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Robert Arthur Ryan

In memory of:

Private Robert Arthur Ryan

February 19, 1952
South Korea

Military Service

Service Number:

SF39348

Age:

20

Force:

Army

Unit:

The Royal Canadian Regiment

Division:

1st Battalion

Citation(s):

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

Additional Information

Born:

November 7, 1931
Waterville Kings County, Nova Scotia

Enlistment:

January 12, 1949
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Son of Albert Thomas and Laura(nee Cooke)Ryan of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Brother of James, Wilbert, William, Joseph, Ronald, Margaret, Edith, Ruby and Elizabeth. Pte Ryan 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 65 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. 11. 1238

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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  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Korea War Memorial

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    Korea War Memorial
    Korea War Memorial
  • Memorial Plaque– Memorial plaques for Private Robert Arthur Ryan, Private Malcolm Richard Royles, Gunner Baptiste Ross and Private Antoine René Rochon on the Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance in Meadowvale Cemetery, Brampton, Ontario.

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    Memorial Plaque
    Memorial Plaque – Memorial plaques for Private Robert Arthur Ryan, Private Malcolm Richard Royles, Gunner Baptiste Ross and Private Antoine René Rochon 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

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – Grave Marker, UN Cemetery, Busan, Korea, 2013
  • Memorial– Canadian Memorial, UN Cemetery, Busan, Korea, 2013

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    Memorial
    Memorial – Canadian Memorial, UN Cemetery, Busan, Korea, 2013
  • Biography– Courtesy of The Royal Canadian Legion, Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command

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    Biography – Courtesy of The Royal Canadian Legion, Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command

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