BIRT, Ashley Craig
| Service Number: | 8530042 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 June 2007 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 6th Engineer Support Regiment |
| Born: | Nambour, Queensland, 1989 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed by Afghan National Army soldier, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, 29 October 2011 |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Geraldton Afghanistan Honour Roll, Gympie Memorial Lane Murals, Sale RSL Afghanistan Honour Roll, Two Wells Afghanistan War Memorial, Yungaburra Afghanistan Avenue of Honour |
Afghanistan Service
| 1 Jun 2007: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 8530042 | |
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| 29 Oct 2011: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Corporal, 8530042, 6th Engineer Support Regiment |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Corporal Birt enlisted into the Australian Regular Army in June 2007 and was allocated to the Royal Australian Engineers as a Geospatial Technician.
During Corporal Birt’s service in the Australian Army he deployed on the following operations:
- Operation ANODE (Solomon Islands) – July 2010 – September 2010
- Operation QUEENSLAND FLOOD ASSIST (Australia) – January 2011– February 2011
- Operation SLIPPER (Afghanistan) – May 2011 – October 2011.
Corporal Birt was awarded the following honours and awards:
- Australian Defence Medal
- Australian Service Medal with Clasp Solomon Islands II
- Australian Active Service Medal with clasp International Coalition Against Terrorism (ICAT)
- Afghanistan Campaign Medal
- NATO Non Article 5 Medal with clasp – International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).
For his efforts on OPERATION FLOODS ASSIST, he was nominated for a soldiers’ medallion.
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