- Jeffrey Walsh
Born to a
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officer onAugust 8 1973 [ [http://www.thestar.com/Afghanistan/Casualties/article/106848 TheStar.com | Casualties | Accidentally shot, soldier buried in Regina ] ] , Master Cpl. Jeffrey Scott Walsh was aCanadian Forces soldier, killed while on duty in Afghanistan by another Canadian soldier. Both were members of thePrincess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry .The father of three children, Walsh arrived in
Kandahar onAugust 3 2006 [ [http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20070312/canadian_soldier_070312/20070312?hub=SEAfghanistan CTV.ca | Army father relieved by charges in son's death ] ] . Six days later, Walsh was riding in aG-Wagon with Master Cpl. Robbie Fraser, when Fraser's gun accidentally discharged, killing Walsh.Fraser was charged by the
Canadian Forces National Investigation Service withmanslaughter and negligent performance of duty. On [May 7] , Fraser's attorney Saul Simmonds said the charge should be dropped, but didn't dispute the secondary charge. [ [http://www.cbc.ca/canada/prince-edward-island/story/2007/05/07/fraser-lawyer.html Soldier's lawyer wants charges dropped ] ]References
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