Private Gregory Michael Sher Print Page 
Private Sher was born in South Africa in 1978 and moved to Australia with his family in 1986. He joined the Army in 1998 as an Army Reserve infantryman and deployed to East Timor in 2002. In 2004 he completed the commando selection course and joined the 1st Commando Regiment, going on to complete the suite of Special Forces courses required to become a qualified commando.
Private Sher was serving with the Special Operations Task Group when he was killed by a rocket attack in Uruzgan province, on Sunday 4 January, 2009.
Tree Planting Ceremony -Australia
On Wednesday, 18th March 2009, a tree-planting ceremony organised by the Jewish National Fund (JNF) in conjunction with the Commandos took place at the Chevra Kadisha cemetery. At this event 24 Mediterranean Cypress Trees were planted along the entry route into the grounds of the cemetery.
Those attending the ceremony included elected representatives from federal and state Parliament, Rabbis from the Jewish community, school captains from Greg’s former high school (Doncaster Secondary College), and students representing some of the Jewish day schools
https://gregsher.com/tree-planting-ceremony-australia/
Location
| Address: | 200 Glasscocks Road, Melbourne Chevra Kadisha Cemetery, Lyndhurst, 3975 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -38.062111 Long: 145.228571 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Trees |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Military |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 04-January-2009 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 04-January-2009 |
Dedication
Plaque with trees:
These trees were planted on
21/03/2009
and donated by
1st Commando Regiment
Australian Defence Force
and the
Jewish National Fund
to honour the memory of
Pvt Gregory Michael Sher
KIA 04/01/2009 (Afghanistan)
Plaque at gravesite:
8243734 PRIVATE
G.M.SHER
1 COMMANDO REGIMENT
4th JANUARY 2009 AGE 30
