Korean War Memorial, London Explained

A memorial to the British soldiers in the Korean War was unveiled in Victoria Embankment Gardens, between the River Thames and the Ministry of Defence headquarters in London, England, on 3 December 2014.^[1] The memorial, a bronze statue of a British soldier by the sculptor Philip Jackson, with a Portland stone obelisk on a Welsh slate base, was a gift from the Government of South Korea and was unveiled in a ceremony led by Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester.^[2]

See also

• Gloucester Valley Battle Monument, a memorial site for British troops in South Korea
• United Nations Memorial Cemetery, South Korea, where most of the British soldiers killed in the war are buried

Notes and References

1. News: James Meikle . Korean war veterans say sacrifice finally honoured as memorial is unveiled . The Guardian. 3 December 2014 . 2014-12-04.
2. Web site: Memorial to the Korean War unveiled in London – Press releases . GOV.UK . 2014-12-04.