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Jacob Wensel Batsch

In memory of:

Private Jacob Wensel Batsch

November 30, 1952
South Korea

Military Service

Service Number:

SK16643

Age:

24

Force:

Army

Unit:

Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, R.C.I.C.

Citation(s):

Korea Medal, United Nations Service Medal Korea.

Additional Information

Born:

January 20, 1928

Enlistment:

April 16, 1952

Husband to Evelyn Mary, and father to Mildred.

Commemorated on the Wall of Remembrance.

Commemorated on Page 4 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 9, Grave 1367

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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  • Korean War Monument– Ottawa, Ontario

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

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    Memorial
    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.
  • Dedication– Dedication Panel, Korean War Monument Ottawa

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    Dedication
    Dedication – Dedication Panel, Korean War Monument Ottawa
  • Inscription– Private JACOB WENSEL BATSCH 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 JACOB WENSEL BATSCH died on November 30, 1952 and is buried in UNITED NATIONS CEMETERY (BUSAN), South Korea

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    Inscription
    Inscription – Private JACOB WENSEL BATSCH 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 JACOB WENSEL BATSCH died on November 30, 1952 and is buried in UNITED NATIONS CEMETERY (BUSAN), South Korea

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