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James Russell Allen

In memory of:

Private James Russell Allen

October 23, 1952
South Korea

Military Service

Service Number:

SA1139

Age:

25

Force:

Army

Unit:

The Royal Canadian Regiment

Citation(s):

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

Additional Information

Born:

January 14, 1927
Lambeth, Ontario

Enlistment:

January 5, 1951
London, Ontario

Son of Clarence Herman and Francis Irene Allen. His father served with the 24th Victoria Rifles during the First World War.

Commemorated on the Wall of Remembrance.

Commemorated on Page 1 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:

Plot 21 Row 8 Grave 1353

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
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram October 1952. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram October 1952. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Korean War Monument– Korean War Monument Ottawa, Ontario

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    Korean War Monument
    Korean War Monument – Korean War Monument Ottawa, Ontario
  • Close up of Korean War Memorial– Detail 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.Korean War Monument Ottawa Ontario

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    Close up of Korean War Memorial
    Close up of Korean War Memorial – Detail 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.Korean War Monument Ottawa Ontario
  • Dedicatory Inscription on the Korean War Memorial– Dedication Panel Korean War Monument Ottawa

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    Dedicatory Inscription on the Korean War Memorial
    Dedicatory Inscription on the Korean War Memorial – Dedication Panel Korean War Monument Ottawa
  • Inscription– Private JAMES RUSSELL ALLEN is one of 23 soldiers commemorated on this panel of the Korean War Monument in Ottawa and one of the 516 soldiers whose names appear on the monument. It was erected IN LOVING MEMORY OF THE CANADIANS WHO DIED IN SERVICE DURING THE KOREAN WAR 1950-1953 AND ON KOREAN PEACE KEEPING DUTIES, 1953-1957. Private Allen died on October 23, 1952 and is buried in the UNITED NATIONS CEMETERY (BUSAN) South Korea

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    Inscription
    Inscription – Private JAMES RUSSELL ALLEN is one of 23 soldiers commemorated on this panel of the Korean War Monument in Ottawa and one of the 516 soldiers whose names appear on the monument. It was erected IN LOVING MEMORY OF THE CANADIANS WHO DIED IN SERVICE DURING THE KOREAN WAR 1950-1953 AND ON KOREAN PEACE KEEPING DUTIES, 1953-1957. Private Allen died on October 23, 1952 and is buried in the UNITED NATIONS CEMETERY (BUSAN) South Korea
  • Attestation Papers– Clarence Herman Allen, the father of Private JAMES RUSSELL ALLEN, fought in the First World War. Attestation Paper Source: Soldiers of the First World War ' CEF Library and Archives Canada

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    Attestation Papers
    Attestation Papers – Clarence Herman Allen, the father of Private JAMES RUSSELL ALLEN, fought in the First World War. Attestation Paper Source: Soldiers of the First World War ' CEF Library and Archives Canada
  • Attestation Papers– Clarence Herman Allen, the father of Private JAMES RUSSELL ALLEN, fought in the First World War. Attestation Paper Source: Soldiers of the First World War ¿ CEF Library and Archives Canada

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    Attestation Papers
    Attestation Papers – Clarence Herman Allen, the father of Private JAMES RUSSELL ALLEN, fought in the First World War. Attestation Paper Source: Soldiers of the First World War ¿ CEF Library and Archives Canada

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