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MOERLAND, Jacob Daniel
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 8530756 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 9 July 2007, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment |
| Born: | Cairns, Queensland, Australia, 14 January 1989 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan, 7 June 2010, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Gayndah Cemetery, Queensland |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gayndah Jacob Moerland Memorial, Geraldton Afghanistan Honour Roll, Queensland Garden of Remembrance (Pinnaroo), Qld, Sale RSL Afghanistan Honour Roll, Two Wells Afghanistan War Memorial, Yungaburra Afghanistan Avenue of Honour |
Service History
Afghanistan Service
| 9 Jul 2007: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Sapper, 8530756, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 7 Jun 2010: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Sapper, 8530756, 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment |
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Sapper Jacob Moerland enlisted on 9 July 2007 and completed his Initial Recruit Training at 1st Recruit Training Battalion in (1RTB) in October 2007.
After completing his driver courses and the suite of Combat Engineer Courses in May 2008, Sapper Moerland was posted to 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment (2CER), Brisbane.
His deployment as part of 1st Mentoring Task Force was his first operation, deploying in January 2010.
Sapper Moerland was awared the following service medals:
- the Australian Active Service Medal with Clasp International Campaign against Terrorism (ICAT),
- NATO Medal and the Afghanistan Campaign Medal
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