Canadian Virtual War Memorial
George Ernest Kinross
In memory of:
Corporal George Ernest Kinross
March 9, 1952
South Korea
Military Service
D800310
35
Army
The Royal Canadian Regiment
RCR
1939 - 1945 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Clasp,Korea Medal and United Nations Service Medal Korea
Additional Information
June 20, 1916
Valleyfield, Quebec
May 7, 1940
Westmount, Quebec
Son of John Newton Kinross and Florence (née Lister) Kinross of Nitro, Quebec. Brother of Mrs. Jean Laboeuf of Valleyfield, Quebec.
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
Plot 20, Row 11, Grave 1240
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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Memorial Plaque – Memorial plaques for Corporal George Ernest Kinross, Private Edward Joseph Michael Knight, Private Joseph Edward Kilpatrick and Lance Corporal John William Kennedy 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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