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William James Lewis Austin

In memory of:

Private William James Lewis Austin

December 20, 1950

Military Service

Service Number:

C-800180 C-9953

Age:

26

Force:

Army

Unit:

The Royal Canadian Regiment

Division:

RCR

Citation(s):

1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, CVSM Medal & Clasp, War Medal 1939-45.

Additional Information

Born:

November 5, 1924
Kingston, Ontario

Enlistment:

August 14, 1950
Kingston, Ontario

Husband of Mrs. Geraldine Austin, Kingston, Ontario. Son of Walter Austin and Hazel McGee of Outer Station, Rideau Heights, Kingston, Ontario.

Commemorated on the Wall of Remembrance.

Commemorated on Page 3 of the Korean War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

KINGSTON (CATARAQUI) CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada

Grave Reference:

Veterans' plot, Grave 28, Range 7

Location:

Access by car Highway 401 and exit at Sydenham Road South. Turn left onto Princess Street (Highway 2), then turn left at the next stop light. The cemetery is on the first left on Counter Street across from the J. Reid Funeral Home.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star December 1950. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star December 1950. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Korean War Monument– Ottawa Ontario

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    Korean War Monument
    Korean War Monument – Ottawa Ontario
  • Korean War Monument– 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.

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    Korean War Monument
    Korean War Monument – 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.
  • 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 WILLIAM JAMES LEWIS AUSTIN, 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 WILLIAM JAMES LEWIS AUSTIN died on December 20, 1950 and is buried in CATARAQUI (UNITED CHURCH) CEMETERY, Kingston, Ontario

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    Inscription
    Inscription – Private WILLIAM JAMES LEWIS AUSTIN, 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 WILLIAM JAMES LEWIS AUSTIN died on December 20, 1950 and is buried in CATARAQUI (UNITED CHURCH) CEMETERY, Kingston, Ontario
  • Memorial– Memorial Garden, Kingston, Ontario

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    Memorial
    Memorial – Memorial Garden, Kingston, Ontario

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