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Sgt Albert Duperré

C’est avec regret que nous vous informons du décès du Sgt Albert Duperré, CD (ret) décédé le 22 avril 2012, à l’âge de 71 ans. Le Sgt Duperré s’est enrôlé dans les Forces canadiennes le 19 septembre 1961. Sa première mutation fut au 2e R22eR de 1961 à 1967. Il quitta pour servir au Régiment [...]

It is with deep sadness that the family of Peter Fairbridge announces his passing after a long battle with asthma. Born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, Peter came to Canada in 1949, but returned to England where he and his wife Marjory were married in 1952. They returned to Canada in 1953. Peter was a [...]

Cpl Steve Martin

We lost another of our brothers in Kandahar on Saturday. Cpl Steve Martin was on a foot patrol in the Panjwaii district when an improvised explosive device detonated, killing him. Cpl Martin was on his second tour of duty in Afghanistan and served with the Parachute Company of the 1st Battalion, Royal 22nd Regiment. Monday [...]