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Lieutenant Michael FussellPrint Page 
26-September-2017
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The tree was planted to commemorate Lieutenant Michael Fussell who was killed in action in Afghanistan in 2008.
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Lieutenant Fussell was a member of the Sydney based 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and was serving with the Special Operations Task Group when he was killed by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) detonation while conducting a dismounted patrol in Oruzgan Province, on Thursday 27 November 2008.
Lieutenant Fussell attended School in Armidale and was a student at the Armidale School from 1994 to 2001. Lieutenant Fussell was the first active serviceman from Armidale who has been killed on duty since the Vietnam War.
Location
| Address: | 87 Douglas Street, The Armidale School , Armidale, 2350 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -30.519828 Long: 151.673633 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Tree |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Military |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 27-November-2008 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 27-November-2008 |
Dedication
Front Inscription
Plaque:
In Memory of
Lieutenant Michael Kenneth Housden
Fussell
4 (RAR) Commando - Age 25
Killed in Action — Afghanistan 27-11-2008
We Salute his Sacrifice
Source: MAPlaque:
In Memory of
Lieutenant Michael Kenneth Housden
Fussell
4 (RAR) Commando - Age 25
Killed in Action — Afghanistan 27-11-2008
We Salute his Sacrifice
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