Nichola Goddard | |
|---|---|
 Captain Nichola Kathleen Sarah Goddard | |
| Born | May 2, 1980 Madang, Papua New Guinea |
| Died | May 17, 2006 (aged 26) Panjwaye District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan |
Captain Nichola Kathleen Sarah Goddard, MSM (May 2, 1980 – May 17, 2006)[1] was the first Canadian woman to be killed in action since World War II, the first female Canadian Armed Forces member killed during combat duty, and the first Canadian female combat soldier to be killed on the front lines.[2][3][4] She was also the 16th Canadian soldier killed in Canadian operations in Afghanistan.[3]
- ^ "Nichola Kathleen Sarah Goddard". Canadian Virtual War Memorial. Veterans Affairs Canada. 10 May 2018. Archived from the original on 3 July 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ "Women in the Canadian military". CBC News. 30 May 2006. Archived from the original on 21 August 2011.
- ^ a b "Canadian woman 16th soldier killed in Afghanistan". CBC News. 17 April 2006. Retrieved 19 June 2008.
- ^ "Timeline – Women and War – Remembering those who served – Remembrance – Veterans Affairs Canada". Veterans.gc.ca. Retrieved 27 April 2019.