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Braun Scott Woodfield

In memory of:

Private Braun Scott Woodfield

November 24, 2005
Lagman, Afghanistan

Military Service


Age:

24

Force:

Army

Unit:

The Royal Canadian Regiment

Division:

2nd Battalion

Citation(s):

Sacrifice Medal (Posthumous)

Additional Information


Born:

January 3, 1981
Victoria, British Columbia

Son of Daniel and Beverley Woodfield. Brother of Lyndi Woodfield. Grandson of Richard and Christine Woodfield of Cambridge, Ontario and nephew of Richard and Steven Woodfield.

Commemorated on Page 218 of the In the Service of Canada (1947 - 2014) Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

OTTAWA (BEECHWOOD) CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada

Grave Reference:

N/A

Location:

OTTAWA (BEECHWOOD) CEMETERY contains 98 Commonwealth burials of the First World War and 113 from the Second World War. Many of the graves are in the two veterans plots, where there is also a Cross of Sacrifice dedicated to all service casualties buried in the cemetery. The OTTAWA CREMATION MEMORIAL is in a shelter adjoining the newer of the veterans plots in the cemetery and commemorates 26 Second World War servicemen whose remains were cremated elsewhere in Canada and the U.S.A.

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  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Grave marker
  • Photo of Braun Scott Woodfield– Private Braun Scott Woodfield of Victoria, B.C was killed and four other Canadian soldiers were injured when their Light Armoured Vehicle (LAV III) rolled over approximately 45 km northeast of Kandahar.  Photo credit: National Defence (photo taken on August 26, 2005, in Kabul, Afghanistan)
  • Group Photo– In the LAV vehicle.
  • Photo of Braun Scott Woodfield– On December 1, 2005 a memorial service was held at Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan for Private Braun Scott Woodfield, 24, of Eastern Passage, NS. Private Woodfield was killed and four others were injured when their LAV III rolled over approximately 45 km northeast of Kandahar on November 24, 2005. Personnel from Task Force 
Afghanistan, including Pte Woodfield's comrades from the 2nd Battalion Royal Canadian Regiment (2 RCR) attended the service to remember and to pay their respects. Photo By MCpl Robert Bottrill, Canadian Forces Combat Camera
  • Newspaper Clipping– National Defence photograph of Pte Braun Scott Woodfield who lost his life in Afghanistan.
  • Personal sketch of fallen comrade
  • Memorial– Chief Warrant Officer Steve Bartlett, Task Force Afghanistan's Regimental 
Sergeant Major takes time to reflect on the fallen. A consecration ceremony was held of the Memorial dedicated to those Canadians who gave their lives in the service of peace while serving in Afghanistan. This Memorial was 
originally consecrated in November 2003 at Camp Julien, Kabul. The closure of Camp Julien in November 2005 necessitated the move of the Memorial to its present location at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.  Photo taken on February 21, 2006 by: Master Corporal Ken Fenner, Task Force Afghanistan Photographer

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