1 Field Ambulance
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1 Field Ambulance is a medical unit with the Canadian Forces
situated in Edmonton
, Alberta
. 1 Field Ambulance sent a contingent to Kandahar Province in Afghanistan in the fall of 2009.
Canadian Forces
The Canadian Forces , officially the Canadian Armed Forces , are the unified armed forces of Canada, as constituted by the National Defence Act, which states: "The Canadian Forces are the armed forces of Her Majesty raised by Canada and consist of one Service called the Canadian Armed Forces."...
situated in Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
. 1 Field Ambulance sent a contingent to Kandahar Province in Afghanistan in the fall of 2009.
Notable members
- Master Corporal Paul Franklin
- CorporalCorporalCorporal is a rank in use in some form by most militaries and by some police forces or other uniformed organizations. It is usually equivalent to NATO Rank Code OR-4....
Andrew James Eykelenboom, killed in a suicide attackSuicide attackA suicide attack is a type of attack in which the attacker expects or intends to die in the process.- Historical :...
near Spin BoldakSpin BoldakSpin Boldak or Spin Buldak is a border town in the southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan, right next to the Durand Line border with Pakistan. It is linked by a highway with the city of Kandahar to the north, and with Chaman and Quetta in Pakistan to the south. Spin Boldak has the second major...
(August 11, 2006)http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060811/afghanistan_soldier_0600812/20060812?hub=TopStories - PrivatePrivate (rank)A Private is a soldier of the lowest military rank .In modern military parlance, 'Private' is shortened to 'Pte' in the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth countries and to 'Pvt.' in the United States.Notably both Sir Fitzroy MacLean and Enoch Powell are examples of, rare, rapid career...
Colin William Wilmot, suffered fatal wounds when an explosive device detonated while he was on a foot patrol in the early morning of July 6, 2008 http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/posted/archive/2008/07/07/news-roundup-canadian-soldier-killed-on-foot-patrol-g8-activists-target-canada-s-aids-funding-gm-plans-thousands-of-job-cuts.aspx