Royal Australian Air Force in Korean War. Seoul. South Korea
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N 37° 32.107 E 126° 58.655
52S E 321312 N 4156158
Royal Australian Air Force in Korean War
Waymark Code: WM1B1P7
Location: Seoul, South Korea
Date Posted: 11/17/2024
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Tuena
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Le musée de la guerre situé en Corée regroupe de nombreuses expositions, exterieur ou interieur. Parmi les differentes , un endroit regroupe les plaques des differentes corps ayant participés à la guerre de Corée . Elles sont regroupéées autor d'un momenument pour la paix.

The war museum located in Korea brings together numerous exhibitions, exterior and interior. Among the different ones, one place brings together the plates of the different corps which participated in the Korean War. They are grouped around a monument for peace.



Inscribed on the plaque:
"AUSTRALIA IN THE KOREAN WAR
25 JUIN 1950 TO 27 JULY 1953
IN JUNE 1950, AUSTRALIA WAS ONE OF THE
FIRST IN THE UNITED NATIONS (UN) TO
ANSWER THE CALL TO DEFEND SOUTH KOREA
AGAINST INVASION FROM THE NORTH
THE AUTRALIANS FOUGHT IN KOREA ON LAND
IN THE AIR AND AT THE SEA. AUTRALIANS SOLDIERS
DISTINGUISEDHED THEMSELVES IN MANY FIERCE
LAND BATTLES; INCLUDING THE LONG
ADVANCE INTO THE NORTH IN SEPTEMBER 1950
AND ALSO AS PART OF THE MULTINATIONAL
(COMMONWEALTH) FORCE AT THE BATTLES OF
KAPYONG, MARYANG SAN AND ALONG THE 37th
PARRALLEL, THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE
WAS IN ACTION FOR THE DURATION OF THE
WAR, PROVIDING FIGHTERS, BOMBERS AND
MUCH OF THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH
FORCES AERIAL SUPPLY AND EVACUATION,
THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY HAD NINE SHIPS
SERVING IN KOREA IN BLOCKADE AND
BOMBARDMENTS ROLES

BY THE CREASE-FIRE 17000 AUSTRALIAN HAD
SERVED IN KOREA; 339 WERE KILLED AND 1216
WOUNDED

TH PEOPLE OF KOREA REMEMBER THAT THE
SACRIFICES OF THE AUSTRALIANS HELPED TO
RETAIN THEIR LIBERTY, THESE MEMORIES ARE
PRESERVED BY WAY OF STRONG SOCIAL
ECONOMIC AND EDUCATION EXHANGE
BETWEEN THE TWO NATIONS"
Type of Historic Marker: Plaque only

Type of Historic Marker if other: KOREAN WAR

Related Website: [Web Link]

Age/Event Date: Not listed

Historic Resources.: Not listed

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