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Bernard Paul Joseph Fairfield

In memory of:

Private Bernard Paul Joseph Fairfield

September 13, 1952

Military Service

Service Number:

SC8973

Age:

18

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal 22e Régiment, R.C.I.C.

Division:

1st Battalion

Citation(s):

Korea Medal, United Nations Service Medal, Parachute Badge awarded 23 November 1951.

Additional Information

Born:

December 1, 1933
Carp, Ontario

Enlistment:

January 24, 1951
Ottawa, Ontario

Son of Ernest and Fleur-ange Fairfield, Ottawa, Ontario. Brother of Aurèle, Roger, François, Irène and Louise. He served in the Air Cadets in 1949-50.

Commemorated on the Wall of Remembrance.

Commemorated on Page 22 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. 5. 1311

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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  • Cenotaph– Eastview Cenotaph (Vanier), 180 avenue, Marier, Ottawa.

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    Cenotaph – Eastview Cenotaph (Vanier), 180 avenue, Marier, Ottawa.
  • Korean War Monument– National Capital Region Korean War Monument, Ottawa, Ontario

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    Korean War Monument – National Capital Region Korean War Monument, Ottawa, Ontario
  • Inscription– Private BERNARD PAUL JOSEPH FAIRFIELD is one of 21 soldiers whose names appear on this monument IN MEMORY OF THE CANADIANS WHO ENLISTED IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION AND MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE FOR THEIR COUNTRY 1950-1953 THE WAR IN KOREA, erected by the National Capital Unit of the Korea Veterans Association of Canada and the City of Ottawa.

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    Inscription – Private BERNARD PAUL JOSEPH FAIRFIELD is one of 21 soldiers whose names appear on this monument IN MEMORY OF THE CANADIANS WHO ENLISTED IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION AND MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE FOR THEIR COUNTRY 1950-1953 THE WAR IN KOREA, erected by the National Capital Unit of the Korea Veterans Association of Canada and the City of Ottawa.

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