Canadian Virtual War Memorial
William Dawson
In memory of:
Private William Dawson
October 23, 1952
Hill 355 'Little Gibraltar', South Korea
Military Service
SF21703
23
Army
The Royal Canadian Regiment
1st Battalion
Korea Medal, United Nations Service Medal Korea
Additional Information
February 14, 1929
Reserve Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
February 21, 1951
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Son of James and Agnes Dawson of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Fourth eldest son of seven siblings: 3 brothers and 4 sisters. His hobby was repairing electrical equipment. Pte Dawson is commemorated on the Nova Scotia Korea War Memorial with his fellow Nova Scotians who lost their lives in the Korean War. The Memorial is located at Pleasant and Parade Streets in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. It was unveiled and dedicated in a ceremony on 16 August 2003.
Commemorated on the Wall of Remembrance.
Commemorated on Page 17 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
21. 8. 1349
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.
Digital Collection
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Korea War Memorial -
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Grave Marker – Grave marker, UN Cemetery, Busan, Korea, 2013 -
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Korean War Memorial – Canadian Memorial, UN Cemetery, Busan, Korea, 2013
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