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Baptized Joseph Louis Pierre Paul Bruneau. Son of Louis Bruneau and Emelda Anglehart. Father of Paul Bruneau. Brother of Rolland, Edmond, Sylvia and Gisèle.
Enlisted in Noranda, Témiscamingue, Québec, with the Canadian Army Special Force, he was transferred to the 2nd Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment on 21 August 1950. After a stopover in Japan, he arrived in South Korea on 4 May 1951. He was appointed personal jeep driver to Major Lionel Gosselin. ‘During the first three weeks of July [1951], three officers, including two senior officers, one non-commissioned officer and two privates lost their lives. The first tragic incident occurred on the 9th, during a major patrol by B Company commanded by Major Marcel Richard. Everything was going as planned, and perhaps better than planned, and Major Richard had almost reached his objective without encountering any opposition, when further on the battalion commander's reconnaissance vehicle hit a mine. Major Lionel Gosselin, who was replacing Colonel Dextraxe that day, was killed instantly, as were the Colonel's personal driver, Private Paul Bruneau, and his wireless operator, Private J.L. Maxime Collins. Extract from The Battalions and Depot of the Royal 22e Régiment, page 56. This event took place near hill 183.
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Page 8 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.
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