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Ross Reginald Patrick

In memory of:

Private Ross Reginald Patrick

April 9, 1952
South Korea

Military Service


Service Number:

F800650

Age:

23

Force:

Army

Unit:

Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, R.C.I.C.

Division:

1st Battalion

Citation(s):

Canadian Volunteer Service Medal for Korea, Korea Medal and United Nations Service Medal Korea .

Additional Information


Born:

August 11, 1928
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Enlistment:

August 23, 1950

Spouse of Mary emma Patrick of Springfield, Nova Scotia. Father of Wilfred Lawrence and Mary Patricia. Son of William and Marjorie Patrick of Bridgeville, Nova Scotia. Brother of Kenneth George and William Gary, Edith Jean,Doris and Norma. Pte Patrick is commemorated on the Nova Scotia Korea War Memorial with his fellow Nova Scotians who lost their lives in the Korean War. The Memorial is located at Pleasant and Parade Streets in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. It was unveiled and dedicated in a ceremony on 16 August 2003.

Also commemorated on the Wall of Remembrance.

Commemorated on Page 57 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. 3. 1152

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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  • Korea War Memorial
  • Memorial– Memorial plaques for Private Ross Reginald Patrick, Sergeant Charles Albani Dominique Parent, Gunner David Owens and Corporal Joseph Napoleon Normand Ouellette 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
  • Group Photo– Reinforcements for 2nd Battalion, PPCLI stationed in Japan, waiting for their draft call to go to Korea. Spring 1951. Don Williams is rear row, third from left. Emerson Patterson (front row, second from left) was killed in action 26 March 1952. Private R. Patrick (front row, first from right) was killed in Korea 9 April 1952. Photo courtesy of the Memory Project www.thememoryproject.com

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