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Edgard Bergeron

In memory of:

Private Edgard Bergeron

August 10, 1952
South Korea

Military Service

Service Number:

SE7108

Age:

21

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal 22e Régiment, R.C.I.C.

Division:

R22eR

Citation(s):

Korea Medal, United Nations Service Medal (Korea)

Additional Information

Born:

November 23, 1930
Notre Dame du Lac, Quebec

Enlistment:

January 8, 1952
Quebec, Quebec

Son of Georges Bergeron and Malvina Soucy from Notre-Dame-du-Lac, Québec.

The Canadian brigade stretched between the villages of Paujolgol and Kojanhari-Saemal in South Korea, and the Royal 22e Régiment was defending the left when he was killed in action.

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 21, Row 3, Grave 1285

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– Ottawa, Ontario

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    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 – 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.
  • Inscription– Dedication Panel, Korean War Monument, Ottawa, Ontario

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    Inscription – Dedication Panel, Korean War Monument, Ottawa, Ontario
  • Inscription– Private EDGARD BERGERON 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 EDGARD BERGERON died on August 10, 1952 and is buried in UNITED NATIONS CEMETERY (BUSAN), South Korea.

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    Inscription – Private EDGARD BERGERON 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 EDGARD BERGERON died on August 10, 1952 and is buried in UNITED NATIONS CEMETERY (BUSAN), South Korea.

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