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Joseph Gaston Maurice Ladouceur

In memory of:

Corporal Joseph Gaston Maurice Ladouceur

September 6, 1952
South Korea

Military Service


Service Number:

SD-4552

Age:

22

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal 22e Régiment, R.C.I.C.

Division:

1st Battalion

Citation(s):

Korea Medal, United Nations Service Medal, Mentioned in Despatches

Additional Information


Born:

August 8, 1930
St. Jovite, Quebec

Enlistment:

September 9, 1950
Montreal, Quebec

Son of Armand and Malvina (née Denoyer) Ladouceur of Pte. St. Charles, Quebec. Brother of Jean Paul, Raymond, Alban, Albert, Geraldine Nadeau, Gisele Moreau, Jeannine Vallières et Thérèse Raymond.

Commemorated on the Wall of Remembrance.

Commemorated on Page 37 of the Korean War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

COMMONWEALTH MEMORIAL (BUSAN)
South Korea

Grave Reference:

not applicable

Location:

The memorial is located in the United Nations Cemetery in Tanggok, a suburb of Busan. The stone memorial with bronze panels was erected to commemorate commonwealth soldiers who died and whose burial places are unknown. Twenty one Canadians are listed on the bronze plaques.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– Montreal Gazette article from October 1952 providing details of Cpl Ladouceur's disappearance.
  • Photo of Maurice Ladouceur– Photo of Maurice Ladouceur - Private
  • Memorial Plaque– Memorial plaques for Corporal Joseph Gaston Maurice Ladouceur, Private William Kostiuk, Private Lawrence Ladouceur and Sergeant Gerald Walter Koch on the Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance in Meadowvale Cemetery, Brampton, Ontario.
  • Memorial– A section of the Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance in Meadowvale Cemetery, Brampton, Ontario. The memorial consists of a central section and 13 other sections containing memorial plaques for each of the 516 Canadian service men who died while serving with the Canadian Forces in the United Nations operations in Korea. It was erected by the Korea Veterans Association of Canada and was dedicated on July 27, 1997.
  • Memorial– Central Section of Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Left Part
  • Inscription– Central Section of Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Centre Part
  • Memorial– Central Section of Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Right Part

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