Dead Aussie soldier named

06:00 AEST Wed Jan 7 2009

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The Australian government has released the name of the latest Australian soldier killed in Afghanistan.

Private Gregory Michael Sher, 30, was killed in a rocket attack in Oruzgan Province, in southern Afghanistan, early on Sunday evening (AEDT).

He is the eighth Australian Defence Force soldier to be killed in Afghanistan since 2002, but the first to die as a result of indirect fire.

He leaves behind his parents, two brothers and a partner, who are currently receiving support from the defence department.

Private Sher was born in South Africa in 1978 and moved to Australia with his family in 1986.

He joined the Australian Army in 1998 as an army reserve infantryman and was deployed to East Timor in 2002.

For his service in East Timor, Private Sher received several awards, including the Australian Active Service Medal, the United Nations Transitional Authority in East Timor Medal and the Infantry Combat badge.

He has also been awarded the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the NATO medal and the Australian Defence Medal.

Acting prime minister Julia Gillard said on Tuesday that she would respect the desire of the soldier's family for complete privacy at this time.

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