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November 6th, 2011 
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A plane carrying three Australian soldiers killed by an Afghan soldier has arrived home for their farewell.
The ramp ceremony at Amberley Air Force base for fallen diggers Captain Bryce Duffy, Corporal Ashley Birt and Lance Corporal Luke Gavin. Picture: Tim Marsden
Source: Herald Sun
Corporal Ashley Birt, Lance Corporal Luke Gavin and Captain Bryce Duffy, who were killed in Afghanistan by a rogue soldier. Picture: Department of Defence
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UNDER sultry skies the bodies of the three Australian soldiers killed by a rogue Afghan National Army soldier last month were returned to their families in a moving ceremony at Amberley Air Force Base, west of Brisbane, yesterday.
Chief of Army Lt-Gen David Morrison described the deaths of Captain Bryce Duffy, 26, Corporal Ashley Birt, 22, and Lance-Corporal Luke Gavin, 29, as a terrible tragedy.
“These were three great men who all had great futures ahead of them, both as soldiers and citizens of this great country,” he said.
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Lt-Gen Morrison said the seven Australian soldiers wounded in the parade-ground attack by the machinegun-wielding Afghan at the Pacemaker Base, 30km south of Tarin Kowt, were recovering in Germany, but their wounds could allow them to return to Australia soon.
Cpl Ashley Birt’s older brother, Dale, 27, who had hoped to accompany his brother back to Brisbane, arrived home late last week to join his parents Don and Linda Birt, of Gympie.
Whether or not he returns to Afghanistan to serve with his unit, due back in Australia early next year, will be up to Cpl Dale Birt, his psychiatric support officer and his family, an army spokeswoman said.
The ramp ceremony at Amberley Air Force Base included eulogies from each of the men’s commanding officers and their coffins were borne by fellow soldiers from each of their regiments.
Cpl Ashley Birt, an engineer, was described as a larrikin and a great bloke.
“He was a loving son, a devoted brother, wonderful uncle and loyal friend who will be dearly missed,” his family said in a statement.
Lance-Cpl Gavin’s wife, Jacky, said in a statement he was “an amazing man, husband, father, soldier, son and brother”. The couple have three children: Joshua, 7, Holly, 5, and Olivia, 7 months.
Capt Duffy, is survived by parents Kim and Kerry, of Brisbane, and his partner.
“Bryce was an exceptional man and a dedicated officer,” his family said.
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