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Frederick Joseph Whiting

In memory of:

Private Frederick Joseph Whiting

October 23, 1952
South Korea

Military Service

Service Number:

SK13867

Age:

24

Force:

Army

Unit:

The Royal Canadian Regiment

Division:

RCR

Citation(s):

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

Additional Information

Born:

September 7, 1928
Frederick House, Ontario

Enlistment:

January 7, 1952
Vancouver, British Columbia

Son of Frederick George and Gertrude of Frederick House, Ontario. Brother of Edward James, Frank (SB34338) Ernest, Donald and one sister Joy.

Commemorated on the Wall of Remembrance.

Commemorated on Page 78 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:

21.8.1349

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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  • Memorial Plaque– Memorial plaques for Private Frederick Joseph Whiting, Private Benjamin Edwin Williams, Bombardier James Milo Wenkert and Private Frederick Orman Wells on the Korean Veterans National Wall of Remembrance in Meadowvale Cemetery, Brampton, Ontario.

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    Memorial Plaque
    Memorial Plaque – Memorial plaques for Private Frederick Joseph Whiting, Private Benjamin Edwin Williams, Bombardier James Milo Wenkert and Private Frederick Orman Wells on the Korean Veterans National Wall of Remembrance in Meadowvale Cemetery, Brampton, Ontario.
  • Memorial– A section of the Korean Veterans National Wall of Remembrance in Meadowvale Cemetery, Brampton, Ontario. The memorial consists of a central section and 13 other sections containing a memorial plaque 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 Korean Veterans National Wall of Remembrance in Meadowvale Cemetery, Brampton, Ontario. The memorial consists of a central section and 13 other sections containing a memorial plaque 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 Korean Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Part 1

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

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    Inscription
    Inscription – Central Section of Korean Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Part 1
  • Memorial– Central Section of Korean Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Part 3

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    Memorial
    Memorial – Central Section of Korean Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Part 3
  • Pte Frederick Joseph Whiting– Private Frederick Joseph Whiting in civilian clothing

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    Pte Frederick Joseph Whiting
    Pte Frederick Joseph Whiting – Private Frederick Joseph Whiting in civilian clothing
  • Grave Marker– UN Cemetery, Busan, Korea, 2013

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – UN Cemetery, Busan, Korea, 2013
  • 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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