VANCOUVER — A funeral for Pte. Aidan Goulding, one of four Canadian soldiers killed in a grass fire during a training exercise in Alberta, is scheduled for Nov. 8 at Vancouver’s Seaforth Armoury.

Family, friends and members of the armed forces are expected to attend the ceremony honouring the 23-year-old, according to The Canadian Press in a report published by CityNews.

Goulding served with the 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry. He died after a grass fire at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright overtook a live-fire training exercise on a nearby grenade range on Oct. 17.

Friends and family remember him as an excellent athlete with a contagious laugh who was looking forward to peacekeeping in Latvia, the report said.

The other soldiers killed were Pte. Shaun Farrell, 23, of Prince Albert, Sask.; Pte. Hayden Lykkemark, 19, of Langley, B.C.; and Sgt. Morgan Wong, 26, of Edmonton.

Another 39 people were wounded in the fire, many with serious burns.

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