Private Nathan Bewes has been laid to rest at a ceremony in his hometown of Murwillumbah in northern NSW....

A slouch hat and the Australian flag sit on top of Private Nathan Bewes's coffin during his funeral in Murwillumbah, northern New South Wales, on July 22, 2010. Private Bewes was killed by a roadside bomb while on foot patrol in Afghanistan's Churrah Valley. ...

The fiancee (centre) of soldier Private Nathan Bewes mourns with family and friends at his funeral at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Murwillumbah on July 22, 2010. Bewes, a member of the Brisbane-based 6th Battalion in the Royal Australian Regiment, was killed by an improvised explosive ...

Mourners arrive at a funeral for soldier Nathan Bewes in Murwillumbah on July 22, 2010. Mr Bewes was killed in Afghanistan while on foot patrol in the Churrah Valley....

The body of Private Nathan Bewes has been flown back from Afghanistan where a guard of honour was formed upon arrival at Amberley air base west of Brisbane....

Anti-Afghanistan war campaigner Graeme Dunstan leads a small rally outside the Gallipoli Barracks in Brisbane on September 9, 2010....

The Chief of the Australian Defence Force, Angus Houston is seeking assurance from his Indian counterpart that Australian athletes will be safe at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi....

Thousands have gathered at the Australian War Memorial to acknowledge the contribution of national servicemen....

Fallen Australian soldier 21-year-old Private Tomas Dale has been honoured at a funeral service in Adelaide after he was killed in Afghanistan....

The bearer party escort Private Tomas Dale's coffin to the chapel in Adelaide on September 8, 2010....