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Joseph Richard Roger Deschenes

In memory of:

Private Joseph Richard Roger Deschenes

October 24, 1951

Military Service


Service Number:

D802335

Age:

22

Force:

Army

Unit:

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

Division:

R22eR

Citation(s):

Korea Medal, United Nations Service Medal Korea

Additional Information


Born:

August 24, 1929
Les Éboulements, Quebec

Enlistment:

November 17, 1950
Montreal, Quebec

Son of Rodolphe and Albertha (née Chouinard) Deschênes. Brother of Réal, Noël, Germain, Léonce, Antoine, Grégoire, Clément, Marie Claire, Hortense, Lucienne, Christiane, Hélène, Madeleine, Suzanne and Geneviève.

Commemorated on the Wall of Remembrance.

Commemorated on Page 17 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:

20. 6. 1184

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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