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Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Marcel Bear

In memory of:

Private Marcel Bear

May 3, 1953

Military Service

Service Number:

SL-4741

Age:

21

Force:

Army

Unit:

The Royal Canadian Regiment

Division:

RCA

Citation(s):

Korea Medal, United Nations Service Medal (Korea)

Additional Information

Born:

April 26, 1932
Leask, Saskatchewan

Enlistment:

January 14, 1952
Leask, Saskatchewan

Son of Henry Bear.

Commemorated on the Wall of Remembrance.

Commemorated on Page 4 of the Korean War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

COMMONWEALTH MEMORIAL (BUSAN)
South Korea

Grave Reference:

N/A

Location:

The memorial is located in the United Nations Cemetery in Tanggok, a suburb of Busan. The stone memorial with bronze panels was erected to commemorate commonwealth soldiers who died and whose burial places are unknown. Twenty one Canadians are listed on the bronze plaques.

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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
    Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Korean War Monument– Ottawa, Ontario

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    Korean War Monument
    Korean War Monument – Ottawa, Ontario
  • Memorial– 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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    Memorial
    Memorial – 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.
  • Dedication– Dedication Panel, Korean War Monument, Ottawa, Ontario

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    Dedication
    Dedication – Dedication Panel, Korean War Monument, Ottawa, Ontario
  • Inscription– Private MARCEL BEAR 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. Private MARCEL BEAR was killed on May 3, 1953. His burial place is unknown, hence he is commemorated on the COMMONWEALTH MEMORIAL (BUSAN), South Korea.

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    Inscription
    Inscription – Private MARCEL BEAR 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. Private MARCEL BEAR was killed on May 3, 1953. His burial place is unknown, hence he is commemorated on the COMMONWEALTH MEMORIAL (BUSAN), South Korea.

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