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William James Lambert Topping

In memory of:

Corporal William James Lambert Topping

September 16, 1953
South Korea

Military Service

Service Number:

SC 79110

Age:

30

Force:

Army

Unit:

The Royal Canadian Regiment

Citation(s):

1939-45 Star, Italy Star, France and Germany Star, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp.Korea Medal and United Nations Service Medal Korea .

Additional Information

Born:

June 28, 1923
Smiths Falls, Ontario

Enlistment:

June 2, 1948
Kingston, Ontario

Husband of Lillian(née Hopkins)Topping of Smiths Falls,Ontario.Father of Dennis, Wayne and Diane. Son of James and Isabella Topping.

Commemorated on the Wall of Remembrance.

Commemorated on Page 73 of the Korean War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

YOKOHAMA WAR CEMETERY
Japan

Grave Reference:

Plot D Row A Grave 2

Location:

YOKOHAMA WAR CEMETERY is 9 kilometres west of the city on Yuenchi-Dori, Hodogaya Ward, which branches left off the old Tokkaido highway. The nearest railway station is Hodogaya, 5 kilometres to the north on the JNR line but the cemetery is easily reached by bus from Yokohama station.

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  • 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 Corporal William James Lambert Topping, Able Seaman Ian Thomas Lang Torraville, Private Thomas Henry Thoveson and Warrant Officer Class I James Ronald Thomson on the Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance in Meadowvale Cemetery, Brampton, Ontario.

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    Memorial Plaque
    Memorial Plaque – Memorial plaques for Corporal William James Lambert Topping, Able Seaman Ian Thomas Lang Torraville, Private Thomas Henry Thoveson and Warrant Officer Class I James Ronald Thomson 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 Part 1

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    Memorial
    Memorial – Central Section of Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Part 1
  • Inscription– Central Section of Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Part 2

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    Inscription
    Inscription – Central Section of Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Part 2
  • Memorial– Central Section of Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Part 3

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    Memorial
    Memorial – Central Section of Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Part 3
  • Photo of William James Lambert Topping– Corporal William James Lambert Topping in Army service uniform. RCR.

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    Photo of William James Lambert Topping
    Photo of William James Lambert Topping – Corporal William James Lambert Topping in Army service uniform. RCR.

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