Canadian Virtual War Memorial
William Edwin Bruce
In memory of:
Private William Edwin Bruce
October 23, 1952
South Korea
Military Service
SH4831
25
Army
The Royal Canadian Regiment
Korea Medal, United Nations Service Medal.
Additional Information
August 8, 1927
Gladstone, Manitoba
November 19, 1951
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Son of Harry and Margaret Jane Bruce of Gladstone, Manitoba. Brother of Harry Earl, Robert Allen, Daisy Blanche, Eleanor Bernice, Margaret Olive and half sister Celia Merle.
Commemorated on the Wall of Remembrance.
Commemorated on Page 8 of the Korean War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
UNITED NATIONS CEMETERY (BUSAN)
South Korea
Plot 21, Row 8, Grave 1347
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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Photo of William Bruce
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