The Last Post Ceremony commemorating the 41 Australians listed on the Afghanistan Panel, Roll of Honour

The Last Post Ceremony is presented in the Commemorative Area of the Australian War Memorial each day. The ceremony commemorates more than 102,000 Australians who have given their lives in war and other operations and whose names are recorded on the Roll of Honour. Usually, at each ceremony the story behind one of the names on the Roll of Honour is told. However at today’s Last Post Ceremony, in conjunction with the Operation Slipper Welcome Home Parade held across the country today, the Afghanistan Roll of Honour vale is read. Hosted by Richard Cruise, we hear the names of the 41 Australians listed on the Afghanistan Panel on the Roll of Honour.

Sergeant Andrew Russell, Special Air Service Regiment, 16 February 2002. Aged 33
Trooper David “Poppy” Pearce, 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry), 8 October 2007. Aged 41
Sergeant Matthew Locke, Medal for Gallantry, Special Air Service Regiment, 25 October 2007. Aged 33
Private Luke Worsley, 4th Battalion (Commando), The Royal Australian Regiment, 23 November 2007. Aged 26
Lance Corporal Jason Marks, 4th Battalion (Commando), The Royal Australian Regiment, 27 April 2008. Aged 27
Signaller Sean McCarthy, Special Air Service Regiment, 8 July 2008. Aged 25
Lieutenant Michael Fussell, 4th Battalion (Commando), The Royal Australian Regiment, 27 November 2008. Aged 25
Private Gregory Sher, 1st Commando Regiment, 4 January 2009. Aged 30
Corporal Mathew Hopkins, 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, 16 March 2009. Aged 21
Sergeant Brett Till, Incident Response Regiment, 19 March 2009. Aged 31
Private Benjamin Ranaudo, 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, 18 July 2009. Aged 22
Sapper Jacob Moerland, 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment, 7 June 2010. Aged 21
Sapper Darren Smith, 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment, 7 June 2010. Aged 26
Private Timothy Aplin, 2nd Commando Regiment, 21 June 2010. Aged 38
Private Scott Palmer, 2nd Commando Regiment, 21 June 2010. Aged 27
Private Benjamin Chuck, 2nd Commando Regiment, 21 June 2010. Aged 27
Private Nathan Bewes, 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, 9 July 2010. Aged 23
Trooper Jason Brown, Special Air Service Regiment, 13 August 2010. Aged 29
Private Tomas Dale, 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, 20 August 2010. Aged 21
Private Grant Kirby, 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, 20 August 2010. Aged 35
Lance Corporal Jared MacKinney, 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, 24 August 2010. Aged 28
Corporal Richard Atkinson, 1st Combat Engineer Regiment, 2 February 2011. Aged 22
Sapper Jamie Larcombe, 1st Combat Engineer Regiment, 19 February 2011. Aged 21
Sergeant Brett Wood, Medal for Gallantry, Distinguished Service Medal, 2nd Commando Regiment, 23 May 2011. Aged 32
Lance Corporal Andrew Jones, 9th Force Support Battalion, 30 May 2011. Aged 25
Lieutenant Marcus Case, 6th Aviation Regiment, 30 May 2011. Aged 27
Sapper Rowan Robinson, Incident Response Regiment, 6 June 2011. Aged 23
Sergeant Todd Langley, Commendation for Distinguished Service in 2002 and 2008, 2nd Commando Regiment, 4 July 2011. Aged 35
Private Matthew Lambert, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, 22 August 2011. Aged 26
Captain Bryce Duffy, 4th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, 29 October 2011. Aged 26
Corporal Ashley Birt, 6th Engineer Support Regiment, 29 October 2011. Aged 22
Lance Corporal Luke Gavin, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, 29 October 2011. Aged 29
Sergeant Blaine Diddams, Medal for Gallantry, Special Air Service Regiment, 2 July 2012. Aged 40
Sapper James Martin, 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment, 29 August 2012. Aged 21
Lance Corporal Stjepan ‘Rick’ Milosevic, 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry), 29 August 2012. Aged 40
Private Robert Poate, 6th Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment, 29 August 2012. Aged 23
Private Nathanael Galagher, 2nd Commando Regiment, 30 August 2012. Aged 23
Lance Corporal Mervyn McDonald, 2nd Commando Regiment, 30 August 2012. Aged 30
Corporal Scott Smith, Commendation for Gallantry, Special Operations Engineer Regiment, 21 October 2012. Aged 24
Corporal Cameron Baird, Victoria Cross, Medal for Gallantry, 2nd Commando Regiment, 22 June 2013. Aged 32
Lance Corporal Todd Chidgey, 2nd Commando Regiment, 1 July 2014. Aged 29