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Ronald Allan Edmunds

In memory of:

Corporal Ronald Allan Edmunds

May 30, 1951
Pocheon-si, South Korea

Military Service


Service Number:

B801318

Age:

19

Force:

Army

Unit:

The Royal Canadian Regiment

Division:

2nd Battalion

Citation(s):

Korea Medal, United Nations Service Medal Korea

Additional Information


Born:

October 9, 1931
Toronto, Ontario

Enlistment:

August 18, 1950
Toronto, Ontario

Son of George Robert and Margaret Edmunds. Brother of Allan, Robert, David, Miller, Verna, Margaret, Aileen, Noreen, and Patsy.

Corporal Edmunds is commemorated on the Nova Scotia Korea War Memorial with his fellow Nova Scotians who lost their lives in the Korean War. The Memorial is located at Pleasant and Parade Streets in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. It was unveiled and dedicated in a ceremony on 16 August 2003.

Commemorated on the Wall of Remembrance.

Commemorated on Page 20 of the Korean War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

UNITED NATIONS CEMETERY (BUSAN)
South Korea

Grave Reference:

20. 12. 1129

Location:

The United Nations Cemetery is located in Tanggok, a suburb of Busan. The land for the cemetery was granted to the United Nations by the Republic of Korea as a tribute to all those who had laid down their lives in combatting aggression and in upholding peace and freedom. There are 2,267 servicemen buried in the United Nations Memorial Cemetery. Of these 1,538 were Commonwealth soldiers, including 376 Canadians.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star May 1951. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Grave marker– Grave Marker, UN Cemetery, Busan, Korea, 2013
  • Memorial– Canadian Memorial, UN Cemetery, Busan, Korea, 2013

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