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Jean Berchmans Dumas

In memory of:

Private Jean Berchmans Dumas

October 2, 1951

Military Service


Service Number:

D801455

Age:

34

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal 22e Régiment, R.C.I.C.

Division:

R22eR

Citation(s):

1939-1945 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-45, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Clasp, Korea Medal, United Nations Service Medal Korea

Additional Information


Born:

September 5, 1917
Pointe-au-Père, Quebec

Enlistment:

May 6, 1940
Montreal, Quebec

Husband of Denise Dumas. Father of Francine and Serge. Son of Alfred and Bertha (née Ross) Dumas. Brother of Gamelin and sister Andrée and half-brother Maurice.

Commemorated on the Wall of Remembrance.

Commemorated on Page 19 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:

20. 5. 1165

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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