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Cyril William Richards

In memory of:

Lance Bombardier Cyril William Richards

March 11, 1953
South Korea

Military Service

Service Number:

SK-8468

Age:

24

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Canadian Artillery

Division:

RCA

Citation(s):

Korea Medal and United Nations Service Medal Korea .

Additional Information

Born:

March 15, 1928
Sherbourne, Dorset

Enlistment:

January 12, 1951
Vancouver, British Columbia

Son of Lionel William and Evelyne Bessie Richards of Dorset, England. Brother of Christopher, Raymond, Gordon Stanley, Barbara Evelyne and half-sister Patricia.

Commemorated on the Wall of Remembrance.

Commemorated on Page 63 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:

21.11.1388

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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  • Memorial Plaque– Memorial plaques for Lance Bombardier Cyril William Richards, Sergeant Robert Henry Richards, Private Leslie Merrill Robbins and Private Louis Charles Roberts on the Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance in Meadowvale Cemetery, Brampton, Ontario.

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    Memorial Plaque
    Memorial Plaque – Memorial plaques for Lance Bombardier Cyril William Richards, Sergeant Robert Henry Richards, Private Leslie Merrill Robbins and Private Louis Charles Roberts on the Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance in Meadowvale Cemetery, Brampton, Ontario.
  • 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
    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.
  • Memorial– Central Section of Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Left Part

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    Memorial
    Memorial – Central Section of Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Left Part
  • Inscription– Central Section of Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Centre Part

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    Inscription
    Inscription – Central Section of Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Centre Part
  • Memorial– Central Section of Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Right Part

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    Memorial
    Memorial – Central Section of Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Right Part

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