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Burton Franklin Shaw

In memory of:

Sapper Burton Franklin Shaw

November 16, 1952
South Korea

Military Service

Service Number:

SG10418

Age:

24

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Canadian Engineers

Division:

RCE

Citation(s):

Korea Medal and United Nations Service Medal Korea .

Additional Information

Born:

April 21, 1928
Coldstream, Car County, New Brunswick

Enlistment:

April 30, 1951
Fredericton, New Brunswick

Son of Wilmot and Hattie Shaw of Juniper, New Brunswick. Brother of Raymond, Melbourne, Duane, Elta and Daphene.

Commemorated on the Wall of Remembrance.

Commemorated on Page 67 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:

21.9.1361

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 Sapper Burton Franklin Shaw, Sergeant Henry James Donald Shore, Corporal Melvin Hugh Eugene Schwenneker and Corporal Roger Byron Schoultz on the Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance in Meadowvale Cemetery, Brampton, Ontario.

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    Memorial Plaque
    Memorial Plaque – Memorial plaques for Sapper Burton Franklin Shaw, Sergeant Henry James Donald Shore, Corporal Melvin Hugh Eugene Schwenneker and Corporal Roger Byron Schoultz 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
  • Inscription– Sapper BURTON FRANKLIN SHAW is one of 23 soldiers commemorated on this panel and is one of the 516 members of the Canadian Forces whose names appear on the Korean War Monument in Ottawa. It was erected IN LOVING MEMORY OF THE CANADIAN WHO DIED IN SERVICE DURING THE KOREAN WAR 1950-1953 AND ON KOREAN PEACE KEEPING DUTIES, 1953-1957. Sapper SHAW died on November 16, 1952 and is buried in the UNITED NATIONS CEMETERY (BUSAN), South Korea.

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    Inscription
    Inscription – Sapper BURTON FRANKLIN SHAW is one of 23 soldiers commemorated on this panel and is one of the 516 members of the Canadian Forces whose names appear on the Korean War Monument in Ottawa. It was erected IN LOVING MEMORY OF THE CANADIAN WHO DIED IN SERVICE DURING THE KOREAN WAR 1950-1953 AND ON KOREAN PEACE KEEPING DUTIES, 1953-1957. Sapper SHAW died on November 16, 1952 and is buried in the UNITED NATIONS CEMETERY (BUSAN), South Korea.
  • Korean War Monument– Korean War Monument, Ottawa, Ontario

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    Korean War Monument
    Korean War Monument – Korean War Monument, Ottawa, Ontario
  • Close up of Korean War Memorial– Close–up of the Korean War Monument in Ottawa, Ontario. This features a Canadian soldier, facing toward Busan, Korea, where an identical monument watches over the graves of 378 Canadians in the United Nations Memorial Cemetery. Accompanying the volunteer are two Korean children, both holding symbols: the girl, a bouquet of maple leaves symbolizing Canada; and the boy, a bouquet of maple leaves and roses of Sharon, the national flower of Korea.

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    Close up of Korean War Memorial
    Close up of Korean War Memorial – Close–up of the Korean War Monument in Ottawa, Ontario. This features a Canadian soldier, facing toward Busan, Korea, where an identical monument watches over the graves of 378 Canadians in the United Nations Memorial Cemetery. Accompanying the volunteer are two Korean children, both holding symbols: the girl, a bouquet of maple leaves symbolizing Canada; and the boy, a bouquet of maple leaves and roses of Sharon, the national flower of Korea.
  • Dedicatory Inscription on the Korean War Memorial– Dedicatory inscription, Korean War Monument, Ottawa, Ontario

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    Dedicatory Inscription on the Korean War Memorial
    Dedicatory Inscription on the Korean War Memorial – Dedicatory inscription, Korean War Monument, Ottawa, Ontario

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