Korean War Memorial, London
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 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, in 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]
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See also
- United Nations Memorial Cemetery, South Korea, where most of the British soldiers killed in the war are buried.
- Gloucester Valley Battle Monument, a memorial site for British troops in South Korea.
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- Korean War memorials and cemeteries
- Limestone sculptures in the United Kingdom
- Military memorials in London
- Outdoor sculptures in London
- South Korea–United Kingdom relations
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