Korean War Medal 1953 To Pte A Turk, Gloucestershire Regiment

Korean War Medal 1953
22384641 Pte A Turk, Glosters
Condition VF
On 22-25 April 1951, some 700 Glosters were surrounded, but held their ground until their ammunition ran out, against over 10,000 Chinese troops. The Gloucestershire Regiment, along with C Troop of 170th Independent Mortar Battery, famously fought a last stand on Hill 235 (later renamed Gloster Hill) after being ordered to “hold on where you are”. This allowed UN forces to regroup and block the Chinese 63rd Army’s Spring Offensive and advance on Seoul. This remains one of the bloodiest battles fought by British Forces since World War II, with over a third of troops killed or wounded and hundreds imprisoned for more than two years in POW camp

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