# Soldier remembered at funeral after training crash

> Corporal Brendan Hannam, 28, was farewelled at Robertson Barracks after dying in a vehicle rollover during a military exercise south of Darwin two weeks ago.
- Title: Soldier remembered at funeral after training crash · Abc
- Summary: Corporal Brendan Hannam, 28, was farewelled at Robertson Barracks after dying in a vehicle rollover during a military exercise south of Darwin two weeks ago…
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- Source: Abc — https://abc.net.au/news/2026-10-19/brendan-hannam-funeral-australian-soldier-military-exercise-nt/107284388
- Published: 2026-10-19T08:32:30+00:00
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## Soldier dies in training crash
Corporal Brendan Hannam, twenty-eight, died two weeks ago when a troop carrier rolled at Mount Bundey Training Area south of Darwin. Five other men were also injured.
## Remembered for loyalty and service
At his funeral today at Robertson Barracks in Darwin, Lieutenant Colonel Ash Zimmerlie said Corporal Hannam served Australia with distinction over more than nine years in the ADF.

> served Australia with distinction
## Deployments to Afghanistan and Ukraine
Corporal Hannam's service included international deployments to Afghanistan in two thousand nineteen and Ukraine in two thousand twenty-three, Lieutenant Colonel Zimmerlie told mourners.
## A devoted father and family man
Lieutenant Cooper Bridgeman said Corporal Hannam was a man of character, a loving partner and devoted father to his two young children. Everything he did was for the people he loved.

> a man of character, a loving partner and most of all a devoted father
## Investigation underway, vehicle paused
Chief of Army Susan Coyle said a thorough investigation of the crash is underway. The defence force has paused use of the Supacat HMT troop carrier involved in the fatal crash.
## Key takeaway

Corporal Brendan Hannam, 28, died in a vehicle rollover at Mount Bundey Training Area south of Darwin. His funeral was held at Robertson Barracks in Darwin today.