Recent fallen Canadians
Here we honour the members of the Canadian Armed Forces who have recently lost their lives in the line of duty, in the service of our country.
For details about any members who fell prior to this list, please search the Canadian Virtual War Memorial (CVWM).
Captain Marc Larouche
Age: 53
Home town: Amos, Quebec
Unit: 450 Tactical Helicopter Squadron
Date deceased: 20 June 2023
Incident: CH-147F Chinook accident
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Captain David Domagala
Age: 32
Home town: Woodstock, Ontario
Unit: 450 Tactical Helicopter Squadron
Date deceased: 20 June 2023
Incident: CH-147F Chinook accident
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Corporal James Choi
Age: 29
Home town: Port Coquitlam, British Columbia
Unit: The Royal Westminster Regiment
Date deceased: October 31, 2020
Incident: Training, Wainwright, Alberta
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Captain Jennifer Casey
Age: 35
Home town: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Unit: Canadian Forces Snowbirds, 431 Air Demonstration Squadron
Date deceased: May 17, 2020
Incident: CT-114 Tutor aircraft accident
News:
- One Canadian military member killed and one injured in CF Snowbirds accident
- Statement on behalf of Captain Jennifer Casey’s Family
- Captain Jennifer Casey’s arrival home in Halifax
- Biography: Captain Jenn Casey
- Directorate of Flight Safety releases initial report on CF Snowbirds accident
- Operational pause of CT-114 Tutor fleet lifted
Sub-Lieutenant Abbigail Cowbrough
Age: 23
Home town: Toronto, Ontario
Unit: Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship Fredericton
Date deceased: April 29, 2020
Incident: CH-148 Cyclone helicopter accident
News:
- One Canadian military member killed and five missing in helicopter accident
- A joint statement from Commanders of the Royal Canadian Navy and Royal Canadian Air Force on the crash of a CH-148 Cyclone helicopter
- Statement by the Prime Minister on the loss of six Canadian Armed Forces members
- Search efforts transition to recovery mission following helicopter accident
- Partial remains of second crew member identified after CH-148 Cyclone accident
- HMCS Fredericton personnel and Stalker 22 located
- Statement from Rear-Admiral Craig Baines, Commander Maritime Forces Atlantic on the recovery operations of Stalker 22 in the Mediterranean Sea
- Directorate of Flight Safety releases initial report on CH-148 Cyclone accident
- Operational pause of CH-148 Cyclone fleet lifted
- Canadian Armed Forces members recovered from Stalker 22 crash identified
Captain Brenden Ian MacDonald
Age: 35
Home town: New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
Unit: 423 Maritime Helicopter Squadron, 12 Wing Shearwater
Date deceased: April 29, 2020
Incident: CH-148 Cyclone helicopter accident
News:
- One Canadian military member killed and five missing in helicopter accident
- A joint statement from Commanders of the Royal Canadian Navy and Royal Canadian Air Force on the crash of a CH-148 Cyclone helicopter
- Statement by the Prime Minister on the loss of six Canadian Armed Forces members
- Search efforts transition to recovery mission following helicopter accident
- Partial remains of second crew member identified after CH-148 Cyclone accident
- HMCS Fredericton personnel and Stalker 22 located
- Statement from Rear-Admiral Craig Baines, Commander Maritime Forces Atlantic on the recovery operations of Stalker 22 in the Mediterranean Sea
- Directorate of Flight Safety releases initial report on CH-148 Cyclone accident
- Operational pause of CH-148 Cyclone fleet lifted
- Canadian Armed Forces members recovered from Stalker 22 crash identified
Captain Kevin Hagen
Age: 30
Home town: Nanaimo, British Columbia
Unit: 423 Maritime Helicopter Squadron, 12 Wing Shearwater
Date deceased: April 29, 2020
Incident: CH-148 Cyclone helicopter accident
News:
- One Canadian military member killed and five missing in helicopter accident
- A joint statement from Commanders of the Royal Canadian Navy and Royal Canadian Air Force on the crash of a CH-148 Cyclone helicopter
- Statement by the Prime Minister on the loss of six Canadian Armed Forces members
- Search efforts transition to recovery mission following helicopter accident
- Partial remains of second crew member identified after CH-148 Cyclone accident
- HMCS Fredericton personnel and Stalker 22 located
- Statement from Rear-Admiral Craig Baines, Commander Maritime Forces Atlantic on the recovery operations of Stalker 22 in the Mediterranean Sea
- Directorate of Flight Safety releases initial report on CH-148 Cyclone accident
- Operational pause of CH-148 Cyclone fleet lifted
- Canadian Armed Forces members recovered from Stalker 22 crash identified
Captain Maxime Miron-Morin
Age: 29
Home town: Trois-Rivières, Quebec
Unit: 423 Maritime Helicopter Squadron, 12 Wing Shearwater
Date deceased: April 29, 2020
Incident: CH-148 Cyclone helicopter accident
News:
- One Canadian military member killed and five missing in helicopter accident
- A joint statement from Commanders of the Royal Canadian Navy and Royal Canadian Air Force on the crash of a CH-148 Cyclone helicopter
- Statement by the Prime Minister on the loss of six Canadian Armed Forces members
- Search efforts transition to recovery mission following helicopter accident
- Partial remains of second crew member identified after CH-148 Cyclone accident
- Statements from the family of Captain Maxime Miron-Morin
- HMCS Fredericton personnel and Stalker 22 located
- Statement from Rear-Admiral Craig Baines, Commander Maritime Forces Atlantic on the recovery operations of Stalker 22 in the Mediterranean Sea
- Directorate of Flight Safety releases initial report on CH-148 Cyclone accident
- Operational pause of CH-148 Cyclone fleet lifted
- Canadian Armed Forces members recovered from Stalker 22 crash identified
Sub-Lieutenant Matthew Pyke
Age: 34
Home town: Truro, Nova Scotia
Unit: Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship Fredericton
Date deceased: April 29, 2020
Incident: CH-148 Cyclone helicopter accident
News:
- One Canadian military member killed and five missing in helicopter accident
- A joint statement from Commanders of the Royal Canadian Navy and Royal Canadian Air Force on the crash of a CH-148 Cyclone helicopter
- Statement by the Prime Minister on the loss of six Canadian Armed Forces members
- Search efforts transition to recovery mission following helicopter accident
- Partial remains of second crew member identified after CH-148 Cyclone accident
- Statement from Sub-Lieutenant Matthew Pyke’s Next of Kin
- HMCS Fredericton personnel and Stalker 22 located
- Statement from Rear-Admiral Craig Baines, Commander Maritime Forces Atlantic on the recovery operations of Stalker 22 in the Mediterranean Sea
- Directorate of Flight Safety releases initial report on CH-148 Cyclone accident
- Operational pause of CH-148 Cyclone fleet lifted
- Canadian Armed Forces members recovered from Stalker 22 crash identified
Master Corporal Matthew Cousins
Age: 43
Home town: Guelph, Ontario
Unit: 423 Maritime Helicopter Squadron, 12 Wing Shearwater
Date deceased: April 29, 2020
Incident: CH-148 Cyclone helicopter accident
News:
- One Canadian military member killed and five missing in helicopter accident
- A joint statement from Commanders of the Royal Canadian Navy and Royal Canadian Air Force on the crash of a CH-148 Cyclone helicopter
- Statement by the Prime Minister on the loss of six Canadian Armed Forces members
- Search efforts transition to recovery mission following helicopter accident
- Partial remains of second crew member identified after CH-148 Cyclone accident
- HMCS Fredericton personnel and Stalker 22 located
- Statement from the family of Master Corporal Matthew Cousins
- Statement from Rear-Admiral Craig Baines, Commander Maritime Forces Atlantic on the recovery operations of Stalker 22 in the Mediterranean Sea
- Directorate of Flight Safety releases initial report on CH-148 Cyclone accident
- Operational pause of CH-148 Cyclone fleet lifted
- Canadian Armed Forces members recovered from Stalker 22 crash identified
Bombardier Patrick Labrie
Age: 28
Home town: Buckingham, Quebec
Unit: 2nd Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery, Petawawa, Ontario
Date deceased: June 17, 2019
Incident: Accident during training
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Sergeant Robert Dynerowicz
Age: 34
Home town: Kitchener, Ontario
Unit: Royal Canadian Dragoons
Date deceased: April 25, 2017
Incident: Light armoured vehicle (LAV) III accident
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Master Corporal Alfred Barr
Age: 31
Home town: Lethbridge, Alberta
Unit: 435 Transport and Rescue Squadron, 17 Wing Winnipeg
Date deceased: March 8, 2017
Incident: Accident during training
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Captain Thomas McQueen
Age: 29
Home town: Hamilton, Ontario
Unit: 401 Tactical Fighter Squadron, 4 Wing Cold Lake
Date deceased: November 28, 2016
Incident: CF-18 fighter aircraft crash
News:
- Name of Royal Canadian Air Force pilot killed in CF-18 crash released
- Statement by the Prime Minister of Canada on the death of a member of the Canadian Armed Forces
- Minister of Defence reacts to the death of a CF-18 pilot
- Chief of the Defence Staff reacts to the tragic death of Captain Thomas McQueen
- Statement from the family and fiancée of Captain Thomas McQueen
- Funeral for Captain Thomas McQueen
- Flight Safety Aircraft Occurrence Summary Released for CF-18 crash
Master Seaman Guillermo Morales Castellon
Age: 50
Home town: Laval, Quebec
Unit: CFB Esquimalt Base Logistics, Patricia Bay Supply Team supporting 443 Squadron
Date deceased: November 25, 2016
Incident: Workplace accident
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Major Scott Foote
Age: 50
Home town: Carbonear, Newfoundland and Labrador
Unit: 1st Canadian Division Headquarters, CFB Kingston, Ontario
Date deceased: November 17, 2016
Incident: Non-combat related
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Corporal Christopher Webster
Age: 33
Home town: Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia
Unit: 5th Canadian Division Support Group Signal Squadron
Date deceased: May 24, 2016
Incident: Non-operational
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Sergeant Mark Salesse
Age: 44
Home town: Bathurst, New Brunswick
Unit: 435 Transport and Rescue Squadron, 17 Wing Winnipeg
Date deceased: February 11, 2015
Incident: Training accident, Banff National Park, Alberta
News:
- Canadian Armed Forces member missing in Banff National Park after avalanche - Search underway for member from 17 Wing Winnipeg
- Statement by the Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of National Defence
- Military funeral for Sergeant Mark Salesse held in Comox, British Columbia
Private Kyle Sinclair
Age: 27
Home town: Whitby, Ontario
Unit: 2 Service Battalion, Petawawa, Ontario
Date deceased: November 21, 2014
Incident: Training accident, Canadian Forces Base Petawawa, Ontario
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Private Steven Allen
Age: 20
Home town: Victoria, British Columbia
Unit: Candidate at 3 Canadian Division Training Centre, Wainwright, Alberta
Date deceased: November 5, 2014
Incident: Training accident, Wainwright, Alberta
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For details about any members who fell prior to this list, please search the Canadian Virtual War Memorial.
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