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Cpl Matthew David James Dinning
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Service Number: N21405994 Rank: Corporal |
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Born: Mar 15, 1983 Richmond Hill, Ontario |
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Enlisted: May 29, 2003 Discharged: Deceased |
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Served In:
Afghanistan
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Service: CF (Canadian Forces) |
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Regiment: Military Police Branch |
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Training: CFB Petawawa |
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Service Details : |
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30 Apr 2004 - Completed his QL3 MP Crs.
4 May 2004 - Posted to 2 MP Platoon, Petawawa, ON.
1 Feb 2006 - Deployed to TF Afghanistan - Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. |
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| Service Notes: |
Cpl Dinning's first posting was to CFB Petawawa in May 2004, where he was employed as a Patrolman. Almost from his first day, he continually requested an overseas tour, as that was his primary motivation for CF service. As such, he was subsequently posted to 2 MP Platoon on 11 July 2005, where he immediately jumped into tactical MP employment. At the same time, he volunteered for Close Protection training, which was successfully completed in December 2005. He was deployed to Afghanistan in February 2006. |
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Corporal Dinning grew up in the small Southwestern town of Wingham, Ontario where he attended High School. He was a member of the local hockey team, the Wingham Junior Ironmen. He also urged the school to create a rugby team, who later toured Wales and England in 2001. After high school, he enroled in a police program at college, with a view to becoming a military police officer. His father, an Ontario Provincial Police also volunteered in Kosovo where he helped train police officers.
Honouring A Fallen Hero:
Richmond Hill Council approved the naming of a parkette on Kerrybrook Drive in Richmond Hill as Matthew Dinning Memorial Parkette |
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| Deceased: |
04/22/2006 at Gumbad, Afghanistan |
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Wingham Cemetery, Wingham ON |
| Obituary: |
While serving his country in Afghanistan on Saturday, April 22, 2006, Corporal Matthew David James Dinning of Wingham, age 23 years. Beloved son of Lincoln and Laurie Dinning of Wingham. Dear brother of Brendon Dinning. Special friend of Tanya and Taylor Lowerison of Petawawa. Lovingly remembered by his grandparents Jim and Rhelda Stockall of Richmond Hill and Eileen Dinning of Aurora. Nephew of David and Sandy Stockall and Kent and Lori Dinning of Aurora. Predeceased by his grandfather Sidney Dinning. |
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Cpl Matthew David James Dinning
Printable Version
Medals and Commendations
(In Order):
Sacrifice Medal (SM)
South-West Asia Service Medal (SWASM)
Page from "Book of Remembrance"
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