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Irvine Levi Rice

In memory of:

Private Irvine Levi Rice

May 3, 1953

Military Service


Service Number:

SG11527

Age:

19

Force:

Army

Unit:

The Royal Canadian Regiment

Division:

RCR

Citation(s):

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

Additional Information


Born:

February 6, 1934
Fredericton, New Brunswick

Enlistment:

June 12, 1952
Fredericton, New Brunswick

Son of Harvey and Bertha of Saint John, New Brunswick. Brother of Victor Harland, Earle Wilmot, Hagen Douglas and Mrs. I. Forster.

Commemorated on the Wall of Remembrance.

Commemorated on Page 63 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:

38.1.3173

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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  • Frederiction War Memorial
  • Inscription
  • Memorial Plaque– Memorial plaques for Private Irvine Levi Rice, Gunner Jack Fraser Riddle, Private Lloyd Stanley Roach, and Lance Corporal Bernard George David Rice 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
  • Grave Marker– UN Cemetery, Busan, Korea, 2013
  • War Memorial– War Memorial, UN Cemetery, Busan, Korea, 2013

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