OUR FALLEN IN AFGHANISTAN

A list of Canadian deaths in Afghanistan[to date]:

- April 18, 2002: Four soldiers killed and eight wounded near Kandahar when a U.S. F-16 jet mistakenly bombs the Canadians. Killed are Sgt. Marc Leger, 29, of Lancaster, Cpl. Ainsworth Dyer, 24, of Montreal, Pte. Richard Green, 21, of Mill Cove, N.S., and Pte. Nathan Smith, 27, of Tatamagouche, N.S.

- Oct. 2, 2003: Two soldiers killed and three wounded in a roadside bombing southwest of Kabul. Killed are Sgt. Robert Alan Short, 42, of Fredericton, and Cpl. Robbie Christopher Beerenfenger, 29, of Ottawa.

- Jan. 27, 2004: Cpl. Jamie Brendan Murphy, 26, of Conception Harbour, Nfld. dies in a suicide bombing while on patrol near Kabul.

- Nov. 24, 2004: Pte. Braun Scott Woodfield of Eastern Passage, N.S., dies and four soldiers are injured when their armoured vehicle rolls near Kandahar.

- Jan. 15, 2006: A Canadian diplomat, Glyn Berry, killed and three Canadian soldiers wounded in a suicide bombing near Kandahar.

- March 2, 2006: A soldier is killed and another dies later of his injuries after their armoured vehicle runs off a road in the Kandahar area. Six others are injured. Killed are Cpl. Paul Davis of Bridgewater, N.S., and Master Cpl. Timothy Wilson of Grande Prairie, Alta.

- March 29, 2006: Pte. Robert Costall of Thunder Bay dies and three other soldiers are wounded during a firefight with Taliban insurgents in Helmand province.

- April 22, 2006: Four Canadian soldiers die when their G-Wagon patrol vehicle is destroyed by a roadside bomb near Gumbad, 75 km north of Kandahar. Killed are Cpl. Matthew Dinning of Richmond Hill, Bombardier Myles Mansell, of Victoria, Lieut. William Turner of Toronto and Cpl. Randy Payne of CFB Wainright, Alta.

- May 17, 2006: Capt. Nichola Goddard is killed in a Taliban ambush during a battle in the Panjwai region. She is the first Canadian woman killed in action while serving in a combat role.

- July 9, 2006: Cpl. Anthony Joseph Boneca, 21, a reservist from the Lake Superior Scottish Regiment based in Thunder Bay, dies in a firefight near the village of Pashmol west of Kandahar City.

PUBLICATION: The Toronto Sun
DATE: 2006.07.10
SOURCE: BY CP