The Korean War: Memories of Forgotten British Heroes

A dramatic and tragic episode in British military history that will soon not be part of living memory.

More than 100,000 British troops fought in Korea between 1950 and 1953, of which just over 1,000 died, with a further 1,000 captured and held in atrocious conditions by the Chinese and North Koreans. At least half of those captured died in prison camps. More than 70 per cent of those who fought were teenagers doing National Service – poorly trained and ill-equipped.

The Korean War: Memories ...