Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Ronald Allan Edmunds
In memory of:
Corporal Ronald Allan Edmunds
May 30, 1951
Pocheon-si, South Korea
Military Service
B801318
19
Army
The Royal Canadian Regiment
2nd Battalion
Korea Medal, United Nations Service Medal Korea
Additional Information
October 9, 1931
Toronto, Ontario
August 18, 1950
Toronto, Ontario
Son of George Robert and Margaret Edmunds. Brother of Allan, Robert, David, Miller, Verna, Margaret, Aileen, Noreen, and Patsy.
Corporal Edmunds 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 20 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
20. 12. 1129
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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Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star May 1951. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Grave marker – Grave Marker, UN Cemetery, Busan, Korea, 2013 -
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Memorial – Canadian Memorial, UN Cemetery, Busan, Korea, 2013
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