United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Korea

Flags of the 16 nations who fought as part of the United Nations force against communist aggression

“  |  We inscribe your names in our land with appreciation. We engrave your names on our hearts with love. |  ”

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Entrance plaque to the memorial

The United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Korea is located in the South Korean city of Pusan and commemorates the dead soldiers of 16 countries who fell during the Korean War between 1951 and 1953. It is the only U.N. memorial park in the world.

Although the United States, France, Norway and Thailand mostly repatriated the bodies of their heroes, 2,3000 allied servicemen are buried in the memorial gardens.

Nation  | Combatants  | Killed/Missing
in action  | Interred
at UNMCK

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Australia  | 8,407  | 346  | 281
Canada  | 27,000  | 516  | 278
France  | 3,760  | 270  | 44
Netherlands  | 5,320  | 124  | 117
New Zealand  | 5,350  | 41  | 34
Norway  | 623  | 3  | 1
South Africa  | 900  | 37  | 11
Turkey  | 14,936  | 1,005  | 462
United Kingdom  | 56,000  | 1,177  | 885
United States  | 1,600,000  | 36,492  | 36
Belgium  | 3,590  | 106  |
Colombia  | 5,100  | 213  |
Ethiopia  | 3,518  | 122  |
Greece  | 4,440  | 186  |
Luxembourg  | 89  | 2  |
Philippines  | 7,500  | 120  |
Thailand  | 6,326  | 136  |
Italy  | 185  |  |
Denmark  | 630  |  |
India  | 346  |  |
Sweden  | 380  |  |
Total UN Troops | 1,75540,400 | 40,896 |
Unknown  |  |  | 4
Non-combatants  |  |  | 11
South Korea  |  |  | 36
Total at UNMCK |  |  | 2300

Australian memorial

Canadian memorial

Some of the 885 British graves