Body of Aussie soldier coming home as family says thankyou Fallen soldier Corporal Cameron Baird will be honoured with a ramp ceremony on home soil. THE body of the latest Australian soldier to die in Afghanistan, Corporal Cameron Baird, will arrive home at Richmond RAAF base near Sydney on Saturday. He will be honoured with a ramp ceremony on home soil. The Medal for Gallantry winner was killed in action by enemy fire a week ago in the isolated and rugged Khod Valley in the west of Oruzgan Province. Two other troops were wounded during the battle. The Khod Valley is a hotbed of insurgent activity and is on one of the main "rat lines" used by Taliban fighters and bombmakers moving between Kandahar and Helmand provinces in the south and the wild tribal areas of northwest Pakistan. Corporal Baird's family released a statement of thanks through Defence to everyone who had supported them during the past week. "The family of Corporal Cameron S. Baird, MG would like to thank everyone for the overwhelming support, and condolences that they have received during this time of grief," it said. The support received from family, friends, the 2nd Commando Regiment, the Australian Defence Force and Australian Football League has been deeply appreciated. The casket of Corporal Cameron Baird MG is carried to the Royal Australian Air Force C-130 Hercules by a bearer party of his mates from the Special Operations Task Group before the sad flight home. Corporal Baird was born in Burnie Tasmania in 1981 and he joined the Army in 2000 and served in East Timor and Iraq and was on his fifth tour in Afghanistan when he fell in battle. He was awarded the Medal for Gallantry in 2007 for his valour during a battle when his mate Private Luke Worsley was fatally wounded. After recovering his wounded comrade under withering fire, his citation says, "Lance Corporal Baird continued to lead the fight, killing several enemy and successfully completing the clearance. Throughout the action, Lance Corporal Baird displayed conspicuous gallantry, composure and superior leadership under fire. SOTG commanding officer Lieutenant Colonel J (who cannot be named for operational reasons) previously described Corporal Baird as a professional and disciplined soldier who exemplified all that was a Commando. His commanding officer Major P described him as a mentor and role model. Cam Baird is and will always be one of the most inspiring leaders of men within the 2nd Commando Regiment. There isn't one of us who wouldn't follow Cam into any combat situation," Major P said.