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James Gerald Beaudry

In memory of:

Private James Gerald Beaudry

May 25, 1951
Uijongbu, South Korea

Military Service

Service Number:

B801508

Age:

22

Force:

Army

Unit:

The Royal Canadian Regiment

Citation(s):

Korea Medal, United Nations Service Medal (Korea)

Additional Information

Born:

May 18, 1929
Espanola, Ontario

Enlistment:

August 19, 1950
Toronto, Ontario

Son of Frank and Florence Beaudry. Husband of Marie Yvette (nee Courville) Beaudry. Father of James Gerald Jr. Brother of Avery, Clarence, Billy, Bernice and Betty.

Commemorated on the Wall of Remembrance.

Commemorated on Page 4 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:

Plot 20, Row 3, Grave 1125

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
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial– Ottawa, Ontario

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    Memorial
    Memorial – Ottawa, Ontario
  • Memorial– Detail 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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    Memorial
    Memorial – Detail 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.
  • Dedication– Dedication Panel, Korean War Monument, Ottawa, Ontario

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    Dedication
    Dedication – Dedication Panel, Korean War Monument, Ottawa, Ontario
  • Inscription– Private JAMES GERALD BEAUDRY is one of 23 soldiers 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. Private JAMES GERALD BEAUDRY died on May 25, 1951 and is buried in UNITED NATIONS CEMETERY (BUSAN), South Korea.

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    Inscription
    Inscription – Private JAMES GERALD BEAUDRY is one of 23 soldiers 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. Private JAMES GERALD BEAUDRY died on May 25, 1951 and is buried in UNITED NATIONS CEMETERY (BUSAN), South Korea.
  • Grave Marker– Grave Marker, UN Cemetery, Busan, Korea, 2013

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – Grave Marker, UN Cemetery, Busan, Korea, 2013
  • Memorial– Canadian Memorial, UN Cemetery, Busan, Korea, 2013

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    Memorial
    Memorial – Canadian Memorial, UN Cemetery, Busan, Korea, 2013
  • Photo of James Gerald Beaudry

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    Photo of James Gerald Beaudry
    Photo of James Gerald Beaudry
  • Newspaper clipping– 16 Boys who never came home

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    Newspaper clipping – 16 Boys who never came home

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