The Korean War Memorial, located in London's Victoria Embankment Gardens, was unveiled on 3 December 2014. It stands between the River Thames and the Ministry of Defence headquarters as a gift from the Government of South Korea to honor the British soldiers who fought in the Korean War.
The memorial features a bronze statue of a British soldier by sculptor Philip Jackson. The sculpture is accompanied by a Portland stone obelisk on a Welsh slate base. It was unveiled in a ceremony led by Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester.
Situated in the gardens, the memorial serves as a tribute to those who served in the war between 1950 and 1953. The inscription on the monument simply reads: The Korean War 1950-1953.
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Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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