Cambridge Born Garrett William Chidley Dies With Four Others In Afghanistan

Calgary Herald Journalist Also Dies In Explosion

by Cambridge Now Local News
Jan 02, 2010


Improvised Explosive Device Carnage

OTTAWA – Four Canadian soldiers and one Canadian reporter embedded with Joint Task Force Afghanistan (JTF-Afg) were killed, while four other Canadian soldiers and one Canadian civilian official were injured in an IED incident in Kandahar province, on Wednesday December 30, 2009.
 
The incident occurred 4 km south of Kandahar City at approximately 4:00 p.m., Kandahar time, Wednesday afternoon as a result of an improvised explosive device attack on an armoured vehicle during a patrol.
 
Killed in action was Sergeant George Miok a member of 41 Combat Engineer Regiment, based in Edmonton, Alberta and serving with the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team.
 
Killed in action was Sergeant Kirk Taylor a member of 84 Independent Field Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery, based in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia and serving with the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team.
 
Killed in action was Corporal Zachery McCormack a member of the Loyal Edmonton Regiment, 4th Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, based in Edmonton, Alberta and serving with the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team.
 
Killed in action was Private Garrett William Chidley a member of the 2nd Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, based in Shilo, Manitoba and serving with the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team.
 
Michelle Lang, a Canwest journalist from Calgary, embedded with the Canadian Forces in Afghanistan was killed in the same incident.
 
Four Canadian soldiers and one Canadian civilian official were also seriously wounded in the incident. All of the injured were evacuated by helicopter to the Multi-National Medical Facility at Kandahar Airfield. The injured soldiers and civilian are reported to be in stable condition.
 
Members of Task Force Kandahar are committed to improving security and increasing development in Kandahar Province.
 
Our thoughts are with the loved ones of our fallen comrades and our prayers go out to the family and friends of our fallen civilian reporter during this sad time, but we are determined to continue working with our Afghan and international partners towards a better future for the people of Afghanistan.



Private Garrett William Chidley

Private Garrett William Chidley

Age: 21
Hometown: Born Cambridge, then British Columbia
Unit: 2nd Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry
Deceased: December 30, 2009
Incident: Improvised explosive device, Kandahar City, Afghanistan

Corporal Zachery McCormack

Corporal Zachery McCormack

Age:21
Hometown: Sherwood Park, Alberta
Unit: Loyal Edmonton Regiment, 4th Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry
Deceased: December 30, 2009
Incident: Improvised explosive device, Kandahar City, Afghanistan

Sergeant Kirk Taylor

Sergeant Kirk Taylor

Age:28
Hometown: Yarmouth, NS
Unit: 84 Independent Field Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery
Deceased: December 30, 2009
Incident: Improvised explosive device, Kandahar City, Afghanistan

Sergeant George Miok

Sergeant George Miok

Age:28
Hometown: Sherwood Park, Alberta
Unit: 41 Combat Engineer Regiment
Deceased: December 30, 2009
Incident: Improvised explosive device, Kandahar City, Afghanistan
 


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