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William Andrew Copage

In memory of:

Private William Andrew Copage

January 31, 1953

Military Service


Service Number:

SF21638

Age:

21

Force:

Army

Unit:

The Royal Canadian Regiment

Citation(s):

Korea Medal, United Nations Service Medal Korea

Additional Information


Born:

August 28, 1931
Scotchfort, Prince Edward Island

Enlistment:

February 8, 1951
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Son of Rufus and Caroline Copage of Prince Edward Island. Brother of James Preston, Marlene, Sharron, Leona, Pauline, Joan and Constance.

Commemorated on the Wall of Remembrance.

Commemorated on Page 13 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:

21. 11. 1386

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.

Digital Collection

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  • Grave Marker– photograph taken by Charles J Stevens, a Korean Veteran
  • Grave marker– Grave Marker, UN Cemetery, Busan, Korea, 2013
  • Memorial– Canadian Memorial, UN Cemetery, Busan, Korea, 2013
  • Group Photo– William Andrew Copage
  • Group Photo– William Andrew copage

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