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In memory of:

Private William Leslie Strachan

Military service

Service number: K800311
Age: 21
Rank: Private
Force: Army
Unit/Regiment: The Royal Canadian Regiment
Division: 2nd Battalion
Birth: September 14, 1929 Virden, Manitoba
Enlistment: August 22, 1950 Vancouver, British Columbia
Death: May 30, 1951 Pocheon-si, South Korea

Burial/memorial information

Grave reference: 20.4.1161
Additional information

Son of William and Wilhelmina Strachan of Kelowna, British Columbia. Brother of Edwin John, George Gordon, Margaret Alexina, Edna Isobel, Jessie Elizabeth and Shirley Anne.

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In the Books of Remembrance

Commemorated on:

Page 70 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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