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Gilbert Hino Bossé

In memory of:

Private Gilbert Hino Bossé

May 28, 1953
South Korea

Military Service

Service Number:

SD17491

Age:

20

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal 22e Régiment, R.C.I.C.

Division:

R22eR

Citation(s):

Korea Medal, United Nations Service Medal.

Additional Information

Born:

April 29, 1933
Edmunston, New Brunswick

Enlistment:

November 10, 1952
Montreal, Quebec

Son of Edmond Bossé and Délina Voisine from St-Jacques, Madawaska, New Brunswick. Brother of Méo, Énoil and Clarence.

He was killed in action during a patrol.

Commemorated on the Korean War Memorial in downtown Ottawa, Ontario. An identical monument has been erected at the United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Pusan, South Korea.

Commemorated on the Wall of Remembrance.

Commemorated on Page 6 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 38, Row 2, Grave 3191

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

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    Korean War Monument
    Korean War Monument – Korean War Monument located in Ottawa, Ontario.
  • Korean War Monument– 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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    Korean War Monument
    Korean War Monument – 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.
  • Korean War Monument– Dedicatory Panel found on the Korean War Monument in Ottawa, Ontario.

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    Korean War Monument – Dedicatory Panel found on the Korean War Monument in Ottawa, Ontario.
  • Korean War Monument– Private GILBERT HINO BOSSÉ 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 BOSSÉ died on May 28, 1953 and is buried in the UNITED NATIONS CEMETERY (BUSAN), South Korea

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    Korean War Monument
    Korean War Monument – Private GILBERT HINO BOSSÉ 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 BOSSÉ died on May 28, 1953 and is buried in the UNITED NATIONS CEMETERY (BUSAN), South Korea

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