Signals Casualties of the War in Afghanistan - Details

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Listed below are details on the Signals related casualties of the War in Afghanistan, those on the Honour Roll. For an index of the casualties please see Signals Casualties of the War in Afghanistan.

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Surname Given Name(s) Rank Service Number Honours and Awards Trade Age
Klumpenhouwer Anthony Mark MCpl R70509937 South West Asia Service Medal (SWASM) and General Campaign Star (GCS) and the Sacrifice Medal (Posthumous) 25
Date of death Unit Burial location details
April 27, 2007 Afghanistan / JTF2 -, Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, North Perth, Ontario, Canada
Marker Casualty Details
Klumpenhouwer, Anthony Mark grave marker.jpg
Accident
Details: Electrocution. MCpl was initially reported as having fallen from a communications tower but an investigation by the CFNIS determined that he died after being electrocuted.
Additional Information
Born: August 22, 1981
Enlistment: February 13, 2002
Son of Theo and Joy Klumpenhouwer of Gowanstown, Ontario.


Surname Given Name(s) Rank Service Number Honours and Awards Trade Age
McCully Matthew Jonathan Cpl 25
Date of death Unit Burial location details
May 25, 2007 Afghanistan / 2 CMBG HQ & Sigs Campbellvale Section, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Orangeville, Ontario, Canada
Marker Casualty Details
McCully, Matthew Jonathan grave marker.jpg
Killed
Details: Cpl McCully, as part of the Operational Mentoring and Liaison Team in Afghanistan,was killed by an improvised explosive device while he was on a joint Afghan-Canadian foot patrol near a village west of Kandahar City.
Additional Information
Born: April 11, 1982 Orangeville, Ontario
Son of Valerie Mary McCully and Ron McCully. Brother of Shannon McGrady.


Surname Given Name(s) Rank Service Number Honours and Awards Trade Age
O’Quinn Kenneth Chad Cpl B27002620 Sacrifice Medal (Posthumous) 25
Date of death Unit Burial location details
March 3, 2009 Afghanistan / 2 CMBG HQ & Sigs Sec 103. Block A, Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Marker Casualty Details
OQuinn, Kenneth Chad grave marker.jpg
Killed
Details: Killed by a roadside bomb that exploded near his armoured vehicle northwest of Kandahar City.
Additional Information
Born January 25th, 1984 in Happy Valley, Goose Bay, NL
Son of Kenneth and Rhonda (Decker) O’Quinn of Rusagonis, NB and fiancé to Naomi Holder of Ottawa, ON.