Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Howard Clarence Darrah
In memory of:
Private Howard Clarence Darrah
October 1, 1952
Hill 355 'Little Gibraltar', South Korea
Military Service
SB12205
22
Army
The Royal Canadian Regiment
RCR
Korea Medal, United Nations Service Medal Korea
Additional Information
August 12, 1930
Chipman, New Brunswick
November 30, 1950
Toronto, Ontario
Youngest single son of Clarence and Margaret Darrah of Queens County, New Brunswick. Brother of Murray and sister Inez. His main civilian occupation prior to enlisting was that of Labourer.
Commemorated on the Wall of Remembrance.
Commemorated on Page 16 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
21. 5. 1319
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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Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of Howard Darrah -
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Grave Marker – Grave Marker, UN Cemetery, Busan, Korea, 2013 -
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Memorial – Canadian Memorial, UN Cemetery, Busan, Korea, 2013
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