A repatriation ceremony will be held in Brisbane on Friday for two Australian soldiers killed by an improvised explosive device (IED) in Afghanistan.
The bodies of 35-year-old father of two Private Grant Kirby and 21-year-old Private Tomas Dale will arrive at the RAAF's Amberley base about 2pm (AEST) on Friday.
The duo, from the Brisbane-based 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, were killed by an IED while standing near their Bushmaster vehicle in the Baluchi Valley on August 20.
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The ceremony will be attended by their families, their unit, senior political representatives and military personnel.
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