97 >>> the number of Canadian soldiers who have died serving Canada in Afghanistan
November 11, 2008 was the 90th anniversary marking the end of "The War To End All Wars".
90 years later Canada is involved in the war in Afghanistan, our only war involvement since the Korean War. The time spent in the the theatre of war in Afghanistan has been longer than the time Canada was involved in either WWI or WWII.
Canada's Fallen Soldiers - 97 as of 11/11/2008 at 11:00 hours
Sgt Prescott Shipway
Age: 36
Unit: 2nd Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry Battle Group
Deceased: September 7, 2008
Incident: Improvised explosive device, Panjwayi District, Afghanistan
Corporal Andrew Paul Grenon
Age: 23
Unit: 2nd Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry Battle Group
Deceased: September 3, 2008
Incident: Insurgent attack, Zharey district, Afghanistan
Corporal Michael James Alexander Seggie
Age: 21
Unit: 2nd Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry Battle Group
Deceased: September 3, 2008
Incident: Insurgent attack, Zharey district, Afghanistan
Private Chadwick James Horn
Age: 21
Unit: 2nd Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry Battle Group
Deceased: September 3, 2008
Incident: Insurgent attack, Zharey district, Afghanistan
Sapper Stephan John Stock
Age: 25
Unit: 1 Combat Engineer Regiment (1 CER)
Deceased: August 20, 2008
Incident: Improvised explosive device, Zharey district, Afghanistan
Corporal Dustin Roy Robert Joseph Wasden
Age: 25
Unit: 1 Combat Engineer Regiment (1 CER)
Deceased: August 20, 2008
Incident: Improvised explosive device, Zharey district, Afghanistan
Sergeant Shawn Allen Eades
Age: 33
Unit: 1 Combat Engineer Regiment (1 CER)
Deceased: August 20, 2008
Incident: Improvised explosive device, Zharey district, Afghanistan
Master Cpl Erin Doyle
Age: 32
Unit: 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Edmonton Alberta
Deceased: August 11, 2008
Incident: Insurgent attack, Panjwayi District, Afghanistan
Master Corporal Joshua Brian Roberts
Unit: 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Shilo, Manitoba
Deceased: August 9, 2008
Incident: Insurgent attack, Zharey District, Afghanistan.
Corporal James (Jim) Hayward Arnal
Age: 25
Unit: 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Shilo, Manitoba
Deceased: July 18, 2008
Incident: Improvised Explosive Device (IED), Panjwayi District, Afghanistan
Private Colin William Wilmot
Age: 24
Unit: 1 Field Ambulance, Edmonton (Alberta)
Deceased: July 5, 2008
Incident: Improvised Explosive Device (IED), Panjwayi District, Afghanistan
Corporal Brendan Anthony Downey
Age: 37
Unit: Military Police Detachment in Dundurn, Saskatchewan
Deceased: July 4, 2008
Incident: Non combat related
Captain Jonathan (Jon) Sutherland Snyder
Age: 26
Unit: 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Edmonton, Alberta
Deceased: June 7, 2008
Incident: Accident, Zhari District, Afghanistan
Captain Richard Steven Leary
Age: 32
Unit: 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, Shilo, Manitoba
Deceased: June 3, 2008
Incident: Insurgent attack, Panjwayi District, Afghanistan.
Corporal Michael Starker
Age: 36
Unit: 15 (Edmonton) Field Ambulance, Calgary, Alberta
Deceased: May 6, 2008
Incident: Insurgent attack, Zharey District, Afghanistan.
Private Terry John Street
Age: 24
Unit: 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Shilo, Manitoba
Deceased: April 4, 2008
Incident: Improvised explosive device, Panjwayi district, Afghanistan
Sergeant Jason Boyes
Age: 32
Unit: 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Shilo, Manitoba
Deceased: March 16, 2008
Incident: Explosive device, Panjwayi district, Afghanistan.
Bombardier Jérémie Ouellet
Age: 22
Unit: 1st Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery, Shilo, Manitoba
Deceased: March 11, 2008
Incident: Non combat related
Trooper Michael Y. Hayakaze
Age: 25
Unit: Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians), Edmonton, Alberta
Deceased: March 2, 2008
Incident: Improvised explosive device, Panjwayi district, Afghanistan.
Corporal Étienne Gonthier
Age: 21
Home Town:
Unit: 5 Combat Engineer Regiment, Valcartier, Québec
Deceased: January 23, 2008
Incident: Improvised explosive device, Panjwayi district, Afghanistan.
Trooper Richard Renaud
Age: 26
Home Town: Alma, Quebec
Unit: 12e Régiment blindé du Canada, Valcartier, Quebec
Deceased: January 15, 2008
Incident: Improvised explosive device, Arghandab district, Afghanistan.
Warrant Officer Hani Massouh
Age : 41
Unit: 2nd Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment, Valcartier, Quebec
Deceased: January 6, 2008
Incident: Military vehicle rollover, Nalgham, Zhari District, Afghanistan
Corporal Éric Labbé
Age : 31
Home Town: Rimouski, Quebec
Unit: 2nd Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment, Valcartier, Quebec
Deceased: January 6, 2008
Incident: Military vehicle rollover, Nalgham, Zhari District, Afghanistan
Gunner Jonathan Dion
Age: 27
Home Town: Gatineau, Quebec
Unit: 5e Régiment d'artillerie légère du Canada, Valcartier, Quebec
Deceased: December 30, 2007
Incident: Improvised explosive device, Zharey District, Afghanistan
Private Michel Jr. Lévesque
Age: 25
Home Town: Rivière-Rouge, Quebec
Unit: 3 Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment, Valcartier, Quebec
Deceased: November 17, 2007
Incident: Improvised explosive device, near Ma’sum Ghar, Afghanistan
Corporal Nicolas R. Beauchamp
Age: 28
Home Town: Montréal, Quebec
Unit: 5 Field Ambulance, Valcartier, Quebec
Deceased: November 17, 2007
Incident: Improvised explosive device, near Ma’sum Ghar, Afghanistan
Corporal Nathan Hornburg
Age: 24
Home Town: Calgary, Alberta
Unit: The King’s Own Calgary Regiment, Alberta
Deceased: September 24, 2007
Incident: Mortar attack, Panjwayi District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan
Major Raymond Mark Ruckpaul
Age: 42
Home Town: Hamilton, Ontario
Unit: Armoured Corps, The Royal Canadian Dragoons
Deceased: August 29, 2007
Incident: Non-combat-related death, Kabul, Afghanistan
Master Corporal Christian Duchesne
Age: 34
Home Town: Montreal, Québec
Unit: 5th Field Ambulance, 5 Area Support Group, Valcartier, Québec
Deceased: August 22, 2007
Incident: Landmine, Afghanistan
Master Warrant Officer Mario Mercier
Age: 43
Home Town: Weedon, Québec
Unit: 2nd Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment, Valcartier, Québec
Deceased: August 22, 2007
Incident: Landmine, Afghanistan
Private Simon Longtin
Age: 23
Home Town: Longueuil, Québec
Unit: 3rd Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment, Valcartier, Québec
Deceased: August 19, 2007
Incident: Improvised Explosive Device, Afghanistan
Captain Jefferson Clifford Francis
Age: 37
Home Town: New Brunswick
Unit: 1 Royal Canadian Horse Artillery, Shilo, Manitoba
Deceased: July 4, 2007
Incident: Improvised Explosive Device, Afghanistan
Corporal Jordan Anderson
Age: 25
Home Town: Iqaluit, Nunavut
Unit: 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (Edmonton, Alberta)
Deceased: July 4, 2007
Incident: Improvised Explosive Device, Afghanistan
Captain Matthew Johnathan Dawe
Age: 27
Home Town: Kingston, Ontario
Unit: 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Edmonton, Alberta)
Deceased: July 4, 2007
Incident: Improvised Explosive Device, Afghanistan
Master Corporal Colin Stuart Francis Bason
Age: 28
Home Town: Burnaby, British Columbia
Unit: The Royal Westminster Regiment, New Westminster, British Columbia
Deceased: July 4, 2007
Incident: Improvised Explosive Device, Afghanistan
Corporal Cole D. Bartsch
Age: 23
Home Town: Saskatchewan
Unit: 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Edmonton, Alberta)
Deceased: July 4, 2007
Incident: Improvised Explosive Device, Afghanistan
Private Lane William Thomas Watkins
Age: 20
Home Town: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Unit: 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Edmonton, Alberta)
Deceased: July 4, 2007
Incident: Improvised Explosive Device, Afghanistan
Sergeant Christos Karigiannis
Age: 31
Home Town: Montréal, Québec
Unit: 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (Edmonton, Alberta)
Deceased: June 20, 2007
Incident: Improvised Explosive Device, Afghanistan
Corporal Stephen Frederick Bouzane
Age: 26
Home Town: Springdale, Newfoundland and Labrador
Unit: 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (Edmonton, Alberta)
Deceased: June 20, 2007
Incident: Improvised Explosive Device, Afghanistan
Private Joel Wiebe
Age: 22
Home Town: Edmonton, Alberta
Unit: 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (Edmonton, Alberta)
Deceased: June 20, 2007
Incident: Improvised Explosive Device, Afghanistan
Trooper Darryl Caswell
Age: 25
Home Town: Bowmanville, Ontario
Unit: The Royal Canadian Dragoons (Petawawa, Ontario)
Deceased: June 11, 2007
Incident: Roadside bomb, Afghanistan
Master Corporal Darrell Jason Priede
Age: 30
Home Town: Burlington, Ontario
Unit: Army News Team, 3 Area Support Group, Canadian Forces Base Gagetown
Deceased: May 30, 2007
Incident: U.S. Chinook helicopter crash in Afghanistan
Corporal Matthew McCully
Age: 25
Home Town: Orangeville, Ontario
Unit: 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group Headquarters and Signals Squadron, Petawawa, Ontario
Deceased: May 25, 2007
Incident: Improvised Explosive Device
Master Corporal Anthony Klumpenhouwer
Age: 25
Home Town: Listowel, Ontario
Unit: Canadian Special Operations Forces Command
Deceased: April 18, 2007
Incident: Accident, non combat related
Master Corporal Allan Stewart
Age: 31
Home Town: Newcastle, New Brunswick
Unit: The Royal Canadian Dragoons (Petawawa, Ontario)
Deceased: April 11, 2007
Incident: Roadside bomb
Trooper Patrick James Pentland
Age: 23
Home Town: Geary, New Brunswick
Unit: The Royal Canadian Dragoons (Petawawa, Ontario)
Deceased: April 11, 2007
Incident: Roadside bomb
Sergeant Donald Lucas
Age: 31
Home Town: St-John's, Newfoundand and Labrador
Unit: 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (Gagetown, New Brunswick)
Deceased: April 8, 2007
Incident: Roadside bomb
Corporal Brent Donald Poland
Age: 37
Home Town: Sarnia, Ontario
Unit: 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (Gagetown, New Brunswick)
Deceased: April 8, 2007
Incident: Roadside bomb
Corporal Christopher Paul Stannix
Age: 24
Home Town: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Unit: Princess Louise Fusiliers (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
Deceased: April 8, 2007
Incident: Roadside bomb
Corporal Aaron Edward Williams
Age: 23
Home Town: Perth-Andover, New Brunswick
Unit: 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (Gagetown, New Brunswick)
Deceased: April 8, 2007
Incident: Roadside bomb
Private David Robert Greenslade
Age: 20
Home Town: Saint-John, New Brunswick
Unit: 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment, (Gagetown, New Brunswick)
Deceased: April 8, 2007
Incident: Roadside bomb
Private Kevin Vincent Kennedy
Age: 20
Home Town: St-John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Unit: 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (Gagetown, New Brunswick)
Deceased: April 8, 2007
Incident: Roadside bomb
Corporal Kevin Megeney
Age: 25
Home Town: New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
Unit: 1st Battalion, The Nova Scotia Highlanders (North) (Truro, Nova Scotia)
Deceased: March 6, 2007
Incident: Non combat related
Chief Warrant Officer Robert Girouard, CD
Age: 46
Home Town: Bouctouche, New Brunswick
Unit: 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (Petawawa, Ontario)
Deceased: November 27, 2006
Incident: Suicide bomber attack
Corporal Albert Storm, CD
Age: 36
Home Town: Niagara Falls, Ontario
Unit: 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (Petawawa, Ontario)
Deceased: November 27, 2006
Incident: Suicide bomber attack
Sergeant Darcy Scott Tedford, CD
Age: 32
Home Town: Calgary, Alberta
Unit: 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (Petawawa, Ontario)
Deceased: October 14, 2006
Incident: Insurgent attack
Private Blake Neil Williamson
Age: 23
Home Town: Ottawa, Ontario.
Unit: 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (Petawawa, Ontario)
Deceased: October 14, 2006
Incident: Insurgent attack
Trooper Mark Andrew Wilson
Age: 39
Home town: London, Ontario
Unit: Royal Canadian Dragoons (Petawawa, Ontario)
Deceased: October 7, 2006
Incident: Improvised Explosive Device (IED)
Sergeant Craig Paul Gillam, CD
Age: 40
Home town: South Branch, Newfoundland and Labrador
Unit: Royal Canadian Dragoons (Petawawa, Ontario)
Deceased: October 3, 2006
Incident: Insurgent attack
Corporal Robert Thomas James Mitchell
Age: 32
Home town: Owen Sound, Ontario
Unit: Royal Canadian Dragoons (Petawawa, Ontario)
Deceased: October 3, 2006
Incident: Insurgent attack
Private Josh Klukie
Age: 23
Home town: Shuniah, Ontario
Unit: 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (Petawawa, Ontario)
Deceased: September 29, 2006
Incident: Improvised Explosive Device (IED)
Corporal Glen Arnold, CD
Age: 32
Home Town: McKerrow, Ontario
Unit: 2 Field Ambulance (Petawawa, Ontario)
Deceased: September 18, 2006
Incident: Suicide bomber attack
Private David Byers
Age: 22
Home Town: Espanola, Ontario
Unit: 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Shilo, Manitoba)
Deceased: September 18, 2006
Incident: Suicide bomber attack
Corporal Shane Keating
Age: 30
Home Town: Dalmeny, Saskatchewan
Unit: 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (Shilo, Manitoba)
Deceased: September 18, 2006
Incident: Suicide bomber attack
Corporal Keith Morley, CD
Age: 30
Home Town: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Unit: 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (Shilo, Manitoba)
Deceased: September 18, 2006
Incident: Suicide bomber attack
Private Mark Anthony Graham
Age: 33
Home Town: Hamilton, Ontario
Unit: 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (Petawawa, Ontario)
Deceased: September 4, 2006
Incident: Friendly fire incident
Private William Jonathan James Cushley
Age: 21
Home Town: Port Lambton, Ontario
Unit: 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (Petawawa, Ontario)
Deceased: September 3, 2006
Incident: Ground offensive
Warrant Officer Frank Robert Mellish, CD
Age: 38
Home Town: Truro, Nova Scotia
Unit: 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (Petawawa, Ontario)
Deceased: September 3, 2006
Incident: Ground offensive
Warrant Officer Richard Francis Nolan, CD
Age: 39
Home Town: Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador
Unit: 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (Petawawa, Ontario)
Deceased: September 3rd, 2006
Incident: Ground offensive
Sergeant Shane Stachnik
Age: 30
Home Town: Waskatenau, Alberta
Unit: 2 Combat Engineer Regiment (Petawawa, Ontario)
Deceased: September 3rd, 2006
Incident: Ground offensive
Corporal David Braun
Age: 27
Home Town: Raymore, Saskatchewan
Unit: 2nd Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Shilo, Manitoba)
Deceased: August 22, 2006
Incident: Suicide bomber attack
Corporal Andrew James Eykelenboom
Age: 23
Home Town: Comox, British Columbia
Unit: 1st Field Ambulance (Edmonton, Alberta)
Deceased: August 11, 2006
Incident: Suicide bomber attack
Master Corporal Jeffrey Scott Walsh
Age: 33
Home Town: Regina, Saskatchewan
Unit: 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Shilo, Manitoba)
Deceased: August 9, 2006
Incident: Shooting accident
Master Corporal Raymond Arndt
Age: 31
Home Town: Edson, Alberta
Unit: The Loyal Edmonton Regiment (Edmonton, Alberta)
Deceased: August 5, 2006
Incident: Traffic accident
Private Kevin Dallaire
Age: 22
Home Town: Calgary, Alberta
Unit: 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Edmonton, Alberta)
Deceased: August 3, 2006
Incident: Ground offensive
Sergeant Vaughan Ingram
Age: 35
Home Town: Burgeo, Newfoundland and Labrador
Unit: 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Edmonton, Alberta)
Deceased: August 3, 2006
Incident: Ground offensive
Corporal Bryce Jeffrey Keller
Age: 27
Home Town: Regina, Saskatchewan
Unit: 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Edmonton, Alberta)
Deceased: August 3, 2006
Incident: Ground offensive
Corporal Christopher Jonathan Reid, CD
Age: 34
Home Town: Truro, Nova Scotia
Unit: 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Edmonton, Alberta)
Deceased: August 3, 2006
Incident: Roadside bomb
Corporal Francisco Gomez, CD
Age: 44
Home town: Edmonton, Alberta
Unit: 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Edmonton, Alberta)
Deceased: July 22, 2006
Incident: Suicide attack
Corporal Jason Patrick Warren
Age: 29
Home town: Quebec City, Quebec
Unit: The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada (Montréal, Québec)
Deceased: July 22, 2006
Incident: Suicide attack
Corporal Anthony Joseph Boneca
Age: 21
Home Town: Thunder Bay, Ontario
Unit: Lake Superior Scottish Regiment (Thunder Bay, Ontario)
Deceased: July 9, 2006
Incident: Ground offensive
Captain Nichola Kathleen Sarah Goddard, MSM
Age: 26
Home Town: Calgary, Alberta
Unit: 1st Royal Canadian Horse Artillery (Shilo, Manitoba)
Deceased: May 17, 2006
Incident: Ground offensive
Corporal Matthew David James Dinning
Age: 23
Home Town: Richmond Hill, Ontario
Unit: 2 Military Police Platoon, Petawawa, Ontario
Deceased: April 22, 2006
Incident: Roadside bomb
Bombardier Myles Stanley John Mansell
Age: 25
Home Town: Victoria, British Columbia
Unit: 5th (British Columbia) Field Artillery Regiment (Victoria, British Columbia)
Deceased: April 22, 2006
Incident: Roadside bomb
Corporal Randy Payne
Age: 32
Home town: Gananoque, Ontario
Unit: 1 Garrison Military Police Company, Detachment Wainwright, Alberta
Deceased: April 22, 2006
Incident: Roadside bomb
Lieutenant William Turner
Age: 45
Home Town: Toronto, Ontario
Unit: Land Force Western Area Headquarters, Edmonton, Alberta (20th Field Artillery Regiment)
Deceased: April 22, 2006
Incident: Roadside bomb
Private Robert Costall
Age: 22
Home Town: Thunder Bay, Ontario
Unit: 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Edmonton, Alberta)
Deceased: March 29, 2006
Incident: Ground offensive
Master Corporal Timothy Wilson
Age: 30
Home Town: Grande Prairie, Alberta
Unit: 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Shilo, Manitoba)
Deceased: March 5, 2006
Incident: LAV III traffic accident
Corporal Paul Davis
Age: 28
Home Town: Bridgewater, Nova Scotia
Unit: 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Shilo, Manitoba)
Deceased: March 2, 2006
Incident: LAV III traffic accident
Mr. Glyn Berry
Age: 59
Home Town: United Kingdom
Unit: Director, Foreign Affairs Canada
Deceased: January 15, 2006
Incident: Suicide attack
Private Braun Scott Woodfield
Age: 24
Home Town: Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia
Unit: 2nd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment (Oromocto, New Brunswick)
Deceased: November 24, 2005
Incident: LAV III traffic accident
Corporal Jamie Brendan Murphy
Age: 26
Home town: Conception Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador
Unit: 1st Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment (Petawawa, Ontario)
Deceased: January 27, 2004
Incident: Suicide attack
Corporal Robbie Christopher Beerenfenger
Age: 29
Home town: Ottawa, Ontario
Unit: 3rd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment (Petawawa, Ontario)
Deceased: October 2, 2003
Incident: Landmine explosion
Sergeant Robert Alan Short
Age: 42
Home town: Fredericton, New Brunswick
Unit: 3rd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment (Petawawa, Ontario)
Deceased: October 2, 2003
Incident: Landmine explosion
Corporal Ainsworth Dyer
Age: 24
Home town: Montréal, Québec
Unit: 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Edmonton, Alberta)
Deceased: April 18, 2002
Incident: "Friendly fire" incident
Private Richard Green
Age: 21
Home town: Mill Cove, Nova Scotia
Unit: 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Edmonton, Alberta)
Deceased: April 18, 2002
Incident: "Friendly fire" incident
Sergeant Marc D. Léger
Age: 29
Home town: Lancaster (Ontario)
Unit: 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Edmonton, Alberta)
Deceased: April 18, 2002
Incident: "Friendly fire" incident
Private Nathan Smith
Age: 26
Home Town: Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia
Unit: 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Edmonton, Alberta)
Deceased: April 18, 2002
Incident: "Friendly fire" incident
