Gloucester Valley Battle Monument

The Gloucester Valley Battle Monument is a memorial in South Korea that commemorates the actions of the Gloucestershire Regiment during the Battle of the Imjin River in 1951.

Hill 235

Hill 235, where the Gloucestershire Regiment (the Glorious Glosters) was ordered to "Hold on where you are", is remembered as the "Gloster Hill". The hill is south of the Imjin River and west of the Seolmacheon stream at 37°56′44″N 126°55′44″E in Jeokseong-myeon, Paju City, Gyeonggi-do Province, South Korea.

Memorial

The memorial stands at the foot of Gloster Hill (Coordinates: 37°56'33.78"N, 126°56'21.00"E), beside the Seolmacheon stream, and the British Embassy in Seoul organises services for veterans on every anniversary of the battle. Information on and artifacts from the battle are held by The Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum.

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  Gloster Memorial

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  South Korean troops at Gloster Memorial

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  British veterans march by

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  Colours paraded at Gloster Memorial

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  Colours at Gloster Memorial

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  Veterans at Gloster monument

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  Flags flying at Gloster Memorial

See also

• British military history

External links

• The Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum