Andrew Doiron, Canadian soldier killed in Iraq, honoured at Ottawa funeral

Sgt. AndrewDoiron, the first Canadian soldier killed in the current deployment to Iraq, was honoured at a funeral in Ottawaon Saturday by about 600 people, including family, friends and fellow soldiers.

The special forces adviser was shot and killed by Kurdish Peshmerga on March 6 in what's been described as a case of "mistaken identity" byDefence Minister Jason Kenney.

• AndrewDoiron's colleagues held fire when Kurds turned guns on them
• Sgt. Andrew Doiron made military his 'mission'

Doiron, 31,and his special forces colleagues were returning to an observation post at night when Kurdish fighters began shooting. Three other soldiers were also injured.

Arepatriation ceremony was heldon Tuesday atCFBTrenton asDoiron'sbody returned to Canada.

On Saturday,Doironwasremembered at theNotre-DameCathedral Basilica in Ottawa before his ashes were buried at the National Military Cemetery of the Canadian Forces.

Members of the public were asked to line St. Patrick Street and Beechwood Avenue as the procession traveledto and from the church.

Doiron was from Moncton, N.B., and he was based at Garrison Petawawa, Ont. He is the first Canadian soldier to die during the currentIraq deployment, which began in the fall of 2014.