FAMILIES of North-East men who lost their lives in the Korean War are being invited to contribute to a memorial project.
The British Korean Veterans’ Association is
acting on behalf of the United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Busan, South
Korea, where more than 800 British servicemen were laid to rest.
The authorities there want to obtain photographs of those interred, as well as of those who died but have no known grave.
The pictures will be attached to their records and also displayed in the cemetery’s hall of remembrance.
They include young men from what is now Tyne and Wear, who gave their lives; men such as Driver Nicholas Robson, Private Gordon Shiell, Pte William Donaldson, Fusilier Thomas McNally, Pte Leslie Jackson, Warrant Officer James Morris, Pte Robert Smith, Lieutenant Brian Swinbanks, Pte Leonard Turnbull and Gunner Ralph Barwick.
Any family who lost a loved one in the Korean War and wishes to take part in the memorial project can send the photograph to the Veterans’ Association’s James Grundy at 102 College Croft, Eccles, Greater Manchester M30 0AN.
n The association would also like to hear from those who served in Korea/Japan from 1950 to 1953, or with the peace-keeping force over the following four years.
They include those in the Merchant Navy, NAAFI, Red Cross and the Women’s Royal Voluntary Service.
Drop a line to Brian Hough, 116 Fields Farm Road, Hattersley, Hyde, Cheshire SK14 3NP (a stamped addressed envelope for the reply would be appreciated).
The authorities there want to obtain photographs of those interred, as well as of those who died but have no known grave.
The pictures will be attached to their records and also displayed in the cemetery’s hall of remembrance.
They include young men from what is now Tyne and Wear, who gave their lives; men such as Driver Nicholas Robson, Private Gordon Shiell, Pte William Donaldson, Fusilier Thomas McNally, Pte Leslie Jackson, Warrant Officer James Morris, Pte Robert Smith, Lieutenant Brian Swinbanks, Pte Leonard Turnbull and Gunner Ralph Barwick.
Any family who lost a loved one in the Korean War and wishes to take part in the memorial project can send the photograph to the Veterans’ Association’s James Grundy at 102 College Croft, Eccles, Greater Manchester M30 0AN.
n The association would also like to hear from those who served in Korea/Japan from 1950 to 1953, or with the peace-keeping force over the following four years.
They include those in the Merchant Navy, NAAFI, Red Cross and the Women’s Royal Voluntary Service.
Drop a line to Brian Hough, 116 Fields Farm Road, Hattersley, Hyde, Cheshire SK14 3NP (a stamped addressed envelope for the reply would be appreciated).
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