Private Gregory Sher, Deployment to Timor
After undertaking lead-up training in the Northern Territory from mid-to-late 2002, Greg’s regular infantry unit 5/6 RVR attached to 5/7 RAR for deployment to East Timor in support of Operation Citadel from November 2002 until May 2003.
Operation Citadel saw Australian forces help to ensure the stability of the fledgling East Timorese state. The tasks assigned to Greg’s infantry battalion included border security, urban patrols, interdiction missions and diplomatic/embassy protection. Operating within his team, Greg usually patrolled as one of the section’s forward scouts. He carried the Steyr rifle with GLA attachment.
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- Greg (right) marches during pass-out parade for his unit 5/6 RVR prior to lead-up training for East Timorese deployment
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- Flying up to Darwin for lead-up training
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- Greg training in NT for East Timor deployment
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- Greg (left) riding troop transport, in-country
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- Greg (background) on patrol as his section’s forward scout
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- Greg (left) on patrol in jungle terrain
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- Patrolling in all-weather, all-terrain environment
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- Watching and scanning while positioned in observation point
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- Patrolling in East Timor … Thick mud…
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- … heavy packs
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- Greg (right) with East Timorese and Australian forces
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- On the practice range
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- Assisting the local populace
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- Providing medical care to locals
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- Greg carried the Steyr with GLA attachment
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- Greg (left) resting with his patrol
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- Greg (middle row, 3rd from left) with his team
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- Greg with his parents and brother on return home to Melbourne
In Memory of Greg Sher 