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Olier Mathieu

In memory of:

Private Olier Mathieu

September 4, 1952
South Korea

Military Service


Service Number:

SD800848

Age:

32

Force:

Army

Unit:

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

Division:

R22eR

Citation(s):

1939 - 1945 Star,France and Germany Star,Defence Medal,War Medal 1939-45,Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Clasp,Korea Medal and United Nations Service Medal Korea

Additional Information


Born:

February 6, 1920
Montreal, Quebec

Enlistment:

August 15, 1950
Montreal, Quebec

Son of Eugène and Marianna ( née Beaudoin)Mathieu of Montreal, Quebec. Brother of Georges, Claude and Rita. Spouse of Irène Mathieu of Montreal, Quebec.

Commemorated on the Wall of Remembrance.

Commemorated on Page 46 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:

N/A

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.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial plaque– Memorial plaques for Private Olier Mathieu, Private Gerald Dennis McInnes, Private John McHugh and Private Joseph Rémi Martin  on the Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance in Meadowvale Cemetery, Brampton, Ontario.
  • Memorial– A section of the Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance in Meadowvale Cemetery, Brampton, Ontario. The memorial consists of a central section and 13 other sections containing memorial plaques for each of the 516 Canadian service men who died while serving with the Canadian Forces in the United Nations operations in Korea. It was erected by the Korea Veterans Association of Canada and was dedicated on July 27, 1997.
  • Memorial– Central Section of Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Left Part
  • Inscription– Central Section of Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Centre Part
  • Memorial– Central Section of Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Right Part

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