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Benedict Butkevich

In memory of:

Lance Corporal Benedict Butkevich

July 31, 1952
South Korea

Military Service

Service Number:

SB130076

Age:

28

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal 22e Régiment, R.C.I.C.

Division:

1st Battalion

Citation(s):

1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Clasp, War Medal 1939-45, Korea Medal and United Nations Service Medal.

Additional Information

Born:

October 29, 1923
Lithuania

Enlistment:

September 8, 1951
Toronto, Ontario

Son of Pranciskus Butkevicius (aka Frank Butchevich) and Emelija Svetlikauskas (aka Amelia) from Sudbury, Ontario. Brother of Victor, Joseph, Stanley, Helen and Jenny.

During the Second World War, he served in Europe, including France and Germany. With the 1st Battalion, he left on 28 March 1952 for Japan and then South Korea. Resting for a few weeks, he worked on improving defensive works and recreational activities. He was accidentally killed with his submachine gun on 31 July 1952.

His name is inscribed on the cenotaph of the Korean War Memorial at Meadowvale Cemetery in Brampton, Peel, Ontario, on the Korean War Memorial in downtown Ottawa, Ontario, and on the identical one at the United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Pusan, South Korea.

Commemorated on the Wall of Remembrance.

Commemorated on Page 9 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 2, Grave 1281

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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  • Korean War Memorial– Korean War Monument in Ottawa, Ontario.

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    Korean War Memorial – Korean War Monument in Ottawa, Ontario.
  • 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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    Korean War Memorial
    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.
  • Korean War Memorial– Dedicatory inscription, Korean War Monument, Ottawa, Ontario.

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    Korean War Memorial – Dedicatory inscription, Korean War Monument, Ottawa, Ontario.
  • Korean War Memorial– Lance Corporal BENEDICT BUTKEVICH, of the Royal 22nd Regiment, 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. Lance Corporal BUTKEVICH died on July 31, 1952 and is buried in the UNITED NATIONS CEMETERY (BUSAN), South Korea.

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    Korean War Memorial
    Korean War Memorial – Lance Corporal BENEDICT BUTKEVICH, of the Royal 22nd Regiment, 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. Lance Corporal BUTKEVICH died on July 31, 1952 and is buried in the UNITED NATIONS CEMETERY (BUSAN), South Korea.

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