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Nathan Hornburg

In memory of:

Corporal Nathan Hornburg

September 24, 2007

Kandahar, Afghanistan

Military Service

Age:

24

Force:

Army

Unit:

The King's Own Calgary Regiment (RCAC)

Citation(s):

Mention in Dispatches, Citation awarded on April 16, 2009. Sacrifice Medal (Posthumous)

Additional Information

Born:

June 19, 1983
Calgary, Alberta

Enlistment:

June 27, 2001
Calgary, Alberta

Son of Michael and Mary Hornburg. Brother of Rachel Herbert.

Commemorated on Page 226 of the In the Service of Canada Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page.

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  • Grave Marker – CPL. NATHAN HORNBURGH BORN JUNE 19, 1983 K.I.A. AFGHANISTAN SEPT. 24, 2007 NO GREATER LOVE

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    Grave Marker – CPL. NATHAN HORNBURGH BORN JUNE 19, 1983 K.I.A. AFGHANISTAN SEPT. 24, 2007 NO GREATER LOVE
  • Photo of Nathan Hornburg – Corporal Nathan Hornburg died in Afghanistan on September 24 during Operation SADIQ SARBAAZ (Honest Soldier). Cpl Hornburg, a reservist from the King's Own Calgary Regiment, was hit by a mortar shell as he was fixing a track that had fallen off the Leopard tank in the Panjwaii district. Photo: Canadian Forces Image Gallery

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    Photo of Nathan Hornburg
    Photo of Nathan Hornburg – Corporal Nathan Hornburg died in Afghanistan on September 24 during Operation SADIQ SARBAAZ (Honest Soldier). Cpl Hornburg, a reservist from the King's Own Calgary Regiment, was hit by a mortar shell as he was fixing a track that had fallen off the Leopard tank in the Panjwaii district. Photo: Canadian Forces Image Gallery

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