Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Joseph Richard Roger Deschenes
In memory of:
Private Joseph Richard Roger Deschenes
October 24, 1951
Military Service
D802335
22
Army
Royal 22e Régiment, R.C.I.C.
R22eR
Korea Medal, United Nations Service Medal Korea
Additional Information
August 24, 1929
Les Éboulements, Quebec
November 17, 1950
Montreal, Quebec
Son of Rodolphe and Albertha (née Chouinard) Deschênes. Brother of Réal, Noël, Germain, Léonce, Antoine, Grégoire, Clément, Marie Claire, Hortense, Lucienne, Christiane, Hélène, Madeleine, Suzanne and Geneviève.
Commemorated on the Wall of Remembrance.
Commemorated on Page 17 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. 6. 1184
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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