Gloucester Valley Battle Monument

The Gloucester Valley Battle Monument (Korean: 파주 영국군 설마리전투비, literally "British Army's Seolmari Battle Monument in Paju")^[1][2] is a memorial in South Korea that commemorates the actions of the Gloucestershire Regiment during the Battle of the Imjin River in 1951.

Hill 235

Hill 235, where the 1st Battalion, the Gloucestershire Regiment (the Glorious Glosters) was ordered to "Hold on where you are", is remembered as "Gloster Hill". The hill is south of the Imjin River and west of the Seolmacheon stream at 37°56′34″N 126°56′21″E / 37.94278°N 126.93917°E / 37.94278; 126.93917Coordinates: 37°56′34″N 126°56′21″E / 37.94278°N 126.93917°E / 37.94278; 126.93917 in Jeokseong-myeon, Paju City, Gyeonggi-do Province, South Korea.

Memorial

The memorial stands at the foot of Gloster Hill, beside the Seolmacheon stream, and the British Embassy in Seoul organises services for veterans on every anniversary of the battle. Information on and artifacts from the battle are held by The Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum.

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  Gloster Memorial
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  South Korean troops at Gloster Memorial
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  British veterans march by
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  Colours paraded at Gloster Memorial
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  Colours at Gloster Memorial
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  Veterans at Gloster monument
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  Flags flying at Gloster Memorial

See also

• British Commonwealth Forces Korea
• Philip Curtis (VC), British officer killed in the Battle of the Imjin River.
• Anthony Farrar-Hockley, a British full-ranking general and a veteran of the same Battle.
• Korean War Memorial, London

References

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External links

• The Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum
• (Korean) 영국군 전적비 (Gloucester Valley Battle Monument), Gyeonggi Tourism Organization