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Derrick Peter Maurer

In memory of:

Private Derrick Peter Maurer

August 29, 1952
South Korea

Military Service

Service Number:

SC136195

Age:

26

Force:

Army

Unit:

The Royal Canadian Regiment

Division:

1st Battalion

Citation(s):

Korea Medal and United Nations Service Medal.

Additional Information

Born:

July 11, 1926
Birmingham, United Kingdom

Enlistment:

April 4, 1949
Ottawa, Ontario

Predeceased by his parents, Arthur John and Winnifred Clara (née Toomey) of Birmingham, England. He had five brothers. He attended Lode Heath Elementary School in Birmingham, England. He served with the English Merchant Mariners from 1941 to 1946, having seen action in the North Atlantic, North Sea and Mediterranean. He came to Canada, lived in Ottawa and enrolled in the Canadian Army on 4 April 1949. He stated he was single and employed as an engineer. A Memorial erected by the Korean Veterans Association, National Capital Unit, commemorating the 516 Canadians who died in the Korean War was unveiled and rededicated during Veterans Week 2003 at Ottawa City Hall Headquarters on Elgin Street.

Commemorated on the Wall of Remembrance.

Commemorated on Page 47 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:

N/A

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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  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Derrick Peter Maurer

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    Photo of Derrick Peter Maurer
    Photo of Derrick Peter Maurer
  • Korean War Monument– National Capital Region Korean War Monument, Ottawa, Ontario

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    Korean War Monument
    Korean War Monument – National Capital Region Korean War Monument, Ottawa, Ontario
  • Inscription– Private DERRICK PETER MAURER 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
    Inscription – Private DERRICK PETER MAURER 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.
  • Plaque– Memorial plaques for Private Derrick Peter Maurer, Private Jerrold Norman John Maxwell, Private Angus Weldon Mcinnis and Private Earl Alva Mcintyre on the Korea Veterans

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    Plaque – Memorial plaques for Private Derrick Peter Maurer, Private Jerrold Norman John Maxwell, Private Angus Weldon Mcinnis and Private Earl Alva Mcintyre on the Korea Veterans
  • 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.

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    Memorial
    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

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    Memorial
    Memorial – Central Section of Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Left Part
  • Inscription– Central Section of Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Centre Part

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    Inscription
    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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    Memorial
    Memorial – Central Section of Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Right Part
  • Grave Marker– Grave Marker, UN Cemetery, Busan, Korea, 2013 Please Note: Grave reference number is Plot 30 Row 4 Grave number 1297

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – Grave Marker, UN Cemetery, Busan, Korea, 2013 Please Note: Grave reference number is Plot 30 Row 4 Grave number 1297
  • Korean War Memorial– Canadian Memorial, UN Cemetery, Busan, Korea, 2013

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    Korean War Memorial
    Korean War Memorial – Canadian Memorial, UN Cemetery, Busan, Korea, 2013

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