Private with the 1st Battalion of The Royal Canadian Regiment based in Petawawa, Ontario. Aged 23, he grew up in Kemptville and Ottawa, ON. He is survived by father Neil Williamson; mother Heather Elizabeth Anderson and stepfather Gary Benedict; sister Reid and brother Ryan; and grandmother Mae Williamson. He will be dearly missed by his Nana Wendy Benedict, devoted buddy Mike Thompson and the love of his life Lauren Clarke. He was predeceased by his grandparents Anna and Don Anderson.
Pte Williamson and Sgt Darcy Telford were killed, and two others wounded, in an ambush by militants using rocket-propelled grenades. Their unit was providing security for construction of the new Panjwayi development road near Pashmul, about 25 kilometres west of Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Other Canadian units quickly responded to the attack and became involved in a three-hour battle with insurgents. International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) helicopters were also called in to help. The four-kilometre stretch had been the site of a number of attacks and four other Canadian soldiers died in that area in the previous 16 days.
Pte Williamson joined the armed forces in 2003 and was on his second tour of duty in Afghanistan.
Funeral held October 21, 2006 in Ottawa.
*Thanks to Mike Thompson for the photo.
Pte Williamson and Sgt Darcy Telford were killed, and two others wounded, in an ambush by militants using rocket-propelled grenades. Their unit was providing security for construction of the new Panjwayi development road near Pashmul, about 25 kilometres west of Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Other Canadian units quickly responded to the attack and became involved in a three-hour battle with insurgents. International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) helicopters were also called in to help. The four-kilometre stretch had been the site of a number of attacks and four other Canadian soldiers died in that area in the previous 16 days.
Pte Williamson joined the armed forces in 2003 and was on his second tour of duty in Afghanistan.
Funeral held October 21, 2006 in Ottawa.
*Thanks to Mike Thompson for the photo.
Private with the 1st Battalion of The Royal Canadian Regiment based in Petawawa, Ontario. Aged 23, he grew up in Kemptville and Ottawa, ON. He is survived by father Neil Williamson; mother Heather Elizabeth Anderson and stepfather Gary Benedict; sister Reid and brother Ryan; and grandmother Mae Williamson. He will be dearly missed by his Nana Wendy Benedict, devoted buddy Mike Thompson and the love of his life Lauren Clarke. He was predeceased by his grandparents Anna and Don Anderson.
Pte Williamson and Sgt Darcy Telford were killed, and two others wounded, in an ambush by militants using rocket-propelled grenades. Their unit was providing security for construction of the new Panjwayi development road near Pashmul, about 25 kilometres west of Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Other Canadian units quickly responded to the attack and became involved in a three-hour battle with insurgents. International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) helicopters were also called in to help. The four-kilometre stretch had been the site of a number of attacks and four other Canadian soldiers died in that area in the previous 16 days.
Pte Williamson joined the armed forces in 2003 and was on his second tour of duty in Afghanistan.
Funeral held October 21, 2006 in Ottawa.
*Thanks to Mike Thompson for the photo.
Pte Williamson and Sgt Darcy Telford were killed, and two others wounded, in an ambush by militants using rocket-propelled grenades. Their unit was providing security for construction of the new Panjwayi development road near Pashmul, about 25 kilometres west of Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Other Canadian units quickly responded to the attack and became involved in a three-hour battle with insurgents. International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) helicopters were also called in to help. The four-kilometre stretch had been the site of a number of attacks and four other Canadian soldiers died in that area in the previous 16 days.
Pte Williamson joined the armed forces in 2003 and was on his second tour of duty in Afghanistan.
Funeral held October 21, 2006 in Ottawa.
*Thanks to Mike Thompson for the photo.
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