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Charles Donald Webb

In memory of:

Gunner Charles Donald Webb

June 16, 1952
South Korea

Military Service

Service Number:

SF21481

Age:

22

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Canadian Artillery

Division:

1st Battalion

Citation(s):

Canadian Volunteer Service Medal for Korea,

Additional Information

Born:

April 22, 1930
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Enlistment:

January 17, 1952
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Son of Henry Edward Webb of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Brother of Norman Edward, Arthur Russell, Laurence Douglas, Norma and Delores.Gunner Webb 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.

Commemorated on the Wall of Remembrance.

Commemorated on Page 77 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:

21.1.1262

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
    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 Gunner Charles Donald Webb, Private Vernon Robert Weatherbee, Private John Redmond Warren and Private Stanley Arthur Ward on the Korean Veterans National Wall of Remembrance in Meadowvale Cemetery, Brampton, Ontario.

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    Memorial Plaque
    Memorial Plaque – Memorial plaques for Gunner Charles Donald Webb, Private Vernon Robert Weatherbee, Private John Redmond Warren and Private Stanley Arthur Ward on the Korean Veterans National Wall of Remembrance in Meadowvale Cemetery, Brampton, Ontario.
  • Memorial– A section of the Korean 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 Korean 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 Korean Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Part 1

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    Memorial
    Memorial – Central Section of Korean Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Part 1
  • Inscription– Central Section of Korean Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Part 2

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    Inscription
    Inscription – Central Section of Korean Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Part 2
  • Memorial– Central Section of Korean Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Part 3

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    Memorial
    Memorial – Central Section of Korean Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Part 3
  • Memorial– Gunner CHARLES DONALD WEBB is one of 23 soldiers commemorated on this panel and is one of the 516 members of the Canadian Forces 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. Gunner WEBB died on June 16, 1952. Gunner DONALD EDWARD THOMPSON also died on this day. Both were serving with the Royal Canadian Artillery and both are buried in the UNITED NATIONS CEMETERY (BUSAN), South Korea.

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    Memorial
    Memorial – Gunner CHARLES DONALD WEBB is one of 23 soldiers commemorated on this panel and is one of the 516 members of the Canadian Forces 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. Gunner WEBB died on June 16, 1952. Gunner DONALD EDWARD THOMPSON also died on this day. Both were serving with the Royal Canadian Artillery and both are buried in the UNITED NATIONS CEMETERY (BUSAN), South Korea.
  • Korean War Monument– Ottawa, Ontario

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    Korean War Monument
    Korean War Monument – Ottawa, Ontario
  • Close up of Korean War 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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    Close up of Korean War Memorial
    Close up of Korean War 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.
  • Dedicatory Inscription on the Korean War Memorial– Dedicatory inscription, Korean War Monument, Ottawa, Ontario

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    Dedicatory Inscription on the Korean War Memorial
    Dedicatory Inscription on the Korean War Memorial – Dedicatory inscription, Korean War Monument, Ottawa, Ontario
  • Gunner Charles Donald Webb– Gunner Charles Donald Webb in Royal Canadian Artilery uniform

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    Gunner Charles Donald Webb
    Gunner Charles Donald Webb – Gunner Charles Donald Webb in Royal Canadian Artilery uniform

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