AUSTRALIAN COMMANDOS 2 Edwards, Mason Kerrin

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Edwards ​

• FORENAME

Mason Kerrin ​

• UNIT

2 Commando Regiment ​

• RANK

Lance Corporal ​

• NUMBER

• DATE OF DEATH

20th October 2009 ​

• AGE

30 ​

• GRAVESITE

Centenary Memorial Gardens, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Brisbane,Queensland​

born 20.2.1979 Birmingham,England​

son of Rev.Dr Kerrin Edwards (died 08.04.2021) and Miss Julie Mackay​

partner of Cassie​

grew up Queensland​

educated Kelvin Grove State High School​

graduated University of Queensland,St Lucia (B.A.)​

enlisted January 2004​

4 Bn Royal Australian Regiment (Commando) (A Company) 16.5.2005​

2 Commando Regiment 19.6.2009​

Lance Corporal 14.8.2009​

killed in live-fire training exercise Cultana Range,South Australia​

2 tours of Afghanistan​

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• OPERATION ASTUTE (Timor Leste) - 2006,
• OPERATION SLIPPER (Afghanistan) - 2007, and
• OPERATION SLIPPER (Afghanistan) - 2008