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KIRBY, Grant Walter
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 8283840 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR) |
| Born: | Nambour, Queensland, 21 March 1975 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | St Laurence's College |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan, 20 August 2010, aged 35 years |
| Cemetery: |
Pinnaroo Lawn Cemetery & Crematorium, Brisbane Memorial Location: MEM-MPL 3-50. Also Queensland Garden of Remembrance - Memorial Location: Wall 58/Row C., Queensland Garden of Remembrance, Pinnaroo Cemetery and Crematorium, Bridgeman Downs, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Geraldton Afghanistan Honour Roll, Sale RSL Afghanistan Honour Roll, Two Wells Afghanistan War Memorial, Yungaburra Afghanistan Avenue of Honour |
Service History
Afghanistan Service
| 20 Aug 2010: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 8283840, 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR) |
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Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Private Kirby joined the Army in 2006 and in the same year successfully completed his recruit and infantry basic training prior to being posted to the 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment.
Private Kirby’s service in the Australian Army covered multiple deployments:
- Operation Astute (East Timor) – Jan 2007– Mar 2007
- Operation Catalyst (Iraq) – Nov 2007 – Jun 2008
- Operation Slipper (Afghanistan) – Feb 2010 - Aug 2010
Private Kirby was awarded the following medals:
- Australian Active Service Medal with clasps: International Coalition Against Terrorism (ICAT) and Iraq 2003
- the Australian Service Medal with clasp Timor Leste
- the Afghanistan Campaign Medal
- Iraq Campaign Medal and the Infantry Combat Badge
Private Kirby has also been awarded and Return from Active Service Badge from a previous deployment.
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