DEFENCE MEDIA RELEASE
Issued by Ministerial Support and Public Affairs, Department of Defence, Canberra, ACT
Phone: 02 6127 1999, Fax: 02 6265 1545
MSPA 293/10
Saturday, 10 July 2010
Personal details of Australian soldier killed in Afghanistan
Private Nathan Bewes from the Brisbane based 6th
Battalion, The Royal Australian
Regiment (6RAR) was killed by an improvised explosive device late last night,
Australian time.
Private Bewes was serving with the 1st Mentoring Task Force in Afghanistan, and was
part of a dismounted Australian patrol conducting operations in the Chora Valley
region of Uruzgan province.
Another soldier from the same patrol suffered minor wounds as a result of the blast
and is currently receiving medical treatment at Role 2 medical facility at Multi-
National Base Tarin Kowt.
Private Bewes was 23 years old and leaves behind his loving parents, sister and
partner, who are currently receiving support from Private Bewes’ unit 6RAR, and
from the Defence Community Organisation.
Private Bewes was born in Kogarah, NSW in 1986. He joined the Army in 2005 and
in the same year successfully completed his recruit and infantry basic training prior to
being posted to 6RAR.
This was his second deployment to Afghanistan. Private Bewes had also deployed to
East Timor in 2006.
Private Bewes family has requested their privacy to be respected during this difficult
time.
Media Note:
An image of Private Nathan Bewes ist available at:
Media contact: Defence Media Liaison: (02) 6127 1999 or 0408 498 664
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