This war, the first UN action against aggression, has not officially ended but a ceasefire has held since 1953.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Korean War
Commemorated ati
Fleet Air Arm
This bronze figure represents Daedalus, the Greek guy who crafted wings for h...
Korean War memorial
The phrase "distant obligation..." references a cabinet meeting on 25 June 19...
St Sepulchre's Church - Royal Fusiliers
A large board in the garden announces: The Royal Fusiliers (City of London R...
Other Subjects
A. W. K. Brett
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
C. S. Toms
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
Field Marshal, Viscount Gort, VC
Army officer. Born John Standish Surtees Prendergast Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort at 24 Chesham Place, London. He served with the Grenadier Guards in World War I and was awarded the Victoria Cross in...
Captain William Mudge
Surveyor. Born Plymouth, godson of Samuel Johnson. Served in South Carolina. 1791 joined the Ordnance Trigonometrical Survey and became its director in 1798. Thus a very important figure in the wor...
Silvertown firemen
At least two firemen from the Silvertown Fire Station responded to the fire at the TNT factory across the road. They lost their lives when that fire led to the Silvertown Explosion. The plaque refe...