CAVUNP Roll of Honour Information
Capt I. E. Patten
Identification
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Name/Service Number: K27912126 Captain Ian Edward Patten |
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Date of Birth: 22 June 1945 |
Date of Death: 1 April 1975 |
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Place of Birth: : Leeds, England |
Place of Death: Nicosia, Cyprus |
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Unit at time of death: 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment - UNIFICYP |
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Military Service
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CF Environment: Land |
Command: Mobile |
Date of Enrolment: 11 September 1963 |
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Corps/Regiment: Infantry - The Royal Canadian Regiment |
Place of Enrolment: Toronto, Ontario |
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Entitled Honours and Awards: Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal (Posthumous), International Commission of Control and Supervision Viet Nam, United Nations Forces in Cyprus Medal and Dag Hammarskjöld Medal (Posthumous). |
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Additional Information
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Next of Kin: Son of Willard Lewis and Margaret Teresa (nee Blundell) Patten of Toronto, Ontario. Brother of Douglas James and Robert Lewis. Husband of Susan Jane (née Ayers) Patten and father of Teresa and John Patten of London, Ontario. |
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Last Known NOK Location: U/K |
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In the Service of Canada Book of Remembrance reference page: 163 |
Burial Information
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Cemetery: Sanctuary Park Cemetery |
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Location: Toronto, Ontario |
Grave Reference: Plot Section V450 |
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Cemetery History: U/K |
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CAVUNP Roll of Honour Information
WO J. M. Peace, CD
Identification
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Name/Service Number: R68994389 Warrant Officer John Michael Peace |
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Date of Birth: 9 December 1953 |
Date of Death: 6 October 2000 |
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Place of Birth: Hamilton, Ontario |
Place of Death: Fredericton, New Brunswick of illness contracted on UNPROFOR deployment |
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Unit at time of death: 403 Helicopter Operational Training Squadron |
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Military Service
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CF Environment: Air |
Command: U/K |
Date of Enrolment: 16 May 1975 |
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Corps/Regiment: Air Operations |
Place of Enrolment: Kitchener, Ontario |
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Entitled Honours and Awards: Special Service Medal with NATO Bar, Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal (Posthumous), United Nations Protection Force, and Canadian Forces Decoration with one clasp. |
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Additional Information
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Next of Kin: Son of Jean Marie Peace of Kitchener, Ontario. Brother of Susan Elizabeth Peace of Saint John, New Brunswick. Husband of Mary Ann Peace of Fredericton, New Brunswick. |
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Last Known NOK Location: Fredericton, New Brunswick |
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In the Service of Canada Book of Remembrance reference page: 211 |
Burial Information
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Cemetery: U/K |
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Location: U/K |
Grave Reference: U/K |
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Cemetery History: U/K |
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CAVUNP Roll of Honour Information
Cpl K. E. Pennell, CD
Identification
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Name/Service Number: SB138623 Corporal Kenneth Earlwood Pennell |
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Date of Birth: 11 January 1926 |
Date of Death: 15 September 1957 |
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Place of Birth: North Bay, Ontario |
Place of Death: Suez-Ismailia, Egypt |
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Unit at time of death: U/K UNEF |
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Military Service
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Service: Army |
Date of Enrolment: 1 October 1946 |
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Corps/Regiment: The Royal Canadian Corps of Signals |
Place of Enrolment: North Bay, Ontario |
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Entitled Honours and Awards: Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with clasp, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal (Posthumous), United Nations Emergency Force Medal, Dag Hammarskjöld Medal (Posthumous) and Canadian Forces Decoration. |
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Additional Information
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Next of Kin: Son of the late Obadiah and Abigail Pennell of North Bay, Ontario. Husband of Kathleen Mary (nee Gilpin) Pennell of Kingston, Ontario. Father of Kenneth E. and Douglas C. Pennell. Brother of Clarence, Melville, Donald, Iva and Eilleen Pennell. |
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Last known NOK location: U/K |
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In the Service of Canada Book of Remembrance reference page: 83 |
Burial Information
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Cemetery: Moascar War Cemetery |
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Location: Ismailia, Egypt. Moascar War Cemetery is situated just off the main Ismailia-Cairo road, 10 kilometres by road from Ismailia. The cemetery is contained within an army camp, 3 kilometres along Treaty Road. |
Grave
Reference: Plot
16 Row A Grave 19 |
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Cemetery History: U/K |
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CAVUNP Roll of Honour Information
Cpl V. J. Perkin
Identification
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Name/Service Number: SK13997 Corporal Vernon John Perkin |
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Date of Birth: 5 February 1928 |
Date of Death: 18 October 1965 |
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Place of Birth: London, Ontario, |
Place of Death: Laos |
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Unit at time of death: U/K attached to International Commission for Supervision and Control Viet Nam. |
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Military Service
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Service: Army |
Date of Enrolment: 13 March 1952 |
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Corps/Regiment: Infantry - The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada |
Place of Enrolment: Vancouver, British Columbia |
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Entitled Honours and Awards: Canadian Volunteer Service Medal for Korea, United Nations Service Medal Korea, Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal (Posthumous), International Commission for Supervision and Control Viet Nam Medal. |
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Additional Information
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Next of Kin: Son of Albert and Edna (née Tetreau) Perkin of London, Ontario. Husband of Mrs. Barbara (née Ashan) Perkin of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Father of Carol Leslie, Jacqueline Robin, Janet Ann, Clayton Gilbert and Albert Boyd Perkin. Half brother of Diane. |
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Last known NOK location: U/K |
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In the Service of Canada Book of Remembrance reference page: 126 |
Burial Information
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Cemetery: ICSC aircraft Boeing Stratoliner shot down over Laos. Aircraft not found and remains not recovered from crash site. |
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Location: N/A |
Grave Reference: N/A |
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Cemetery History: N/A |
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CAVUNP Roll of Honour Information
Pte L. G. Perron
Identification
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Name/Service Number: N65603271 Private Lionel Gilbert Perron |
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Date of Birth: 19 August 1953 |
Date of Death: 6 August 1974 |
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Place of Birth: Lac St. Paul, Québec |
Place of Death: Nicosia, Cyprus |
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Unit at time of death: Régiment aéroporte du Canada UNFICYP |
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Military Service
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CF Environment: Land |
Command: Mobile |
Date of Enrolment: 24 November 1972 |
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Corps/Regiment: Infantry – R22eR |
Place of Enrolment: Montreal, Québec |
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Entitled Honours and Awards: Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal (Posthumous), United Nations Force in Cyprus Medal and Dag Hammarskjöld Medal (Posthumous). |
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Additional Information
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Next of Kin: Son of Joseph Omer Marcel and Henriette (nee Dufour) Perron of Montreal, Québec. Brother of Jean-Rene, Michel Perron, Claudette Perron-Brossard, Madelaine, Denis, Marie-Therese, Roger, Ginette, Marcelle and Daniel Perron. |
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Last Known NOK Location: U/K |
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In the Service of Canada Book of Remembrance reference page: 161 |
Burial Information
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Cemetery: St. Léonard De Port Parish Cemetery |
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Location: St. Léonard, Québec |
Grave Reference: Grave 794 A |
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Cemetery History: U/K |
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CAVUNP Roll of Honour Information
F/O P. M. L. Picard
Identification
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Name/Service Number: 63523 Flying Officer Paul Maximillien Lucien Picard |
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Date of Birth: 11 February 1939 |
Date of Death: 30 April 1966 |
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Place of Birth: Beauharnois, Québec |
Place of Death: El Kuntilla, Egypt |
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Unit at time of death: No. 4 (Transport) Operational Training Unit attached to 115 ATU - UNEF |
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Military Service
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Service: RCAF |
Date of Enrolment: 23 July 1959 |
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Corps/Regiment: RCAF - Pilot |
Place of Enrolment: U/K |
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Entitled Honours and Awards: Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal (Posthumous), United Nations Emergency Force Medal and Dag Hammarskjöld Medal (Posthumous). |
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Additional Information
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Next of Kin: Son of André J, and Germaine M. M. E. Picard of Beauharnois, Québec. Brother of Jaqueline, Louise, Clair and Marguerite. |
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Last known NOK location: U/K |
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In the Service of Canada Book of Remembrance reference page: 132 |
Burial Information
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Cemetery: Gaza War Cemetery |
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Location: Gaza City, Gaza Strip The war cemetery is 1.5 kilometres north-east of the city near the Bureir Road and 370 metres from the railway station. |
Grave
Reference: Section
A Post War Plot Row B Grave 1. |
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Cemetery History: The Book of Genesis Verse 10:19 indicates that the city of Gaza was established about 5,000 years ago by the Canaanites. Gaza City is located on an ancient caravan route that paralleled the Mediterranean Sea from Phoenicia to Egypt. Gaza was later taken over by the Philistines and Alexander the Great, and then the Crusaders who held the city until the Ottoman Empire conquered that part of the world. During World War 1, the British conquered the area and located the Gaza War Cemetery adjacent to the city to inter their war dead continuing to World War 2 after which it became a Commonwealth War Grave Cemetery. Canada buried 23 UNEF fatal casualties in the Gaza War Cemetery. |
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CAVUNP Roll of Honour Information
Cpl R. T. Pollard, CD
Identification
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Name/Service Number: C59543085 Corporal Robert Thomas Pollard |
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Date of Birth: 7 October 1953 |
Date of Death: 28 September 2000 |
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Place of Birth: U/K |
Place of Death: Zgon, Bosnia-Herzegovina |
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Unit at time of death: 426 Transport Training Squadron attached to 2nd Battalion Princess Patricia’s Light Infantry |
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Military Service
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CF Environment: Air |
Command: Air |
Date of Enrolment: 15 April 1981 |
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Corps/Regiment: Administration Branch |
Place of Enrolment: U/K |
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Entitled Honours and Awards: Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal (Posthumous), United Nations Force in Cyprus Medal, United Nations Protection Force Medal, NATO Medal with Bar for Former Yugoslavia (NATO-FY) and Canadian Forces Decoration. |
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Additional Information
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Next of Kin: Husband of Susan Bird of Trenton, Ontario. |
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Last Known NOK Location: U/K |
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In the Service of Canada Book of Remembrance reference page: 211 |
Burial Information
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Cemetery: U/K |
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Location: U/K |
Grave Reference: U/K |
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Cemetery History: U/K |
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CAVUNP Roll of Honour Information
Cpl G. S. Porter
Identification
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Name/Service Number: SB54595 Corporal Gerald Stanley Porter |
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Date of Birth: 15 August 1921 |
Date of Death: 23 April 1959 |
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Place of Birth: Lindsay, Ontario |
Place of Death: Ismailia, Egypt |
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Unit at time of death: Headquarters Canadian Based Units Middle East (HQ CBUME) - UNEF |
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Military Service
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Service: Army |
Date of Enrolment: 27 June 1940 |
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Corps/Regiment: The Canadian Provost Corps |
Place of Enrolment: North Bay, Ontario |
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Entitled Honours and Awards: 1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, War Medal 1939-45, Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal (Posthumous), United Nations Emergency Force Medal, and Dag Hammarskjöld Medal (Posthumous). |
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Additional Information
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Next of Kin: Son of David H. and Lottie Mary Porter of North Bay, Ontario. Husband of Ann Junor Ross (nee Potter) Porter and father of David, Lynda, and Elizabeth Porter of North Bay, Ontario. |
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Last known NOK location: U/K |
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In the Service of Canada Book of Remembrance reference page: 92 |
Burial Information
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Cemetery: Gaza War Cemetery |
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Location: Location: Gaza City, Gaza Strip. The war cemetery is 1.5 kilometres north-east of the city near the Bureir Road and 370 metres from the railway station. |
Grave Reference: Post War Section A, Row A, Grave 1 |
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Cemetery History: The Book of Genesis Verse 10:19 indicates that the city of Gaza was established about 5,000 years ago by the Canaanites. Gaza City is located on an ancient caravan route that paralleled the Mediterranean Sea from Phoenicia to Egypt. Gaza was later taken over by the Philistines and Alexander the Great, and then the Crusaders who held the city until the Ottoman Empire conquered that part of the world. During World War 1, the British conquered the area and located the Gaza War Cemetery adjacent to the city to inter their war dead continuing to World War 2 after which it became a Commonwealth War Grave Cemetery. Canada buried 23 UNEF fatal casualties in the Gaza War Cemetery. |
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CAVUNP Roll of Honour Information
Pte P. K. Porter
Identification
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Name/Service Number: D85230103 Private Perry Kevin Porter |
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Date of Birth: 26 January 1959 |
Date of Death: 6 November 1980 |
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Place of Birth: Woodstock, New Brunswick |
Place of Death: Golan Heights |
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Unit at time of death: 1 Line Troop attached to Canadian Logistics Company UNDOF |
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Military Service
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CF Environment: Land |
Command: CFCC |
Date of Enrolment: 14 February 1978 |
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Corps/Regiment: Communications and Electronics Branch |
Place of Enrolment: CFB Cornwallis, Nova Scotia |
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Entitled Honours and Awards: Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal (Posthumous), United Nations Disengagement Observer Force Medal and Dag Hammarskjöld Medal (Posthumous). |
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Additional Information
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Next of Kin: Son of Earl and Thora Marie Porter of Woodstock, New Brunswick. |
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Last Known NOK Location: Woodstock, New Brunswick |
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In the Service of Canada Book of Remembrance reference page: 171 |
Burial Information
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Cemetery: Benton United Cemetery |
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Location: Benton, New Brunswick |
Grave Reference: U/K |
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Cemetery History: |
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CAVUNP Roll of Honour Information
Pte A. J. Prins
Identification
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Name/Service Number: K52104431 Private Alan John Prins |
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Date of Birth: 4 April 1962 |
Date of Death: 26 September 1982 |
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Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario |
Place of Death: Nicosia, Cyprus |
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Unit at time of death: 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry - UNIFICYP |
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Military Service
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CF Environment: Land |
Command: Mobile |
Date of Enrolment: 25 September 1980 |
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Corps/Regiment: Infantry - Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry |
Place of Enrolment: Ottawa, Ontario |
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Entitled Honours and Awards: Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal (Posthumous), United Nations Forces in Cyprus Medal and Dag Hammarskjöld Medal (Posthumous). |
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Additional Information
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Next of Kin: Son of Alice Prins of Ottawa, Ontario. Brother of Ashley Prins of Calgary, Alberta. |
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Last Known NOK Location: U/K |
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In the Service of Canada Book of Remembrance reference page: 174 |
Burial Information
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Cemetery: U/K |
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Location: U/K |
Grave Reference: U/K |
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Cemetery History: U/K |
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CAVUNP Roll of Honour Information
Sgt C. M. Ralph, CD
Identification
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Name/Service Number: H65007784 Sergeant Cornelius Michael Ralph |
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Date of Birth: 14 January 1960 |
Date of Death: 17 August 1992 |
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Place of Birth: Pembroke, Ontario |
Place of Death: Bosanska Gradiska, Bosnia-Herzegovina |
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Unit at time of death: 22 Field Squadron, 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment UNPROFR |
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Military Service
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CF Environment: Land |
Command: Mobile |
Date of Enrolment: 18 January 1981 |
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Corps/Regiment: Military Engineers |
Place of Enrolment: U/K |
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Entitled Honours and Awards: Special Service Medal, Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal (Posthumous), United Nations Protection Force (Yugoslavia), Dag Hammarskjöld Medal (Posthumous) and Canadian Forces Decoration. |
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Additional Information
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Next of Kin: Husband of Lorraine Ralph (remarried Hamilton) of Oromocto, New Brunswick. Father of Kate and Rachel Ralph. |
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Last Known NOK Location: U/K |
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In the Service of Canada Book of Remembrance reference page: 192 |
Burial Information
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Cemetery: Burton (Bell) Cemetery |
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Location: R.R. 1, Oromocto, New Brunswick |
Grave Reference: Plot 196 |
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Cemetery History: U/K |
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CAVUNP Roll of Honour Information
Cpl O. J. Redmond
Identification
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Name/Service Number: N13602 Corporal Otto Jerrett Redmond |
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Date of Birth: 4 February 1932 |
Date of Death: 10 March 1967 |
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Place of Birth: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador |
Place of Death: Xeros, Cyprus |
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Unit at time of death: 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment UNFICYP |
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Military Service
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Service: Army |
Date of Enrolment: 2 March 1954 |
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Corps/Regiment: Infantry - The Royal Canadian Regiment |
Place of Enrolment: U/K |
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Entitled Honours and Awards: Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal (Posthumous), United Nations Forces in Cyprus Medal and Dag Hammarskjöld Medal (Posthumous). |
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Additional Information
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Next of Kin: Son of Mary E. Redmond. Husband of Joan Marie Redmond (née O'Mara) McCrowe and father of Marcellus Cimbra and Claudia Maria. |
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Last known NOK location: U/K |
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In the Service of Canada Book of Remembrance reference page: 133 |
Burial Information
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Cemetery: Dhekelia Garrison British Military Cemetery |
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Location: The cemetery is located in Dhekelia, Cyprus. There are graves for nine Canadians who served with the United Nations peacekeeping force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) and who died between 1964 and 1970. |
Grave
Reference: Grave
22, Row A, Plot 3 |
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Cemetery History: |
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CAVUNP Roll of Honour Information
Cpl A. Roach, CD
Identification
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Name/Service Number: SA5897 Corporal Aloysius Roach |
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Date of Birth: 12 November 1933 |
Date of Death: 17 February 1974 |
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Place of Birth: Reserve Mines, Nova Scotia |
Place of Death: Cyprus |
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Unit at time of death: 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment UNFICYP |
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Military Service
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CF Environment: Land |
Command: Mobile |
Date of Enrolment: 18 February 1954 |
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Corps/Regiment: Infantry - The Royal Canadian Regiment |
Place of Enrolment: U/K |
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Entitled Honours and Awards: Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal (Posthumous), United Nations Force in Cyprus, Dag Hammarskjöld Medal (Posthumous) and Canadian Forces Decoration. |
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Additional Information
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Next of Kin: Son of Joseph and Lucy Roach of Reserve, Nova Scotia. Husband of Margaret Roach and father of Karen Roach of Dominion, Nova Scotia. |
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Last Known NOK Location: U/K |
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In the Service of Canada Book of Remembrance reference page: 159 |
Burial Information
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Cemetery: St. Eugene's Cemetery |
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Location: Dominion, Nova Scotia |
Grave Reference: Plot 8, Row D, Grave A |
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Cemetery History: U/K |
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CAVUNP Roll of Honour Information
Cpl J. T. Roberts
Identification
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Name/Service Number: SF8590 Corporal John Thomas Roberts |
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Date of Birth: 20 September 1935 |
Date of Death: 10 June 1958 |
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Place of Birth: Halifax, Nova Scotia |
Place of Death: Port Suez, Egypt |
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Unit at time of death: 56 Canadian Transport Company RCASC UNEF |
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Military Service
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Service: Army |
Date of Enrolment: 22 May 1953 |
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Corps/Regiment: Royal Canadian Army Service Corps |
Place of Enrolment: Halifax, Nova Scotia |
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Entitled Honours and Awards: Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal (Posthumous), United Nations Emergency Forces Medal and Dag Hammarskjöld Medal (Posthumous). |
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Additional Information
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Next of Kin: Son of John and Mary Roberts of Tufts Cove, Nova Scotia. Husband of Dolores Doiron and father of John Roberts of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Brother of Ronald, Robert and Carl. |
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Last known NOK location: U/K |
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In the Service of Canada Book of Remembrance reference page: 88 |
Burial Information
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Cemetery: Moascar War Cemetery |
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Location: Moascar War Cemetery is situated just off the main Ismailia-Cairo road, 10 kilometres by road from Ismailia. The cemetery is contained within an army camp, 3 kilometres along Treaty Road. |
Grave
Reference: Plot
16 Row B Grave 15 |
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Cemetery History: U/K |
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CAVUNP Roll of Honour Information
Cpl D. C. Ross
Identification
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Name/Service Number: C48432004 Corporal Darryl Crawford Ross |
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Date of Birth: 31 January 1955 |
Date of Death: 3 March 1978 |
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Place of Birth: Hamilton, Ontario |
Place of Death: Tel Aviv, Israel |
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Unit at time of death: CFB North Bay attached to Canadian Logistics Company UNDOF |
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Military Service
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CF Environment: Air |
Command: U/K |
Date of Enrolment: 12 June 1973 |
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Corps/Regiment: Military Engineering Branch |
Place of Enrolment: Cornwallis, Nova Scotia |
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Entitled Honours and Awards: Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal (Posthumous), United Nations Emergency Disengagement Observer Force Medal and the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal (Posthumous). |
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Additional Information
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Next of Kin: Son of William Edward and Luella Joan Ross of Hamilton, Ontario. Brother of Arthur, Blair and Barbara. In 1999, Mrs. Ross was finally awarded the Memorial Cross which gave her the status of Silver Cross Mother. Mr. and Mrs. Ross donated a $300.00 cheque sent to them by National Defence to help defray the cost of Cpl Ross' funeral to the 150 Hamilton Tiger Squadron, the air cadets Cpl Ross belonged to as a youth. An Air Cadet squadron in Hamilton, Ontario has created a trophy to the best junior cadet in Cpl Ross's memory. |
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Last Known NOK Location: u/k |
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In the Service of Canada Book of Remembrance reference page: 168 |
Burial Information
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Cemetery: Hamilton (Holy Sepulchre) Cemetery |
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Location: Plains Road, Burlington, Ontario |
Grave Reference: Row 2, Grave 13 |
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Cemetery History: Established in 1870, this is the Diocese of Hamilton’s oldest cemetery. Holy Sepulchre is large and includes both formal and natural style landscaping. |
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CAVUNP Roll of Honour Information
Cfmn D. S. Roster
Identification
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Name/Service Number: SD192977 Craftsman Dale Stevens Roster |
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Date of Birth: 27 January 1941 |
Date of Death: 19 November 1961 |
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Place of Birth: Kingsbury, Québec |
Place of Death: Gaza |
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Unit at time of death: Headquarters, Canadian Base Units Middle East (CBUME) UNEF |
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Military Service
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Service: Army |
Date of Enrolment: 23 July 1957 |
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Corps/Regiment: The Corps of Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers |
Place of Enrolment: Montreal, Québec |
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Entitled Honours and Awards: Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal (Posthumous), United Nations Emergency Force Medal, and Dag Hammarskjöld Medal (Posthumous). |
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Additional Information
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Next of Kin: Son of Florence Roster of Richmond, Québec. |
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Last known NOK location: U/K |
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In the Service of Canada Book of Remembrance reference page: 115 |
Burial Information
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Cemetery: Gaza War Cemetery |
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Location: Gaza City, Gaza Strip. The war cemetery is 1.5 kilometres north-east of the city near the Bureir Road and 370 metres from the railway station. |
Grave Reference: Post War Section A Row A Grave 7 |
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Cemetery History: The Book of Genesis Verse 10:19 indicates that the city of Gaza was established about 5,000 years ago by the Canaanites. Gaza City is located on an ancient caravan route that paralleled the Mediterranean Sea from Phoenicia to Egypt. Gaza was later taken over by the Philistines and Alexander the Great, and then the Crusaders who held the city until the Ottoman Empire conquered that part of the world. During World War 1, the British conquered the area and located the Gaza War Cemetery adjacent to the city to inter their war dead continuing to World War 2 after which it became a Commonwealth War Grave Cemetery. Canada buried 23 UNEF fatal casualties in the Gaza War Cemetery. |
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CAVUNP Roll of Honour Information
Cpl F. Y. Rousseau
Identification
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Name/Service Number: R88062666 Corporal Frederic Ivan Rousseau |
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Date of Birth: 29 July 1973 |
Date of Death: 25 September 1995 |
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Place of Birth: U/K |
Place of Death: Visoko, Bosnia |
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Unit at time of death: 12e Régiment Blindé du Canada UNPROFOR |
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Military Service
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CF Environment: Land |
Command: mobile |
Date of Enrolment: 7 March 1991 |
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Corps/Regiment: Armoured - 12e Régiment Blindé du Canada |
Place of Enrolment: U/K |
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Entitled Honours and Awards: Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal (Posthumous), United Nations Protection Force Medal and Dag Hammarskjöld Medal (Posthumous). |
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Additional Information
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Next of Kin: Son of Réal Rousseau |
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Last Known NOK Location: U/K |
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In the Service of Canada Book of Remembrance reference page: 199 |
Burial Information
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Cemetery: U/K |
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Location: U/K |
Grave Reference: U/K |
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Cemetery History: U/K |
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CAVUNP Roll of Honour Information
Cpl K. A. Salmon
Identification
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Name/Service Number: SK101331 Corporal Kenneth Albert Salmon |
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Date of Birth: 10 August 1936 |
Date of Death: 24 September 1967 |
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Place of Birth: U/K |
Place of Death: Cyprus |
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Unit at time of death: U/K attached to Canadian Contingent UNFICYP |
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Military Service
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Service: Army |
Date of Enrolment: 9 May 1958 |
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Corps/Regiment: The Canadian Provost Corps |
Place of Enrolment: U/K |
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Entitled Honours and Awards: Special Service Medal with NATO Bar, Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal (Posthumous), United Nations Forces in Cyprus Medal and Dag Hammarskjöld Medal (Posthumous). |
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Additional Information
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Next of Kin: Husband of Marie Salmon. Father of Kenneth and Russell Salmon. |
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Last known NOK location: U/K |
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In the Service of Canada Book of Remembrance reference page: 133 |
Burial Information
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Cemetery: Dhekelia Garrison British Military Cemetery |
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Location: The cemetery is located in Dhekelia, Cyprus. |
Grave
Reference: Grave
23, Row A, Plot 3 |
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Cemetery History: There are graves for nine Canadians who served with the United Nations peacekeeping force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) and who died between 1964 and 1970. |
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CAVUNP Roll of Honour Information
Pte I. A. Sawyer
Identification
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Name/Service Number: SK 17653 Private Ian Alastair Sawyer |
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Date of Birth: 7 March 1938 |
Date of Death: 22 April 1958 |
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Place of Birth: Vancouver, British Columbia |
Place of Death: Rafah, Gaza Strip |
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Unit at time of death: 56 Canadian Transport Company RCASC UNEF |
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Military Service
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Service: Army |
Date of Enrolment: 28 June 1954 |
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Corps/Regiment: Royal Canadian Army Service Corps |
Place of Enrolment: Vancouver, British Columbia |
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Entitled Honours and Awards: Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal (Posthumous), United Nations Emergency Force Medal and Dag Hammarskjöld Medal (Posthumous). |
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Additional Information
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Next of Kin: Son of Claude and Catherine Sawyer of Vancouver, British Columbia. Brother of Clyde and Ann Sawyer. |
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Last known NOK location: U/K |
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In the Service of Canada Book of Remembrance reference page: 89 |
Burial Information
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Cemetery: Moascar War Cemetery |
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Location:
Moascar
War Cemetery is situated just off the main Ismailia-Cairo road, 10
kilometres by road from Ismailia. The cemetery is contained within
an army camp, 3 kilometres along Treaty Road. |
Grave
Reference: Plot
16 Row B Grave 9 |
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Cemetery History: U/K |
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CAVUNP Roll of Honour Information
Cpl M. W. Simpson
Identification
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Name/Service Number: B823055 Corporal Michael William Simpson |
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Date of Birth: 29 June 1948 |
Date of Death: 9 August 1974 |
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Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario |
Place of Death: Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic |
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Unit at time of death: 2 Air Movements Unit attached to 116 ATU UNEFME |
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Military Service
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CF Environment: Land |
Command: U/K |
Date of Enrolment: 24 June 1965 |
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Corps/Regiment: Logistics Branch |
Place of Enrolment: U/K |
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Entitled Honours and Awards: Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal (Posthumous), United Nation Emergency Force Middle East Medal and Dag Hammarskjöld Medal (Posthumous). |
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Additional Information
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Next of Kin: Son of William (Bill) James Simpson and Loyola Helen Park (née Harrington) of Toronto, Ontario. Husband of Catherine (nee Lambert) of Hearst, Ontario. Brother of John. Michael (Mike) Simpson joined the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps under the Soldier Apprentice Program. After his promotion to corporal, Mike transferred from Transport Operator to Traffic Technician and worked at 2 Air Movements Unit Canadian Forces Base Petawawa. In 1974, he went to the Canadian Contingent of the United Nations Emergency Force Middle-East II, commonly known as UNEF 2, in Ismailia, Egypt. Later that year he was transferred to duties in Cairo. On 9 August, 1974, Cpl. Michael William Simpson was one of nine Canadian Forces personnel killed on United Nations Flight 51, shot down by a missile en route from Cairo to Lebanon. Mrs. Park was the Royal Canadian Legion National Silver (Memorial) Cross Mother for 1999 in recognition of her son's sacrifice. She was the first mother of a slain peacekeeper to be selected as the National Silver Cross Mother. The National Silver Cross Mother is chosen annually by The Royal Canadian Legion to represent the mothers of Canada at the National Remembrance Day Ceremony in Ottawa on 11 November. As the Silver Cross Mother she will lay a wreath at the base of the National War Memorial on behalf of all mothers who lost children in the military or merchant navy services of the nation. |
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Last Known NOK Location: Toronto, Ontario |
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In the Service of Canada Book of Remembrance reference page: 159 |
Burial Information
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Cemetery: Toronto (Pine Hills) Cemetery |
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Location: Toronto, Ontario |
Grave Reference: Grave 1520, Row N |
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Cemetery History: U/K |
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