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Louis Charles Roberts

In memory of:

Private Louis Charles Roberts

May 30, 1951
Pocheon-si, South Korea

Military Service


Service Number:

SB153871

Age:

22

Force:

Army

Unit:

The Royal Canadian Regiment

Division:

2nd Battalion

Citation(s):

Canadian Volunteer Service Medal for Korea, Korea Medal and United Nations Service Medal Korea

Additional Information


Born:

December 22, 1928
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Enlistment:

April 21, 1949
Toronto, Ontario

Son of Louis & Jessie (nee Mair) Roberts of Penticton, British Columbia. Brother of Montieth, James, Bruce, Oravilla Helen and Jessie Catherine.

Commemorated on the Wall of Remembrance.

Commemorated on Page 64 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:

20.2.1131

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.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Korea Veterans War Memorial– This War Memorial is dedicated in memory of Manitobans who lost their lives during the Korean War.
  • Photo of Louis Roberts
  • Memorial Plaque– Memorial plaques for Private Louis Charles Roberts, Private Leslie Merrill Robbins, Sergeant Robert Henry Richards, and Lance Bombardier Cyril William Richards 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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