Flags at half mast mark Kiwi soldier's funeral
The late Corporal Doug Grant. Credit:
RDC
Flags at the Rotorua District Council Civic Centre are flying at half mast today (Monday 29 August) to mark the full military funeral of Corporal Doug Grant of the New Zealand Force. Corporal Grant died in Afghanistan last week.
The Kiwi SAS soldier was killed in Kabul while trying to rescue civilians during a Taliban attack on the British Council.
His full military funeral is being held today at Linton Military Camp.