Hangul 파주 영국군 설마리전투비 | Hanja 坡州 英國軍 雪馬里戰鬪碑 | |
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Revised Romanization Paju Yeonggukgun Seolmari Jeontubi McCune–Reischauer P’achu Yŏngkukkun Sŏlmari Chŏnt'upi | ||
The Gloucester Valley Battle Monument (Korean: 파주 영국군 설마리전투비, literally "British Army's Seolmari Battle Monument in Paju") is a memorial in South Korea that commemorates the actions of the Gloucestershire Regiment during the Battle of the Imjin River in 1951.
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Hill 235
Hill 235, where the 1st Battalion, the Gloucestershire Regiment (the Glorious Glosters) was ordered to "Hold on where you are", is remembered as "Gloster Hill". The hill is south of the Imjin River and west of the Seolmacheon stream at 37°56′34″N 126°56′21″E in Jeokseong-myeon, Paju City, Gyeonggi-do Province, South Korea.
Memorial
The memorial stands at the foot of Gloster Hill, 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.