1 Field Ambulance

1 Field Ambulance
1re Ambulance de campagne
Active	1898–present
Country	Canada
Branch	Canadian Armed Forces
Type	Field ambulance
Role	Military medicine
Part of	1 Health Services Group
Garrison/HQ	CFB Edmonton
Motto	Militi succurrimus (Latin for 'We hasten to aid the soldiers')
Colors	Sanguine, deep green
March	"The Farmer's Boy"
Commanders
Colonel-in-chief	Anne, Princess Royal

1 Field Ambulance (French: 1^re Ambulance de campagne) is a medical unit with the Canadian Armed Forces in Edmonton, Alberta. 1 Field Ambulance sent a contingent to Kandahar Province in Afghanistan in the fall of 2009. ^{[1] [2]}

Notable members

• Master Corporal Paul Franklin, who lost his legs in Afghanistan in 2006 but continued to serve in uniform for several years. ^[3]
• Corporal Andrew James Eykelenboom, killed in a suicide attack near Spin Boldak (August 11, 2006). ^{[2] [4]}
• Private Colin William Wilmot, killed when a bomb detonated while he was on a foot patrol in the early morning of July 6, 2008. ^{[2] [5] [6]}

References

1. "Canada Day photo exhibit: Images of Afghanistan". Ottawa Citizen. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
2. "Timeline: Death toll in Afghanistan". Global News. 2010-07-21. Archived from the original on 2025-10-30. Retrieved 2025-10-30.
3. "Edmonton soldier who lost legs in Afghanistan quits military". CBC. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
4. Calgary Herald
5. "Soldier's body back on Canadian soil". 9 July 2008. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016.
6. "Canadian medic remembered as 'man of hope'". 16 July 2008. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016.