Canadian Virtual War Memorial
William Raymond Howarth
In memory of:
Private William Raymond Howarth
May 30, 1951
Pocheon-si, South Korea
Military Service
D801316
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Army
The Royal Canadian Regiment
2nd Battalion
Korea Medal and United Nations Service Medal Korea.
Additional Information
September 16, 1932
Verdun, Quebec
August 19, 1950
Monrteal, Quebec
Son of William and Jessie Howarth of Chambly, Quebec. Brother of Carl, Vincent, George, Sandra and Thomas Howarth.
Commemorated on the Wall of Remembrance.
Commemorated on Page 32 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
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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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Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of William Raymond Howarth -
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Inscription on a cenotaph -
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Grave Marker -
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Memorial – Canadian Memorial, UN Cemetery, Busan, Korea, 2013
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