Ainsworth Dyer Bridge

This memorial is dedicated to the memory of Corporal Ainsworth Dyer, a member of Third Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, who was killed April 17, 2002, in a friendly fire incident in Afghanistan. This dedication was made possible by the citizens of Edmonton and local communities and took place on April 17, 2004. The following is an excerpt from: The Patrician 2008 – Ainsworth Dyer was one of the four soldiers killed in the “Friendly Fire” incident while the Third Battalion PPCLI was deployed on Operation Apollo in Afghanistan, 2002. The project was initiated by the Van Sloten family, whose daughter was Ainsworth’s fiancée. This site is located at the west end of Rundle Park at the North end of the footbridge (Ainsworth Dyer Bridge) that spans the North Saskatchewan River, providing a link to Goldbar Park. This site was selected for four reasons: Ainsworth proposed to Jocelyn on the bridge; they spent much time in the area together; Cpl Dyer trained for the Mountain Man Competition in the area; and, there would be a lasting memorial at a heavily used public place.

Inscription

[Bridge/Pont]

AINSWORTH DYER BRIDGE

[Plaque/Plaque]

AINSWORTH DYER MEMORIAL BRIDGE

This bridge is named in memory of Cpl. Ainsworth Dyer killed
by “friendly fire” in Afghanistan, April 17, 2002 along with his
comrades Sgt. Marc Leger, Pte. Richard Green and Pte. Nathan
Smith. Ainsworth served with “A” Company, 3rd Battalion,
Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry. Eight other soldiers
from “A” Company were wounded in this tragedy.

Ains proposed to his beloved fiancée Jocelyn Van Sloten on this
bridge, playfully threatening to throw her in the river if she didn’t say yes!

Ainsworth was a man who loved his country and died to keep us free.
We are all better for having known him.
He was a mountain of a man who truly made your heart dance.
He ran the race and ran it well.

Lest we Forget
-Airborne-

Ce monument commémoratif est dédié à la mémoire du Caporal Ainsworth Dyer, membre du 3e Bataillon, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (3 PPCLI), tué le 17 avril 2002 dans un incident de tir fratricide en Afghanistan. L’inauguration de ce monument commémoratif, qui a eu lieu le 17 avril 2004, a été rendue possible par les citoyens d’Edmonton et des collectivités locales.

Le texte de l’inscription figure dans la section anglaise.