Canadian Virtual War Memorial
James Donald Poole
In memory of:
Private James Donald Poole
October 23, 1952
South Korea
Military Service
SD8941
20
Army
The Royal Canadian Regiment
RCR
Korea Medal and United Nations Service Medal Korea .
Additional Information
March 16, 1932
Montreal, Quebec
October 16, 1951
Montreal, Quebec
Son of William Lewis and Gladys Mary ( nee Phalen) Poole of Montreal, Quebec. Brother of Louis Alexander, Harry William and Elizabeth.
Commemorated on the Wall of Remembrance.
Commemorated on Page 60 of the Korean War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
UNITED NATIONS CEMETERY (BUSAN)
South Korea
21.8.1356
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 -
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Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Plaque – Memorial plaques for Private James Donald Poole, Private Adam Edward Polnuk, Private Robert Alexander Plumb and Private Régis Jean Pilote on the Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance in Meadowvale Cemetery, Brampton, Ontario -
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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 – Central Section of Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Left Part -
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Inscription – Central Section of Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Centre Part -
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Memorail – Central Section of Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Right Part -
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Photo of James Donald Poole -
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Grave marker – Grave marker UN Cemetery, Busan, Korea, 2013 -
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Memorial – Canadian Memorial, UN Cemetery, Busan, Korea, 2013
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