Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Gilles Corbeil
In memory of:
Private Gilles Corbeil
September 23, 1951
Tockchon, South Korea
Military Service
D800578
19
Army
Royal 22e Régiment, R.C.I.C.
2 Battalion
Korea Medal, United Nations Service Medal for Korea
Additional Information
July 14, 1932
Montreal, Quebec
August 12, 1950
Montreal, Quebec
Son of Georges-Henri and Juliette Corbeil of Montréal, Québec. Brother of André, Rénald, François, Paul-Émile, Jean, Léo, Lucien, Suzanne, Henriette, Pierrette, Madeline et Nicolle.
Commemorated on the Wall of Remembrance.
Commemorated on Page 14 of the Korean War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
UNITED NATIONS CEMETERY (BUSAN)
South Korea
20. 4. 1162
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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