Private Maurice Émard

Raised by the Grey Nuns on Côte de Liesse, Montreal, Québec. Next of kin was Mr. Jean-Marie Bisailon of Iberville, Québec.

Enlisted in the Canadian Army Special Force, he was transferred to the Royal 22nd Regiment on July 25, 1951, and assigned to the 3rd Battalion on the 26th. He left for Japan on October 10 and arrived in South Korea. On the afternoon of November 23, 1951, Company D of the regiment came under attack from at least two Chinese companies. The attacks continued throughout the night. The day of the 24th began without serious incident until 4:20 p.m., when all hell broke loose. Chinese troops from all directions launched an assault on Company D. He was killed on November 24, 1951, while defending his position on Hill 355.

His name was inscribed on the cenotaph of the Korean War Memorial in Meadowvale Cemetery, Brampton, Peel, Ontario, erected in 1997 to commemorate the 516 Canadians killed in action between 25 June 1950 and 27 July 1953, as well as on the Korean War Memorial in downtown Ottawa, Ontario. An identical monument can be found at the United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Pusan (South Korea).

Commemorated on the Wall of Remembrance.