Photos UN Forces in Korea

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French Battalion integrated to the 2nd US Infantry Division during the Korean War. Between 1950 and 1953 the Battalion received 3 US and 2 ROK Presidential Unit Citations.

 

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Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, arrive at Pusan, Korea - September 1950

 

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Troops from 27th Commonwealth Infantry Brigade hitch a ride on a M4A3E8 Sherman of the 89th Tank Battalion, US 25th Infantry Division in October 1950
The 27th Commonwealth Infantry Brigade in this timeframe was composed of the 1st Bn, the Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own), 1st Bn, the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's), and the 3rd Bn, Royal Australian Regiment.

 

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The Gloucestershire Regiment "The Glosters"

 

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Soldiers of the Thai Army embark to South Korea, 1950. Thailand was among the first Asian nations to respond to UN resolution 84, in response to the invasion by North Korean Communist forces. They wear French-style Adrian helmets and are carrying Type 66 Siamese Mauser (modified Japanese Type 38 Arisaka) (legacies of WW2 struggles against France and cooperation/struggle against Imperial Japan). Ultimately, more than 11,000 Thai troops would serve in the Korean War alongside UN forces, fighting notably at the Battle of Pork Chop Hill.

 

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An Australian (probably 3 RAR) Vickers gun crew in 1951

 

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Mortar crew of 3 RAR, 5 November 1950

 

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Privates John Joyal, Henry Hayward and Donald Beebe of the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry steady themselves after mortar platoon training near Miryang, February 1951.

 

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Flt Sgt. George Hale, 77 Squadron RAAF with his Gloster Meteor F.8 "Halestorm". March 1953

 

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Soldiers with the 27th Commonwealth Infantry Brigade with a US M4A3(76)W Sherman of the 89th Tank Battalion, 25th Infantry Division, in Korea - October 1950
The 27th Commonwealth Infantry Brigade in this timeframe was composed of the 1st Battalion, the Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own), 1st Battalion, the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's), and the 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment.

 

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A soldier of the 1st Battalion King's Shropshire Light Infantry with his Sten MkV SMG. Late 1951

 

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General James Cassels, commander of the 1st Commonwealth Division in a jeep during the Korean War - 1951

 

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Six-year-old Kim Meon Sikieh lived near the Kimpo airstrip in South Korea - and in 1953 he got a real thrill: being lifted into the cockpit of a No. 77 Squadron RAAF Gloster Meteor, "Miss Bunbury", complete with flying helmet, goggles and oxygen mask.
But photos like this sit alongside a much harder truth. During the Korean War, it’s estimated more than 100,000 Korean children were orphaned or displaced, separated from family by death, geography and poverty.
Many were cared for by UN personnel in informal, everyday ways whilst stationed in the country - and Australians across the army, air force and navy sponsored orphanages, shared rations, and hosted gatherings for children near camps and bases.