Battle of Hill 187

[3] On 2 May 1953, Lieutenant Gerard Balfour Meynell of the 3rd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment was leading a patrol near Hill 187.

[5] After a heavy artillery barrage, the Chinese launched numerous human wave attacks in an attempt to take the hill.

[8] The 81st Field Regiment, RCA layed down defensive fire in an attempt to keep Chinese forces back.

[19] The Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry casualties were 4 dead (2 gunners and 2 soldiers), and 7 wounded.

[9] This makes the total number of Canadian casualties during the battle: 32-39 dead, 34-45 wounded, 11 missing and 9 captured.

Canadian soldiers participating in the Hill 187 competition.