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In memory of:

Acting Corporal Constant Bossé

Military service

Service number: E800406
Age: 21
Rank: Acting Corporal
Force: Army
Unit/Regiment: Royal 22nd Regiment, R.C.I.C.
Division: R22eR
Birth: March 19, 1930 Tingwick, Arthabaska, Québec
Enlistment: December 4, 1950 Quebec, Québec
Death: November 24, 1951 Hill 355, South Korea

Burial/memorial information

Grave reference: Plot 20, Row 9, Grave 1221
Additional information

Son of Dominique Bossé and Rose Anna Babineau. Brother of Émelda, Cécile, Lucille and Marie Jeanne.

On the afternoon of 23 November 1951, D Company of the Royal 22e Régiment came under attack from at least two Chinese companies. During the night, an American unit launched an assault and retook the western flank of hill 355, thus relieving the pressure on the Canadians. Attacks continued throughout the night until the morning of the 24th. Bossé was killed in action.

Commemorated on the Korean War Memorial in downtown Ottawa, Ontario. An identical monument has been erected at the United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Pusan, South Korea.

Commemorated on the Wall of Remembrance.

In the Books of Remembrance

Commemorated on:

Page 6 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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