Imjin heroes

During April 1951 the U.N. forces were attacked en masse by the North Korean and Communist Chinese forces at the Imjin river . The purpose of these attacks was to force a way into Seoul . The Gloucestershire regiment [Glorious Glosters] took part in the battle and won worldwide esteem for their heroic stand at Gloster hill . Many of the Glosters went into Chinese P.O.W. camps but some managed to fight their way through to the U.N. lines . Many Liverpool and Merseyside men fought in Korea the following  are two illustrations are from the Liverpool press .

Stories 3

A further selection of stories from the Liverpool press .

Stories 2

More stories as reported in the Liverpool press .

Stories 1

During the war many individual stories were published in the press throwing light upon the daily lives on campaign of the men from Liverpool and Merseyside .

Families

Some family connections as reported in the Evening Express .