Australian Army corporal Brendan Hannam, father of two who served in Afghanistan, is killed when military vehicle rolls at Darwin training base

From the Newshound archive · first published 6 October 2026.

Corporal Brendan Hannam, 28, was killed on Monday afternoon when a Supacat high-mobility transporter he was travelling in rolled at Mount Bundey Training Area, injuring five fellow soldiers. Chief of Army Lieutenant General Susan Coyle publicly identified him on Tuesday, noting he had completed two operational tours — including training Ukrainian soldiers in Britain — and had set his sights on qualifying as an army medical technician. Two of the five injured soldiers were still at Royal Darwin Hospital on Tuesday in a stable condition.

Coyle said Hannam 'would give the shirt off his back for anybody' and would be most remembered for his devotion to his partner and two young children.

Mount Bundey, where a soldier also died in a 'shambolic' live-fire exercise in 2017, is a 117,000-hectare facility used for live-fire training by the Australian Army and allied forces.

Hannam's death is the second Australian soldier killed in a training exercise this year, after SAS Warrant Officer Lachlan Muddle died in a parachute collision at Jervis Bay in May.