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 | |
| Active | 1946–present |
| Country | Canada |
| Branch | Canadian Armed Forces |
| Type | Field ambulance |
| Role | Military medicine |
| Part of | 1 Health Services Group |
| Garrison/HQ | CFB Edmonton |
| Motto(s) | Latin: Militi Succurrimus, lit. 'We hasten to aid the soldiers' |
| Colors | Sanguine, deep green |
| March | "The Farmer's Boy" |
| Commanders | |
| Colonel-in-chief | Anne, 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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References
- https://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/canada-day-photo-exhibit-images-of-afghanistan
- https://nationalpost.com/Timeline+Death+toll+Afghanistan/75909/story.html
- Calgary Herald
- http://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/soldier-s-body-back-on-canadian-soil-1.307617
- http://www.ctvnews.ca/canadian-medic-remembered-as-man-of-hope-1.309311
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