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Soldiers return home: Christchurch Ramp Ceremony for LCPL Durrer and Malone
- Published_at:2012-08-09
- Category:Autos & Vehicles
- Channel:NZDefenceForce
- tags: NZDF, New, Zealand, Army, Afghanistan, Bamian, Bamyan, soldiers
- description: Two soldiers serving with the NZ Provincial Reconstruction Team in Afghanistan were killed during an incident in the North East of Bamyan Province on Saturday the 4th of August 2012. They are Lance Corporal Rory Patrick Malone, aged 26, and Lance Corporal Pralli Durrer, also aged 26. LCPL Malone and LCPL Durrer deployed with the NZ Provincial Reconstruction Team in Bamyan, Afghanistan in April 2012. It was their first deployment to Afghanistan. LCPL Malone joined the Army Reserve Force in November 2002 and transferred to the Regular Force as a Rifleman where he was posted in September 2005 to 2nd/1st Battalion Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (2/1 RNZIR), based in Burnham. He was promoted to Lance Corporal last month. LCPL Malone had previously deployed to Timor-Leste in 2006 and again in 2007. LCPL Durrer joined the NZ Army in June 2004 as a Rifleman and was posted to 1st Battalion Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (1 RNZIR). In September 2009 LCPL Durrer's trade changed to Crewman, Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps (RNZAC) and he was posted to the Queen Alexandra's Mounted Rifles (QAMR), then in Burnham. LCPL Durrer had also previously deployed to Timor-Leste in 2006/7. Chief of Defence Force Lieutenant General Rhys Jones says, "All inside the Defence Force are deeply saddened by this loss. On behalf of the entire New Zealand Defence Force, I again extend my deepest sympathies."
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