1 Field Ambulance

1 Field Ambulance (French: 1re Ambulance de campagne) is a medical unit with the Canadian Armed Forces situated in Edmonton, Alberta. 1 Field Ambulance sent a contingent to Kandahar Province in Afghanistan in the fall of 2009.[1][2]

1 Field Ambulance
1re Ambulance de campagne
Active1946–present
CountryCanada
BranchCanadian Armed Forces
TypeField ambulance
RoleMilitary medicine
Part of1 Health Services Group
Garrison/HQCFB Edmonton
Motto(s)Latin: Militi Succurrimus, lit. 'We hasten to aid the soldiers'
ColorsSanguine, deep green
March"The Farmer's Boy"
Commanders
Colonel-in-chiefAnne, Princess Royal

Notable members

  • Master Corporal Paul Franklin
  • Corporal Andrew James Eykelenboom, killed in a suicide attack near Spin Boldak (August 11, 2006).[2][3]
  • Private 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.[2][4][5]
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