Canadian Army Master Corporal Byron Greff

Canadian Army Master Corporal Byron Greff, from the 3rd Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, was killed in Kabul on 29th October 2011 when the vehicle he was in was rammed by a suicide bomber driving a car packed with explosives.

M-Cpl. Greff was serving as a mentor and trainer advising Afghan National Army trainers who provide recruit training to Afghan soldiers. He is the first Canadian soldier to be killed since Canada ended its combat mission in Afghanistan in July, and launched its current operation to train Afghan troops.

He joined the Canadian Forces in 2001 and had been serving with the Third Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry since 2002. In his free time, he enjoyed hunting and hockey, and in typical paratrooper fashion, he was extremely fit. This was his second deployment to Afghanistan.

Canadian Army Trooper Stefan Jankowski

Canadian Army Trooper Stefan Jankowski, age 25, died in Canada from a prescription drug overdose on Saturday 9th July 2011. He had been suffering from Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) since returning from combat duties in Afghanistan.

Dodging bullets, seeing a boy with his face blown off and holding a dead friend in his arms was more than Trooper Jankowski could bear. He suffered anxiety, depression and insomnia as well as the horrors of war.

He served with the Royal Canadian Dragoons.

Note: Trooper Jankowski is one of thousands of troops from all nations who suffered from PTSD after serving in Afghanistan. We have included him on this website as a tribute to his service in Afghanistan.

Canadian Corporal Yannick Scherrer

Cpl. Scherrer

Canadian Army Corporal, Yannick Scherrer, aged 24, from Montreal, was killed 27th March 2011 by a roadside bomb while he was on foot patrol near Nakhonay, Kandahar.

Cpl. Scherrer served with the 1st Battalion, Royal 22nd Regiment based in Quebec.

This was his first tour of duty in Afghanistan.

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Canadian fatalities - list added

We have added a full list of Canadian military fatalities from 2002 to 2010 and will begin adding individual detail about each incident as soon as we can.

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Journalist, Michelle Lang

Michelle Lang

Canadian journalist, Michelle Lang, 34, was killed by an improvised explosive devise (IED) in Afghanistan on 30th December 2009, while covering the war for the Canwest News Service. 

Four Canadian soldiers also died in the blast.

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