Korean War Memorial - Brookside Cemetery - Winnipeg MB
Posted by: PeterNoG
N 49° 55.320 W 097° 13.493
14U E 627419 N 5531468
This Korean War Memorial is between Field of Honour #9 (4442-4685) and Field of Honour #10 (4686-5034) in Brookside Cemetery in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Waymark Code: WMMYEM
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date Posted: 11/23/2014
Views: 4
The monument is dedicated by the Korea Veterans Association Unit 12 Manitoba. On the front of the grey granite memorial are the names of 70 Manitobans who lost their lives during the Korean War, 1950-53 and in Korea on peacekeeping duties from 1953-1955. On the back of the monument there are the names of 17 members of the 2nd Regiment Royal Canadian Horse Artillery who were killed at Canoe River, B.C. when their troop train crashed while en route to Korea from Camp Shilo, Manitoba.
Website pertaining to the memorial: [Web Link]
List if there are any visiting hours: Sunrise to Sunset
Entrance fees (if it applies): none
Type of memorial: Monument
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