United Kingdom in the Korean War

The United Kingdom was involved in the Korean War between 25 June 1950 and 27 July 1953.

56,000 British troops participated on the side of the United Nations force.

After the war some British troops remained as military observers until 1957.

British Army's order of battle as follows: Royal Navy's order of battle as follows: Royal Marines's order of battle as follows: Total 81,084 British participated in the Korean War, 886 of 1,078 killed soldiers were buried in the United Nations Memorial Cemetery, Busan, South Korea.

There is a Korean War Memorial in London which unveiled on 3 December 2014.

Unit Patch of 1st Commonwealth Division
Unit Patch of 29th Infantry Brigade
Military Ceremony of British troops after Battle of Imjin River
Military Ceremony of British troops after Battle of Imjin River
Statue in the Memorial Park for Battle of Imjin River
Korean War Memorial in London
• North Korean,
Chinese and
Soviet forces
• South Korean, U.S.,
Commonwealth
and United Nations
forces