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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 22e Régiment, 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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