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Fallen soldier to be farewelled

Fallen commando Private Ben Chuck will be farewelled at a funeral service in far north Queensland today.

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The 27-year-old was one of three soldiers killed in a helicopter crash in the Afghan province of Kandahar on June 21.

A large contingent of family and friends is expected to attend the service on the banks of Lake Tinaroo, near Private Chuck's home town of Yungaburra, west of Cairns.

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Prime Minister Julia Gillard, Opposition Leader Tony Abbott and Queensland Premier Anna Bligh will be among those in attendance.

Private Chuck's family returned to Yungaburra on Tuesday with his body after it was repatriated to Sydney on the weekend.

His fellow soldiers have already farewelled their fallen comrade at military services in Afghanistan and at Sydney's RAAF base.


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