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John Carlisle Mehan

In memory of:

Private John Carlisle Mehan

May 3, 1953
South Korea

Military Service

Service Number:

SG800197

Age:

27

Force:

Army

Unit:

The Royal Canadian Regiment

Citation(s):

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

Additional Information

Born:

July 23, 1925
St. Stephen, New Brunswick

Enlistment:

August 15, 1950
Fredericton, New Brunswick

Spouse of Dorothy Mary Mehan of Milltown, New Brunswick. Father of Linda Bernadette, John Charles and Pamela Jean and Daniel Richard. Son of John Thomas and Clara Robert (nee Cowell) Mehan. Brother of Phyllis half sister Patricia Elizabeth and Lottie Myrtle

Commemorated on the Wall of Remembrance.

Commemorated on Page 49 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.

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  • Plaque– Memorial plaques for Private John Carlisle Mehan, Private Jean Roch Mercier, Corporal Fernand Michaud and Private Joseph Normand Michaud on the Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance in Meadowvale Cemetery, Brampton, Ontario.

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    Plaque – Memorial plaques for Private John Carlisle Mehan, Private Jean Roch Mercier, Corporal Fernand Michaud and Private Joseph Normand Michaud 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.

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    Memorial
    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

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    Memorial
    Memorial – Central Section of Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Left Part
  • Inscription– Central Section of Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Centre Part

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    Inscription
    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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    Memorial
    Memorial – Central Section of Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Right Part
  • Grave marker– Grave Marker UN Cemetery, Busan, Korea, 2013 Please Note Grave Reference Plot 37 Row 1 Grave Number 3169

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    Grave marker
    Grave marker – Grave Marker UN Cemetery, Busan, Korea, 2013 Please Note Grave Reference Plot 37 Row 1 Grave Number 3169
  • Memorial– Canadian Memorial,UN Cemetery, Busan, Korea, 2013

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    Memorial
    Memorial – Canadian Memorial,UN Cemetery, Busan, Korea, 2013

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