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Douglas Wakelin Banton

In memory of:

Lieutenant Douglas Wakelin Banton

May 3, 1953
South Korea

Military Service

Service Number:

ZC4608

Age:

25

Force:

Army

Unit:

The Royal Canadian Regiment

Division:

3rd Battalion

Citation(s):

Korea Medal and United Nations Service Medal for Korea.

Additional Information

Born:

May 12, 1927
Toronto, Ontario

Son of Major Donald Wakelin and stepson of Jean Minerva Banton. Brother of Nancy Patricia. Lt. Banton was single.

Commemorated on the Wall of Remembrance.

Commemorated on Page 3 of the Korean War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

UNITED NATIONS CEMETERY (BUSAN)
South Korea

Grave Reference:

Plot 21, Row 2, Grave 1401

Location:

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.

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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
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Korea Medal– He attended Oakwood Collegiate in Toronto, graduating in 1943, Glebe Collegiate in 1945 to 1947, and Carleton College in 1948. A Memorial erected by the Korean Veterans Association, National Capital Unit, commemorating the 516 Canadians who died in the Korean War was unveiled and rededicated during Veterans Week 2003 at Ottawa City Hall Headquarters on Elgin Street.

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    Korea Medal
    Korea Medal – He attended Oakwood Collegiate in Toronto, graduating in 1943, Glebe Collegiate in 1945 to 1947, and Carleton College in 1948. A Memorial erected by the Korean Veterans Association, National Capital Unit, commemorating the 516 Canadians who died in the Korean War was unveiled and rededicated during Veterans Week 2003 at Ottawa City Hall Headquarters on Elgin Street.
  • Memorial– National Capital Region Korean War Monument, Ottawa, Ontario

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    Memorial
    Memorial – National Capital Region Korean War Monument, Ottawa, Ontario
  • Inscription– Lieutenant DOUGLAS WAKELIN BANTON 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
    Inscription – Lieutenant DOUGLAS WAKELIN BANTON 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.
  • Korean War Monument– Ottawa, Ontario.

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    Korean War Monument
    Korean War Monument – Ottawa, Ontario.
  • Korean War Monument– Detail of the Korean War Monument in Ottawa, Ontario. This features a Canadian soldier, facing toward Busan, Korea, where an identical monument watches over the graves of 378 Canadians in the United Nations Memorial Cemetery. Accompanying the volunteer are two Korean children, both holding symbols: the girl, a bouquet of maple leaves symbolizing Canada; and the boy, a bouquet of maple leaves and roses of Sharon, the national flower of Korea.

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    Korean War Monument
    Korean War Monument – Detail of the Korean War Monument in Ottawa, Ontario. This features a Canadian soldier, facing toward Busan, Korea, where an identical monument watches over the graves of 378 Canadians in the United Nations Memorial Cemetery. Accompanying the volunteer are two Korean children, both holding symbols: the girl, a bouquet of maple leaves symbolizing Canada; and the boy, a bouquet of maple leaves and roses of Sharon, the national flower of Korea.
  • Dedicatory Inscription on the Korean War Memorial– Dedication Panel, Korean War Monument Ottawa

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    Dedicatory Inscription on the Korean War Memorial
    Dedicatory Inscription on the Korean War Memorial – Dedication Panel, Korean War Monument Ottawa
  • Inscription– Lieutenant DOUGLAS WAKELIN BANTON, is one of 23 soldiers commemorated on this panel and is one of the 516 soldiers whose names appear on the Korean War Monument in Ottawa. It was erected IN LOVING MEMORY OF THE CANADIAN WHO DIED IN SERVICE DURING THE KOREAN WAR 1950-1953 AND ON KOREAN PEACE KEEPING DUTIES, 1953-1957. Lieutenant DOUGLAS WAKELIN BANTON died on May 3, 1953 and is buried in the UNITED NATIONS CEMETERY (BUSAN), South Korea

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    Inscription
    Inscription – Lieutenant DOUGLAS WAKELIN BANTON, is one of 23 soldiers commemorated on this panel and is one of the 516 soldiers whose names appear on the Korean War Monument in Ottawa. It was erected IN LOVING MEMORY OF THE CANADIAN WHO DIED IN SERVICE DURING THE KOREAN WAR 1950-1953 AND ON KOREAN PEACE KEEPING DUTIES, 1953-1957. Lieutenant DOUGLAS WAKELIN BANTON died on May 3, 1953 and is buried in the UNITED NATIONS CEMETERY (BUSAN), South Korea
  • Grave Marker– UN Cemetery, Busan, Korea, 2013

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – UN Cemetery, Busan, Korea, 2013
  • Korean War Memorial– Canadian Memorial, UN Cemetery, Busan, Korea, 2013 (identical memorial located in Ottawa)

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    Korean War Memorial
    Korean War Memorial – Canadian Memorial, UN Cemetery, Busan, Korea, 2013 (identical memorial located in Ottawa)

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