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Joseph André Simard

In memory of:

Private Joseph André Simard

October 6, 1951
Ste Anne de Bellevue, Quebec

Military Service

Service Number:

D-802447

Age:

26

Force:

Army

Unit:

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

Citation(s):

War Medal 1939-45

Additional Information

Born:

July 11, 1925
St-Fulgence, Quebec

Enlistment:

December 26, 1950
Valcartier, Quebec

Son of Mr. Joseph Girard and Marie Louise (nee Bertrand)Simard of Chicoutimi, Quebec.Brother of Toussaint, Olivier, Étienne, Bertille, Léa, Madeleine and Marguerite

Commemorated on the Wall of Remembrance.

Commemorated on Page 67 of the Korean War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

MONTREAL (NOTRE DAME DES NEIGES) CEMETERY
Quebec, Canada

Grave Reference:

Grave 4679, Section M-3411, Row 13

Location:

Montreal (Notre Dame des Nieges) Cemetery adjoins the Mount Royal Cemetery, in Montreal, Québec, and a War Cross is erected on the dividing line. Access by car via Highway 15 (Decarie) south, and take the exit for Queen Mary Road. Follow signs for Cote des Neiges Road south. The entrance to the cemetery is on the left hand side of this road. During both wars, Montreal was the headquarters of No. 4 Military District. The city had seven military hospitals with more than 900 beds during the First and Second World Wars. The Royal Air Force Ferry Command had its headquarters at Dorval Airport and there was a Royal Air Force Station at St.Hubert. Some graves cannot be individually marked and are commemorated on a bronze plaque fixed to the Cross of Sacrifice.

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  • Plaque– Memorial plaques for Private André Simard, Able Seaman Robin Jensen Skavberg, Private Glen Clarence Small and Lance Corporal Harold Smart on the Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance in Meadowvale Cemetery, Brampton, Ontario.

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    Plaque – Memorial plaques for Private André Simard, Able Seaman Robin Jensen Skavberg, Private Glen Clarence Small and Lance Corporal Harold Smart 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
  • Inscription– Private ANDRÉ SIMARD is one of 23 soldiers commemorated on this panel and is one of the 516 soldiers whose names appear on the Korean War Monument in Ottawa. It was erected IN LOVING MEMORY OF THE CANADIAN WHO DIED IN SERVICE DURING THE KOREAN WAR 1950-1953 AND ON KOREAN PEACE KEEPING DUTIES, 1953-1957. Private MARCEL BELAND died on October 6, 1951 and is buried in COTE DES NEIGES OUEST CEMETERY, Montreal, Quebec.

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    Inscription
    Inscription – Private ANDRÉ SIMARD is one of 23 soldiers commemorated on this panel and is one of the 516 soldiers whose names appear on the Korean War Monument in Ottawa. It was erected IN LOVING MEMORY OF THE CANADIAN WHO DIED IN SERVICE DURING THE KOREAN WAR 1950-1953 AND ON KOREAN PEACE KEEPING DUTIES, 1953-1957. Private MARCEL BELAND died on October 6, 1951 and is buried in COTE DES NEIGES OUEST CEMETERY, Montreal, Quebec.
  • Korean War Monument– Korean War Monument, Ottawa, Ontario

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    Korean War Monument
    Korean War Monument – Korean War Monument, Ottawa, Ontario
  • Memorial– Close–up of the Korean War Monument in Ottawa, Ontario. This features a Canadian soldier, facing toward Busan, Korea, where an identical monument watches over the graves of 378 Canadians in the United Nations Memorial Cemetery. Accompanying the volunteer are two Korean children, both holding symbols: the girl, a bouquet of maple leaves symbolizing Canada; and the boy, a bouquet of maple leaves and roses of Sharon, the national flower of Korea.

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    Memorial
    Memorial – Close–up of the Korean War Monument in Ottawa, Ontario. This features a Canadian soldier, facing toward Busan, Korea, where an identical monument watches over the graves of 378 Canadians in the United Nations Memorial Cemetery. Accompanying the volunteer are two Korean children, both holding symbols: the girl, a bouquet of maple leaves symbolizing Canada; and the boy, a bouquet of maple leaves and roses of Sharon, the national flower of Korea.
  • Dedication– Dedicatory inscription, Korean War Monument, Ottawa, Ontario

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    Dedication
    Dedication – Dedicatory inscription, Korean War Monument, Ottawa, Ontario

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