Baird inquiry highlights more brave acts

The bravery of two soldiers who retrieved Corporal Cameron Baird from the enemy compound in Afghanistan where he was shot and killed has been highlighted in a report into his death.

Defence has released a redacted report into the circumstances surrounding Corporal Baird's death on June 22, 2013, which tells of how he charged an enemy-held building three times to draw the heavy fire away from his comrades before he was fatally shot at close range.

Corporal Baird was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross, Australia's highest military honour, for his heroism during that attack.

The compound was later found to hold insurgents with a range of ammunition, weapon systems and equipment.

Defence says the brave actions of two other soldiers in Corporal Baird's team were also highlighted in the inquiry report.

For their contribution to the mission's success and their courage in retrieving Corporal Baird from the compound to try and save him despite threats to their own safety.

The inquiry did not identify any weaknesses or deficiencies relevant to the circumstances surrounding Corporal Baird's death, defence says in a statement on Friday.

But the report made one recommendation that has been accepted, that a Commission of Inquiry into Corporal Baird's death was not warranted.

Governor-General Quentin Bryce presented Corporal Baird's VC to his family last month and they have given it to the Australian War Memorial to go on display with other VCs.