Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Photo of John Joseph Bishop – Photograph of Pte John Joseph Bishop at enlistment.

Memorial – Ottawa, Ontario

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.

Dedication – Dedicatory Panel, Korean War Monument, Ottawa, Ontario

Inscription – Private JOHN JOSEPH BISHOP 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 JOHN JOSEPH BISHOP died on January 9, 1953 and is buried in UNITED NATIONS CEMETERY (BUSAN) South Korea. Private JOSEPH ARTHUR ALÉLARD FLORENT DESCHESNES whose grave is adjacent to that of Private BISHOP, also died on this day.

Grave Marker – This photo was taken by Charles J Stevens(died 1988), a Korean veteran while on duty.

Close up of gravemarker – This photo was taken by Charles J Stevens(died 1988), a Korean veteran while on duty.

Grave Marker – Grave Marker, UN Cemetery, Busan, Korea, 2013

Memorial – Canadian Memorial, UN Cemetery, Busan, Korea, 2013 Duplicate memorial is located in Ottawa