1 Field Ambulance

1 (Edmonton) Field Ambulance
Active	1898–present
Country	Canada
Branch	Canadian Forces Medical Service Regular Force
Type	Field ambulance
Role	Role 1 and Role 3 medical service
Garrison/HQ	CFB Edmonton Edmonton, Alberta
Nickname	Field Amb
Patron	The Princess Royal
Motto	"Militi Succurrimus"
Colors	Sanguine, deep green
March	"The Farmer's Boy"

1 Field Ambulance is a medical unit with the Canadian Forces situated in Edmonton, Alberta. 1 Field Ambulance sent a contingent to Kandahar Province in Afghanistan in the fall of 2009.

Notable members

Master Corporal Paul Franklin
Corporal Andrew James Eykelenboom, killed in a suicide attack near Spin Boldak (August 11, 2006)[1]
Private Colin William Wilmot, suffered fatal wounds when an explosive device detonated while he was on a foot patrol in the early morning of July 6, 2008 [2]

External links

1 Field Ambulance History