Funeral service held for Pte. Tyler William Todd, soldier killed in Afghanistan

The Canadian Press
Published Monday, April 19, 2010 2:47PM EDT

KITCHENER, Ont. - A funeral service is underway this afternoon for Pte. Tyler William Todd who was killed by a roadside bomb blast in Afghanistan just over a week ago.

The funeral service is being held at the Plattsville Missionary Church in Kitchener and will be followed by a private family interment.

Supporters are invited to line the streets to show their respect.

People are also being encouraged to wear a yellow ribbon in honour of Todd.

The 26-year-old soldier was born in Kitchener but raised in nearby Bright, Ont.

He was a member of 11 Platoon, Delta Company from the 1st Battalion of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, based in Edmonton.

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The casket of Pte. Tyler William Todd from the 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, based in Edmonton, Alberta, is carried from a military aircraft during a repatriation ceremony at CFB Trenton on Wednesday, April 14 2010. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter Redman)
Canadian Pte. Tyler William Todd is shown in a military handout photo. Todd was killed in a powerful roadside bomb blast while on foot patrol in a volatile community southwest of Kandahar City early Sunday. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Department of National Defence)

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