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The four Canadians most recently killed have been identified.

From top:
Cpl. Matthew Dinning,
Lieut. William Turner,
Bombardier Myles Mansell
and Cpl. Randy Payne. (National Defence)











"These men were working to bring security, democracy, self-sufficiency and prosperity to the Afghan people, and to protect Canadians' national and collective security." and "....had made the ultimate sacrifice in Afghanistan..."
Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada

Canadian Casualties in Afghanistan:

Cpl. Ainsworth Dyer
Hometown: Montreal but family lived in Toronto
Age: 24

Pte. Richard A. Green
Hometown: Mill Cove, Nova Scotia
Age: 21

Pte. Nathan Smith
Hometown: Porter's Lake, Nova Scotia
Age: 27

Sgt. Marc Leger
Hometown: Lancaster, Ont.
Age: 29
All four were killed and eight others wounded in a friendly-fire incident near Kandahar on April 18, 2002. A U.S. F-16 fighter jet mistakenly bombed the Canadians, who were on a training exercise.

Sgt. Robert Alan Short
Hometown: Fredericton
Age: 42

Cpl. Robbie Christopher Beerenfenger
Hometown: Ottawa
Age: 29
Both were mortally wounded in a roadside bombing southwest of Kabul on Oct. 2, 2003. Three others survived the blast.

Cpl. Jamie Brendan Murphy
Hometown: Conception Harbour, Nfld.
Age: 26
Perished in a suicide bombing on Jan. 27, 2004 while on patrol near Kabul. Three others were wounded.

Pte. Braun Scott Woodfield
Hometown: Eastern Passage N.S.
Age: 24
Died when the armoured vehicle he was travelling in rolled over on Nov. 24, 2005, near Kandahar. Four soldiers were hurt.

Glyn Berry
Age: 59
A Canadian diplomat and the only civilian casualty, Berry was killed and three Canadian soldiers were wounded in a suicide bombing near Kandahar on Jan. 15, 2006.

Cpl. Paul James Davis
Hometown: Bridgewater, Nova Scotia
Age: 28

Master Cpl. Timothy Wilson
Hometown: Grand Prairie, Alta.
Age: 30
It happened just a few weeks ago. Davis was killed when his armoured vehicle ran off a road in the Kandahar area on March 2, 2006. Wilson later succumbed to his injuries. Six others were injured.

Pte. Robert Costall
Hometown: Thunder Bay
Age: 22
Costall perished during a fierce firefight with Taliban insurgents north of Kandahar on March 28, 2006. Several others were wounded in the battle.

Cpl. Matthew Dinning
Hometown: Richmond Hill, stationed in Petawawa, Ont.

Bombadier Myles Mansell
Hometown: Victoria

Lieut. William Turner
Hometown: Toronto, stationed in Edmonton

Fourth, unidentified soldier

All were killed April 22, 2006 by a roadside bomb near Gumbad, about 70 kilometres north of Kandahar.