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SHER, Gregory Michael
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 8243734 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Commando Regiment |
| Born: | South Africa, 1978 |
| Home Town: | Glen Iris, Boroondara & Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Doncaster Secondary College, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan, 4 January 2009 |
| Cemetery: |
Chevra Kadisha Cemetery, Lyndhurst, Victoria, Australia Grave No O61, Garden of Remembrance, Springvale, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian Commando Memorial, 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
| 4 Jan 2009: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 8243734, 1st Commando Regiment |
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Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Private SHER joined the Army in 1998 as an Army Reserve infantryman and deployed to East Timor in 2002. In 2004 he completed the commando selection course and joined the 1st Commando Regiment, going on to complete the suite of Special Forces courses required to become a qualified commando.
Private Sher received the following service medals:
- the Australian Active Service Medal,
- the United Nations Transitional Authority in East Timor Medal
- the Infantry Combat Badge
- the Afghanistan Campaign Medal,
- the NATO Medal with ISAF Clasp,
- the Australian Defence Medal
- the Returned from Active Service Badge.
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