DEFENCE MEDIA RELEASE
Issued by Ministerial Support and Public Affairs, Department of Defence, Canberra, ACT
Phone: 02 6127 1999, Fax: 02 6265 1545
MSPA 294/10
Saturday, 10 July 2010
Personal Statement from the family of Private Nathan Bewes
The following statement was released on behalf of Private Bewes’ father, Gary
Bewes, his mother, Kaye Bewes, and his sister, Stephanie Bewes:
Nathan was inspired by the family’s history of military and community service.
Nathan joined the Army Cadets at age 13 and by 15 years old he was a cadet under
officer. The army was his life-long passion. It was all he wanted to do.
When he was on leave from Afghanistan in June all he could talk about was getting
back to the deployment and his mates.
Nathan was a loyal friend and always cared for his mates. He just loved to look after
people. At his 21st
birthday party we could not get over such camaraderie between
young men. We could not believe that such mateship could exist between young men
in this day and age.
Nathan was a loving son, a caring bother and a passionate partner to Alice. We are
missing him dearly.
Media Note:
The Bewes family has
asked the media to enable them to grieve in private. Further
details on the repatriation of Private Bewes and memorial services will be provided as
this information becomes available.
Media contact: Defence Media Liaison: (02) 6127 1999 or 0408 498 664
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