Canadian Virtual War Memorial
John Franklin Kemp
In memory of:
Private John Franklin Kemp
May 30, 1951
Pocheon-si, South Korea
Military Service
B800561
22
Army
The Royal Canadian Regiment
2nd Battalion
Korea Medal and United Nations Service Medal Korea
Additional Information
January 24, 1929
Caledonia, New York
August 13, 1950
Toronto, Ontario
Son of Andrew Smeaton and Jeannie Kemp of Balsam Creek, Ontario. Brother of James Cameron, Harry Morgan, Jean Minerva, Mary Elizabeth and Anna Beatrice
Commemorated on the Wall of Remembrance.
Commemorated on Page 35 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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Biography – Biography of John Franklin Kemp page 1 -
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Biography – Biography of John Franklin Kemp page 2 -
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Entrance – Centotaph in Phelps Memorial Park commemorating John Franklin Kemp -
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Memorial – Cenotaph Plaque in Phelps Memorial Park commemorating John Franklin Kemp -
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Newspaper clipping – Newspaper clipping of the Death of John Kemp -
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Newspaper clipping – Mrs. Kemp lays a wreath in remembrance of Private John Kemp on Remembrance Day 1951 -
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Memorial Plaque – Memorial plaques for Private John Franklin Kemp, Private John Paul Keating, Private Robert James Jones and Private Kenneth Bryant Jones on the Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance in Meadowvale Cemetery, Brampton, Ontario. -
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Memorial – A section of the Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance in Meadowvale Cemetery, Brampton, Ontario. The memorial consists of a central section and 13 other sections containing memorial plaques for each of the 516 Canadian service men who died while serving with the Canadian Forces in the United Nations operations in Korea. It was erected by the Korea Veterans Association of Canada and was dedicated on July 27, 1997. -
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Memorial – Central Section of Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance: Left -
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Inscription – Central Section of Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance: Centre -
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Memorial – Central Section of Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance: Right -
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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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