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Roger Giguere

In memory of:

Private Roger Giguere

September 8, 1951

Military Service


Service Number:

D801348

Age:

25

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal 22e Régiment, R.C.I.C.

Division:

R22eR

Citation(s):

Korea Medal, United Nations Service Medal Korea .

Additional Information


Born:

March 10, 1926
Sherbrooke, Quebec

Enlistment:

August 19, 1950
Montreal, Quebec

Son of Ernest and Rosilda (née Martel) Giguère of Sherbrooke, Québec. Brother ot Armand, Roméo, Roland, Gilles, Maurice, Cécile, Jeannette, Yvonne, Liliane, Juliette and Georgette.

Commemorated on the Wall of Remembrance.

Commemorated on Page 26 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:

20. 4. 1156

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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