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Ian Thomas Lang Torraville

In memory of:

Able Seaman Ian Thomas Lang Torraville

August 5, 1952
South Korea

Military Service

Service Number:

13594-H

Age:

23

Force:

Navy

Unit:

Royal Canadian Navy

Division:

HMCS IROQUOIS

Citation(s):

Korea Medal and United Nations Service Medal

Additional Information

Born:

May 27, 1929
Fogo, Newfoundland and Labrador

Enlistment:

January 19, 1950
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

Son of Sidney and Isabel Torraville of Change Islands, Newfoundland.Brother of Ronald and Elizabeth. Able Seaman Torraville is also commemorated on the Korean War Memorial at the Naval Museum of Alberta at HMCS Tecumseh in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Commemorated on the Wall of Remembrance.

Commemorated on Page 73 of the Korean War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

YOKOHAMA WAR CEMETERY
Japan

Grave Reference:

Plot D Row D Grave 14

Location:

YOKOHAMA WAR CEMETERY is 9 kilometres west of the city on Yuenchi-Dori, Hodogaya Ward, which branches left off the old Tokkaido highway. The nearest railway station is Hodogaya, 5 kilometres to the north on the JNR line but the cemetery is easily reached by bus from Yokohama station.

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  • Memorial Plaque– Memorial plaques for Able Seaman Ian Thomas Lang Torraville, Corporal William James Lambert Topping, Private Thomas Henry Thoveson and Warrant Officer Class I James Ronald Thomson on the Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance in Meadowvale Cemetery, Brampton, Ontario.

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    Memorial Plaque
    Memorial Plaque – Memorial plaques for Able Seaman Ian Thomas Lang Torraville, Corporal William James Lambert Topping, Private Thomas Henry Thoveson and Warrant Officer Class I James Ronald Thomson 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
  • Inscription– Able Seaman IAN THOMAS LANG TORRAVILLE is one of 13 members of the Canadian Forces commemorated on this panel, and is one of the 516 soldiers 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. Able Seaman TORRAVILLE died on August 5, 1952 and is buried in the YOKOHAMA WAR CEMETERY, Japan

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    Inscription
    Inscription – Able Seaman IAN THOMAS LANG TORRAVILLE is one of 13 members of the Canadian Forces commemorated on this panel, and is one of the 516 soldiers 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. Able Seaman TORRAVILLE died on August 5, 1952 and is buried in the YOKOHAMA WAR CEMETERY, Japan
  • 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 Monument– 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 Monument
    Close up of Korean War Monument – 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
  • Able Seaman Ian Thomas Lang Torraville– Able Seaman Ian Thomas Lang Torraville in Royal Canadian Naval uniform.

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    Able Seaman Ian Thomas Lang Torraville
    Able Seaman Ian Thomas Lang Torraville – Able Seaman Ian Thomas Lang Torraville in Royal Canadian Naval uniform.
  • Memorial– The Naval Museum of Alberta Society and the Calgary naval community erected a memorial dedicated to all Royal Canadian Navy sailors who served, and particularly to those who died, during the Korean War. The memorial was officially unveiled on 25 June 2000 by the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta and the Chief of the Maritime Staff.

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    Memorial
    Memorial – The Naval Museum of Alberta Society and the Calgary naval community erected a memorial dedicated to all Royal Canadian Navy sailors who served, and particularly to those who died, during the Korean War. The memorial was officially unveiled on 25 June 2000 by the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta and the Chief of the Maritime Staff.

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