Francois Boutin was born in Alida, Saskatchewan, on August 6 1928. Boutin enlisted in Shilo, Manitoba, with the Royal 22nd Regiment in 1947. He served as a paratrooper in Korea before being injured in 1952, shot in both shoulders. He recovered in a hospital in Japan before returning to Canada in June 1953. This collection currently consists of twenty-four photographs and a few personal items.
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Korea
These collections contain materials relating to Canada's participation in the Korean War, 1950 to 1953.
Edward Henry McKenzie was born in Nanaimo, British Columbia, in March 1925. McKenzie enlisted with the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry at the beginning of the Korean war, and served in Korea with them until his return to Nanaimo at the end of the war. The collection currently consists of more than twenty letters and fourteen photographs.
Private Edward James Power, also known as “Joe Dowey,” was born in North Sydney, Nova Scotia, on July 10, 1931, to parents Edward and Jean (née MacDonald) Power.
Enlisting in Halifax, N.S., on January 4, 1951, he served with the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps, in Korea. Power was killed when hit by shrapnel while deployed at the “Hook” (located near the Samichon River, along the border region of North and South Korea), on December 24, 1952, and was buried in the United Nations Cemetery, Busan, South Korea.
Content notes:
Photos only.
External links:
Pte. Edward James Power’s service record (Serv/Reg# SF14075) is not open to public access at this time.
A memorial page honouring Power can be visited online at the Canadian Virtual War Memorial.
