Canadian Virtual War Memorial
James Caswell Hackett
In memory of:
Private James Caswell Hackett
October 21, 1952
South Korea
Military Service
SA1263
19
Army
The Royal Canadian Regiment
RCR
Korea Medal and United Nations Service Medal Korea .
Additional Information
December 22, 1932
Lucknow, Ontario
February 9, 1951
London, Ontario
Son of Caswell and Alberta ( née Brydges)Hackett of Ridgetown, Ontario. Brother of Gordon and Glen, half-brother James and Allan Brydges and half-sisters, Doreen and Donna Jean.
Commemorated on the Wall of Remembrance.
Commemorated on Page 29 of the Korean War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
UNITED NATIONS CEMETERY (BUSAN)
South Korea
21. 7. 1338
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 – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of James Caswell Hackett -
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Grave marker – Grave Marker, UN Cemetery, Busan, Korea, 2013 -
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Memorial – Canadian Memorial, UN Cemetery, Busan, Korea, 2013
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