40th Afghan KIA named

40 th KIA casualty of the war in Afghanistan named as CORPORAL Cameron Stewart Baird from the 2nd Commando Regiment.

The Commando was one of the army’s highly experienced special forces patrol commanders with a fierce tradition of leading from the front, was the 40th Australian soldier killed in the 11-year conflict.

“His mates describe him as one of the most iconic figures in the regiment,” Defence Force chief David Hurley said.

“In combat, and as a team commander, he was the man to watch, and never happier than when the situation demanded decisive action and courage.”

The veteran soldier from the Sydney-based 2nd Commando Regiment was on his fifth tour of Afghanistan, after service in Iraq and East Timor.

Rest in Peace.