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Paul Francis Lionel Sare

In memory of:

Lieutenant Colonel Paul Francis Lionel Sare

October 31, 1952
Rockliffe, Ontario

Military Service


Service Number:

ZD-1026

Age:

40

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Canadian Dragoons (1st Armoured Regiment)

Citation(s):

Officer of the Order of the British Empire, 1939-45 Star, Italy Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal & Clasp, War Medal 1939-45, Distinguished Service Order.

Additional Information


Born:

September 7, 1912
Westmount, Quebec

Enlistment:

July 17, 1942
Sydney, Nova Scotia

Son of Major Harry Frank Sare, deceased 9 April 1917, Vimy Ridge and Mrs. Helen Chalmers Sare, Westmount, Quebec. Husband of Jean Margaret Sare of Ottawa, Ontario. Father of David James, Peter Harry Frank and Diana Elizabeth. Brother of Helen Mary.

Commemorated on the Wall of Remembrance.

Commemorated on Page 66 of the Korean War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

OTTAWA (BEECHWOOD) CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada

Grave Reference:

Section 27, Lot A, Grave 7

Location:

OTTAWA (BEECHWOOD) CEMETERY contains 98 Commonwealth burials of the First World War and 113 from the Second World War. Many of the graves are in the two veterans plots, where there is also a Cross of Sacrifice dedicated to all service casualties buried in the cemetery. The OTTAWA CREMATION MEMORIAL is in a shelter adjoining the newer of the veterans plots in the cemetery and commemorates 26 Second World War servicemen whose remains were cremated elsewhere in Canada and the U.S.A.

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  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Grave marker– Photo courtesy of Thomas L. Skelding
  • Commemorative Plaque– Bronze Plaque
Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance
Meadowvale Cemeterey, Brampton, ON
Photo courtesy of Thomas L. Skelding
  • Photo of Paul Sare– Photo courtesy of Thomas L. skelding
  • Memorial Plaque– Memorial plaques for Lieutenant Colonel Paul Francis Lionel Sare, Private John Anthony Sauve, Private Joseph Victor Fernand St-Germain and Private Elvin Stanley Sabean 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.
  • Memorial– Central Section of Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Left Part
  • 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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