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Today marks 70 years since the start of the Korean War, often described as a forgotten conflict.
More than 80,000 British personnel served, under the UN flag, & more than 1,000 died. A further 3,700 Brits were recorded wounded, captured or missing.
More than 80,000 British personnel served, under the UN flag, & more than 1,000 died. A further 3,700 Brits were recorded wounded, captured or missing.
Vic Swift, 86, a veteran of the Korean War, will attend a ceremony at the National Memorial Arboretum, Staffordshire, today.
"It’s vital that people understand the significance of our loss. More British people died in the Korean War than any other since World War Two," he said.
"It’s vital that people understand the significance of our loss. More British people died in the Korean War than any other since World War Two," he said.
Defence ministers will join the South Korean ambassador in a series of commemorations across the UK.
A ceremony at the National Memorial Arboretum this morning will be followed by wreath-laying at memorials in London and Scotland.
A ceremony at the National Memorial Arboretum this morning will be followed by wreath-laying at memorials in London and Scotland.
During the war British pilots flew sorties in Seafire & Firefly aircraft from HMS Triumph, attacking North Korean airfields
The extraordinary bravery of out-numbered UK soldiers in the Battle of the Imjin River in April 1951 is also worth reading about - https://www.nam.ac.uk/explore/battle-imjin
The extraordinary bravery of out-numbered UK soldiers in the Battle of the Imjin River in April 1951 is also worth reading about - https://www.nam.ac.uk/explore/battle-imjin
At least 2.5 million people died in the Korean War.
For those asking about other nations' casualty tolls, here's a good site from CNN with military/civilian losses for South Korea, North Korea, China and UN forces like US https://edition.cnn.com/2013/06/28/world/asia/korean-war-fast-facts/index.html
For those asking about other nations' casualty tolls, here's a good site from CNN with military/civilian losses for South Korea, North Korea, China and UN forces like US https://edition.cnn.com/2013/06/28/world/asia/korean-war-fast-facts/index.html
