DEFENCE MEDIA ALERT
Issued by Coordination and Public Affairs, Department of Defence, Canberra, ACT
Phone: 02 6265 3343, Fax: 02 62656946
CPA 118/08
Thursday, 8 May 2008
MEDIA ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE BURIAL OF THE LATE
LANCE CORPORAL JASON MARKS
WHAT:
Burial for the late Lance Corporal Jason Marks.
WHEN:
Thursday, 8 May.
WHERE:
Yeppoon, Queensland.
BACKGROUND:
A private burial service will be held in Yeppoon today for Lance Corporal Jason
Marks. The family of Lance Corporal Marks has requested this be a private service
with their family and some military friends and has asked that no media attend.
A Defence media team will be on-site to provide suitable footage of parts of the burial
service to interested media. The following arrangements will be made.
Vision
Vision of the service will be provided to ABC Brisbane for National
distribution by approximately 5pm.
Images
Images of the service will be available from approximately 3pm from the
Media note:
The burial service is a private affair for the family of Jason and is their final chance to
farewell him before laying him to rest. A Defence media team is being used in order
to allow the family this chance to have a private service away from the media.
There will not be an opportunity for an interview with any members of the Australian
Defence Force or members of the Marks family.
Media contact:
Defence Media Liaison: (02) 6265 3343 or 0408 498 664
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