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Donald Edward Thompson

In memory of:

Gunner Donald Edward Thompson

June 16, 1952
South Korea

Military Service

Service Number:

SA840

Age:

20

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Canadian Artillery

Division:

RCA

Citation(s):

Korea Medal and United Nations Service Medal Korea .

Additional Information

Born:

August 22, 1931
New Market, Ontario

Enlistment:

November 10, 1949
London, Ontario

Son of Fred Rutledge and Minnie (nee Smith) Thompson of Preston, Ontario. Brother of William Frederick, Robert James, Paul Arthur and Shirley Anne.

Commemorated on the Wall of Remembrance.

Commemorated on Page 72 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:

21.1.1263

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
    Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Preston Ontario Cenotaph– Dedicated November 8, 1926. The names of Preston soldiers killed in the Second World War were added in 1949.

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    Preston Ontario Cenotaph
    Preston Ontario Cenotaph – Dedicated November 8, 1926. The names of Preston soldiers killed in the Second World War were added in 1949.
  • Preston Ontario Wall of Remembrance Mural– Mural by D. Sopha. Located adjacent to the Preston Cenotaph.

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    Preston Ontario Wall of Remembrance Mural
    Preston Ontario Wall of Remembrance Mural – Mural by D. Sopha. Located adjacent to the Preston Cenotaph.
  • Memorial Plaque– Memorial plaques for Gunner Donald Edward Thompson, Private Aubrey Francis Thomson, Private Robert Herbert George Tolver and Corporal John Richard Toole on the Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance in Meadowvale Cemetery, Brampton, Ontario.

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    Memorial Plaque
    Memorial Plaque – Memorial plaques for Gunner Donald Edward Thompson, Private Aubrey Francis Thomson, Private Robert Herbert George Tolver and Corporal John Richard Toole 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.

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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 Part 1

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    Memorial
    Memorial – Central Section of Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Part 1
  • Inscription– Central Section of Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Part 2

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    Inscription
    Inscription – Central Section of Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Part 2
  • Memorial– Central Section of Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Part 3

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    Memorial
    Memorial – Central Section of Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Part 3
  • Gunner Donald Edward Thompson– Photo of Gunner Donald Edward Thompson in Armed Service uniform.

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    Gunner Donald Edward Thompson
    Gunner Donald Edward Thompson – Photo of Gunner Donald Edward Thompson in Armed Service uniform.

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