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Marcel Beland

In memory of:

Private Marcel Beland

August 19, 1952
South Korea

Military Service

Service Number:

SE7014

Age:

21

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal 22e Regiment, R.C.I.C.

Division:

R22eR

Citation(s):

Korea Medal, United Nations Service Medal (Korea).

Additional Information

Born:

March 4, 1931
Shawnigan Baie, Quebec

Enlistment:

October 30, 1951
Quebec, Quebec

Son of Rosaire and Juliette (Filion) Beland, of Shawnigan, Quebec.

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:

UNITED NATIONS CEMETERY (BUSAN)
South Korea

Grave Reference:

Plot 21, Row 3, Grave 1293

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
  • Grave marker– Private Marcel Béland was killed in action. He is buried in the United Nations Cemetery (Busan), located in Tanggok, a suburb of Busan in South Korea.

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    Grave marker
    Grave marker – Private Marcel Béland was killed in action. He is buried in the United Nations Cemetery (Busan), located in Tanggok, a suburb of Busan in South Korea.
  • United Nations Service Medal (Korea)– United Nations Service Medal (Korea)awarded to Private Marcel Béland posthumously.

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    United Nations Service Medal (Korea)
    United Nations Service Medal (Korea) – United Nations Service Medal (Korea)awarded to Private Marcel Béland posthumously.
  • Parents of Marcel Beland– Parents of Marcel, Rosaire Béland and Juliette Filion of Shawinigan South, Quebec.

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    Parents of Marcel Beland
    Parents of Marcel Beland – Parents of Marcel, Rosaire Béland and Juliette Filion of Shawinigan South, Quebec.
  • Photo of Marcel Beland

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    Photo of Marcel Beland
    Photo of Marcel Beland
  • Memorabilla

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    Memorabilla
  • Memorial– Ottawa, Ontario

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    Memorial
    Memorial – 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 BELAND 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 BELAND died on August 19, 1952 and is buried in UNITED NATIONS CEMETERY (BUSAN), South Korea.

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    Inscription
    Inscription – Private MARCEL BELAND 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 BELAND died on August 19, 1952 and is buried in UNITED NATIONS CEMETERY (BUSAN), South Korea.

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