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Vince Liska

In memory of:

Able Seaman Vince Liska

December 4, 1950
Port of Chinnampo, Korea

Military Service

Service Number:

6164-E

Age:

28

Force:

Navy

Unit:

Royal Canadian Navy

Division:

HMCS Cayuga

Citation(s):

Korea Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal for Korea and United Nations Service Medal (Korea)

Additional Information

Born:

December 4, 1921
Loucka, Kladno District, Czech Republic

Enlistment:

August 10, 1946
Victoria, British Columbia

Son of Joseph Liska and Emilie Veselous of Victoria, British Columbia.

Brother of Emil, George and half brother of Rosalie Dionne.

Husband of Carol Birdene Marcelle (nee Pinner) Liska of Victoria, British Columbia.Father of Martina and Vincent Liska.

Father of George William Liska (Mother Marguerite Whiteoak)

The Government of British Columbia posthumously named a small island and a waterway off of British Columbia's northern coast in his memory. Liska Islet and Liska Inlet, respectively. Able Seaman Liska is also commemorated on the Korean War Memorial at the Naval Museum of Alberta at HMCS Tecumseh in Calgary, Alberta; the Wall of Remembrance in Ottawa, Ontario and Wall of Remembrance in Brampton, Ontario.

Able Seaman Liska served with the Canadian Merchant Navy during the Second World War. He served aboard SS Bridgeland Park (1944), S.S. Dunlop (1944) and M.S. Philae (1945)

Commemorated on Page 42 of the Korean War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

COMMONWEALTH MEMORIAL (BUSAN)
South Korea

Grave Reference:

N/A

Location:

The memorial is located in the United Nations Cemetery in Tanggok, a suburb of Busan. The stone memorial with bronze panels was erected to commemorate commonwealth soldiers who died and whose burial places are unknown. Twenty one Canadians are listed on the bronze plaques.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star December 1950. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star December 1950. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial Plaque– Memorial plaques for Able Seaman Vince Liska, Private Thomas Edward Little, Lieutenant Joseph Yehudi Levison and Gunner Urbain Joseph Levesque on the Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance in Meadowvale Cemetery, Brampton, Ontario.

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    Memorial Plaque
    Memorial Plaque – Memorial plaques for Able Seaman Vince Liska, Private Thomas Edward Little, Lieutenant Joseph Yehudi Levison and Gunner Urbain Joseph Levesque on the Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance in Meadowvale Cemetery, Brampton, Ontario.
  • Memorial– A section of the Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance in Meadowvale Cemetery, Brampton, Ontario. The memorial consists of a central section and 13 other sections containing memorial plaques for each of the 516 Canadian service men who died while serving with the Canadian Forces in the United Nations operations in Korea. It was erected by the Korea Veterans Association of Canada and was dedicated on July 27, 1997.

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    Memorial
    Memorial – A section of the Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance in Meadowvale Cemetery, Brampton, Ontario. The memorial consists of a central section and 13 other sections containing memorial plaques for each of the 516 Canadian service men who died while serving with the Canadian Forces in the United Nations operations in Korea. It was erected by the Korea Veterans Association of Canada and was dedicated on July 27, 1997.
  • Memorial– Central Section of Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Left Part

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    Memorial
    Memorial – Central Section of Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Left Part
  • Inscription– Central Section of Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Centre Part

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    Inscription
    Inscription – Central Section of Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Centre Part
  • Memorial– Central Section of Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Right Part

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    Memorial
    Memorial – Central Section of Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Right Part
  • Memorial– The Naval Museum of Alberta Society and the Calgary naval community erected a memorial dedicated to all Royal Canadian Navy sailors who served, and particularly to those who died, during the Korean War. The memorial was officially unveiled on 25 June 2000 by the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta and the Chief of the Maritime Staff

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    Memorial
    Memorial – The Naval Museum of Alberta Society and the Calgary naval community erected a memorial dedicated to all Royal Canadian Navy sailors who served, and particularly to those who died, during the Korean War. The memorial was officially unveiled on 25 June 2000 by the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta and the Chief of the Maritime Staff
  • Inscription on Commonwealth Memorial in South Korea

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    Inscription on Commonwealth Memorial in South Korea
    Inscription on Commonwealth Memorial in South Korea
  • Newspaper Clipping– An excerpt from "The Year in Review," in the January 1951 issue of the Crowsnest, the Royal Canadian Navy's magazine. (Submitted by Navy League Cadet Corps CHAMBLY, Barrie, Ontario.)

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    Newspaper Clipping
    Newspaper Clipping – An excerpt from "The Year in Review," in the January 1951 issue of the Crowsnest, the Royal Canadian Navy's magazine. (Submitted by Navy League Cadet Corps CHAMBLY, Barrie, Ontario.)

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