abbott; Minister for Defence, Senator John Faulkner; Premier of Queensland, Anna Bligh; Chief of the Defence Force, Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston; Chief of Army, Lieutenant General Ken Gillespie and the Regimental Sergeant Major of the Army, Stephen Ward. The guard of honour, escorts and bearer party consisted of military personnel from the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment.
Lance Corporal MacKinney was 28 years of age and is survived by his daughter Annabell, wife Beckie, father Ian and mother Jane. At the time of the service, his wife was expecting a son, to be named Noah Jared in honour of his father.
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An Honour Guard salutes as the bearer party escort Lance Corporal Jared MacKinney's coffin into the Ashgrove Baptist Church.
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The bearer party escort the gun carriage with Lance Corporal Jared MacKinney's coffin into Ashgrove Baptist Church.
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The bearer party carry Lance Corporal Jared MacKinney's coffin into Ashgrove Baptist Church.
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The bearer party carry Lance Corporal Jared MacKinney's coffin into Ashgrove Baptist Church.
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Chief of the Defence Force, Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston and the Chief of Army, Lieutenant General Ken Gillespie pay their respects at the funeral service of Lance Corporal Jared MacKinney.
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Prime Minister, Julia Gillard; Leader of the Opposition, Tony Abbott; Minister for Defence, Senator John Faulkner; the Shadow Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, Bob Baldwin; Secretary of Defence, Dr Ian Watt; Chief of the Defence Force, Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston; Chief of Army, Lieutenant General Ken Gillespie, Member for Ryan, Ms Jane Prentice and the Premier of Queensland, Anna Bligh, pay their respects at the funeral service of Lance Corporal Jared MacKinney.
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The Prime Minister, Julia Gillard; Leader of the Opposition, Tony Abbott and Minister for Defence, Senator John Faulkner pay their respects at the funeral service of Lance Corporal Jared MacKinney.
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Members from the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment form a guard of honour as the coffin of Lance Corporal Jared MacKinney leaves on a gun carriage.
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Prime Minister, Julia Gillard; Leader of the Opposition, Tony Abbott; Minister for Defence, Senator John Faulkner; Chief of the Defence Force, Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston and the Shadow Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, Bob Baldwin form an honour guard at the funeral service of Lance Corporal Jared MacKinney.
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Premier of Queensland, Anna Bligh; Prime Minister, Julia Gillard; Leader of the Opposition, Tony Abbott; Minister for Defence, Senator John Faulkner; Secretary of Defence, Doctor Ian Watt; Chief of the Defence Force, Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston; Chief of Army, Lieutenant General Ken Gillespie and the Shadow Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, Bob Baldwin, form an honour guard at the funeral service of Lance Corporal Jared MacKinney.
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Members from the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, form a guard of honour as the coffin of Lance Corporal Jared MacKinney leaves on a gun carriage.
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The bearer party escort Lance Corporal Jared MacKinney's coffin from the Ashgrove Baptist Church on a gun carriage.
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Lance Corporal Jared MacKinney's coffin leaves the Ashgrove Baptist Church on top on of a gun carriage.
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