Event    From 25/6/1950  To 27/7/1953

Korean War

Categories: Armed Forces

Countries: Korea

This war, the first UN action against aggression, has not officially ended but a ceasefire has held since 1953.

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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Korean War

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Fleet Air Arm

This bronze figure represents Daedalus, the Greek guy who crafted wings for h...

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Korean War memorial

The phrase "distant obligation..." references a cabinet meeting on 25 June 19...

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St Sepulchre's Church - Royal Fusiliers

A large board in the garden announces: The Royal Fusiliers (City of London R...

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SHAEF, Supreme Headquarters of the Allied Expeditionary Forces, WW2

SHAEF, Supreme Headquarters of the Allied Expeditionary Forces, WW2

Much of the planning for D-Day was carried out at Norfolk House. Eisenhower arrived there in January 1944 to take on the role of Supreme Allied Commander.  c.April 1944 SHAEF moved out to Camp Grif...

Group, Armed Forces

5 memorials
E. A. Saunders

E. A. Saunders

Resident of Willesden who volunteered and died in the Anglo Boer War, 1899-1900.

Person, Armed Forces, South Africa

War dead, Other war
1 memorial
Warrant Officer Robert William Long

Warrant Officer Robert William Long

Robert William Long was born on 16 November 1909, a son of Frederick Henry Long and Rebecca Long née George. His birth was registered in the 4th quarter of 1909 in the West Ham registration distric...

Person, Armed Forces, France

War dead, WW2
1 memorial
Wm. R. Wheal

Wm. R. Wheal

Resident of the Central Ward, Hendon who served and died in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
E. J. Skudder

E. J. Skudder

J. Lyons & Co. Ltd. staff member who died in WW2.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW2
1 memorial

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Avanti

Avanti

Architects. Projects include the restoration of the Natural History Museum facade, Liverpool Street Station concourse and the Isokon Building.

Group, Architecture

1 memorial
Councillor Ben Holmes
1 memorial
Queen's Park Rangers Football Club

Queen's Park Rangers Football Club

Formed from the merger of the St Jude's and Christchurch Rangers football teams. The name derives from the fact that most of the players came from the Queen's Park area of London. They have played ...

Group, Sport / Games

1 memorial
H. Prevett

H. Prevett

Clerk in 1952 of the rebuilding of Haberdasher Place.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Mihail Chemiakin

Mihail Chemiakin

Sculptor. He spent his early years in East Germany, where his father was serving in the army. Returning to Russia, he worked at the Hermitage museum. He was exiled in 1971 for failing to conform to...

Person, Sculpture, France, Germany, Russia

1 memorial