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Herbert Peter Campbell

In memory of:

Private Herbert Peter Campbell

March 18, 1951
South Korea

Military Service

Service Number:

B800627

Age:

25

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Canadian Army Service Corps

Division:

Attached to 2nd PPCLI

Citation(s):

Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, War Medal 1939-45. Korea Medal and United Nations Service Medal

Additional Information

Born:

July 24, 1925
Hamilton, Ontario

Enlistment:

September 11, 1944
Fredericton, New Brunswick

Son of William Brown and Irene Campbell, Ontario. Husband of Mrs. Margaret Edith. Father of Penelope Anne Campbell of Hamilton, Ontario. Brother of Peggy Irene and Laurie Johanne Campbell. He was honourably discharged on 22 August 1946 in Fredericton, New Brunswick. He reenlisted on 14 August 1950 in Toronto, Ontario having served in Canada, the United States and the Far East. He served until his death on 18 March 1951.

Commemorated on the Wall of Remembrance.

Commemorated on Page 10 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 2, Row 2, Grave 57

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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  • Memorial Plaque– This memorial plaque is mounted on the Wall of Remembrance at the Meadowvale Cemetery, in Brampton, Ontario.

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    Memorial Plaque
    Memorial Plaque – This memorial plaque is mounted on the Wall of Remembrance at the Meadowvale Cemetery, in Brampton, Ontario.
  • RCASC Cenotaph

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    RCASC Cenotaph
    RCASC Cenotaph
  • Korean War Monument– Korean War Monument Ottawa, Ontario

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    Korean War Monument
    Korean War Monument – Korean War Monument Ottawa, Ontario
  • Memorial– Close–up 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 – Close–up 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.
  • Inscription– Dedicatory inscription, Korean War Monument, Ottawa, Ontario

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    Inscription – Dedicatory inscription, Korean War Monument, Ottawa, Ontario
  • Inscription– Private HERBERT PETER CAMPBELL 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 CAMPBELL died on March 18, 1951 and is buried in the UNITED NATIONS CEMETERY (BUSAN), South Korea.

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    Inscription
    Inscription – Private HERBERT PETER CAMPBELL 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 CAMPBELL died on March 18, 1951 and is buried in the UNITED NATIONS CEMETERY (BUSAN), South Korea.

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