Korean War Memorial Wall (Canada)
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| Coordinates | 43°38′31″N 079°44′57″W / 43.64194°N 79.74917°WCoordinates: 43°38′31″N 079°44′57″W / 43.64194°N 79.74917°W |
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| Location | Brampton, Ontario |
| Type | War memorial |
| Material | Granite |
| Length | 61 m (200 ft) |
| Dedicated to | Those who served in the Korean War |
The Korean War Memorial Wall at Meadowvale Cemetery in Brampton, Ontario commemorates those who served Canada in the Korean War. It is a curved 200-foot (61 m) long polished granite wall. It contains 516 bronze plaques, one for each of the volunteer Canadian soldiers who died in Korea. A central bronze feature lists all of the Canadian Military Units which served in the War.
See also
- Korean War Memorial, Canberra, Australia
- Korean War Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
- United Nations Memorial Cemetery, in Pusan, Korea, where many Canadian war dead are buried
- War Memorial of Korea, Seoul, Korea
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Korean War Memorial Wall. |
- Korea Veterans Association of Canada Gives the story of the wall.
- Test of Will is a Canadian documentary by Richard Neilson in 2002 that covers the story of the Canadian involvement in the Korean War. The end of the documentary profiles the Korean War Memorial Wall and interviews Bill Allan who spearheaded the effort to build the wall
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