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Herbert Thomas MacDonell

In memory of:

Flight Sergeant Herbert Thomas MacDonell

September 6, 1953

Military Service

Service Number:

21141

Age:

44

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Citation(s):

General Service Badge, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, Canadian Forces Decoration and United Nations Service Medal.

Additional Information

Born:

March 15, 1909
Ottawa, Ontario

Son of Archibald Joseph and Mary Agnes MacDonell of Ottawa, Ontario. Husband of Edith Beatrice MacDonell and father of Gary Alexander, Malcolm John and Brian Joseph of Ottawa, Ontario. Brother of Vincent Archibald, Joseph Sanford, Peter Ormond, Patrick Kenneth, George Orville and Mary Edna. A Memorial erected by the Korean Veterans Association, National Capital Unit, commemorating the 516 Canadians who died in the Korean War will be unveiled and rededicated during Veterans Week 2003 at Ottawa City Hall Headquarters on Elgin Street.

Commemorated on the Wall of Remembrance.

Commemorated on Page 44 of the Korean War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

NOTRE DAME CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada

Grave Reference:

Grave 43, Section G

Location:

455 Montreal Rd. Ottawa, Ontario K1K OK2.

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  • Korean War Monument– National Capital Region Korean War Monument, Ottawa, Ontario

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    Korean War Monument – National Capital Region Korean War Monument, Ottawa, Ontario
  • Inscription– Flight Sergeant HERBERT THOMAS MACDONELL is one of 21 soldiers whose names appear on this monument IN MEMORY OF THE CANADIANS WHO ENLISTED IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION AND MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE FOR THEIR COUNTRY 1950-1953 THE WAR IN KOREA, erected by the National Capital Unit of the Korea Veterans Association of Canada and the City of Ottawa.

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    Inscription – Flight Sergeant HERBERT THOMAS MACDONELL is one of 21 soldiers whose names appear on this monument IN MEMORY OF THE CANADIANS WHO ENLISTED IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION AND MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE FOR THEIR COUNTRY 1950-1953 THE WAR IN KOREA, erected by the National Capital Unit of the Korea Veterans Association of Canada and the City of Ottawa.
  • Memorial Plaque– Memorial plaques for Flight Sergeant Herbert Thomas MacDonell, Private Elliott Gordon MacKay, Corporal Douglas Harold Richard Maclean and Private Raymond MacDonald on the Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance in Meadowvale Cemetery, Brampton, Ontario.

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    Memorial Plaque – Memorial plaques for Flight Sergeant Herbert Thomas MacDonell, Private Elliott Gordon MacKay, Corporal Douglas Harold Richard Maclean and Private Raymond MacDonald 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 – 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 – 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 – Central Section of Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Right Part

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