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Marcel Tremblay

In memory of:

Lance Corporal Marcel Tremblay

October 23, 1951
South Korea

Military Service

Service Number:

SE800068

Age:

27

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Canadian Army Service Corps

Citation(s):

War Medal 1939-45,Korea Medal and United Nations Service Medal Korea .

Additional Information

Born:

March 10, 1924
St. Malo, Quebec

Enlistment:

August 15, 1950
Cove Fields Barracks, Quebec

Spouse of Marie Blanche(née Crépeault) Tremblay of Giffard, Quebec. Father of Claude, Réjean, Yvon, Denise. Son of Edmourd and Blanche (née Cardinal)Tremblay. Brother of René, Wilfred, Raymond, Paul-Émile, Lauretta, Noëlla, Irène, Émilienne, et Jacqueline.

Commemorated on the Wall of Remembrance.

Commemorated on Page 74 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:

20.6.1182

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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  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial Plaque– This memorial plaque is mounted on the Wall of Remembrance at the Meadowvale Cemetery, in Brampton, Ontario.

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    Memorial Plaque
    Memorial Plaque – This memorial plaque is mounted on the Wall of Remembrance at the Meadowvale Cemetery, in Brampton, Ontario.
  • RCASC Cenotaph

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    RCASC Cenotaph
    RCASC Cenotaph
  • Memorial Plaque– Memorial plaques for Lance Corporal Marcel Tremblay, Private Paul Emile Tremblay, Private Desmond Joseph Trudeau and Gunner Murray Andrew Truthwaite 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 Corporal Marcel Tremblay, Private Paul Emile Tremblay, Private Desmond Joseph Trudeau and Gunner Murray Andrew Truthwaite 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 Part 1

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    Memorial
    Memorial – Central Section of Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Part 1
  • Inscription– Central Section of Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Part 2

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    Inscription
    Inscription – Central Section of Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Part 2
  • Memorial– Central Section of Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Part 3

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    Memorial
    Memorial – Central Section of Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Part 3
  • Corporal Marcel Tremblay– Corporal Marcel Tremblay in Royal Canadian Army Service Corps uniform.

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    Corporal Marcel Tremblay
    Corporal Marcel Tremblay – Corporal Marcel Tremblay in Royal Canadian Army Service Corps uniform.

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