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In memory of:

Private Joseph Arthur Fernand Girard

Military service

Service number: D800536
Age: 20
Rank: Private
Force: Army
Unit/Regiment: Royal 22nd Regiment, R.C.I.C.
Birth: April 1, 1931 St. Henri de Montréal, Québec
Enlistment: May 23, 1950 Montreal, Québec
Death: September 28, 1951

Burial/memorial information

Grave reference: 20. 4. 1163
Additional information

Son of Stanislas Girard and Alexandrine René. Brother of Léandre, (Veteran of the Second World War and Korean War), Maurice (Veteran of the Second World War and Korean War), Jeanne-D’Arc, Roméo, Gisèle, Jean-Marc, Lise, Noel, Richard, Roger, Claude, Pierre.

Commemorated on the Wall of Remembrance.

In the Books of Remembrance

Commemorated on:

Page 27 of the Korean War Book of Remembrance.
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UNITED NATIONS CEMETERY (BUSAN) South Korea

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.

For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

 

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