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Military service
Service number:
B15166486
Age:
27
Rank:
Corporal
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Airborne Regiment
Division:
CFB Petawawa, United Nations Task Force in Somalia
Birth:
December 10, 1965
Comox, British Columbia
Enlistment:
February 7, 1985
Death:
May 3, 1993
Belet Uen, Somalia
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Comox Valley
Additional information
Son of David and Diana Abel (2017 National Memorial (Silver) Cross Mother) of Sidney, British Columbia. Brother of Laura Abel.
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