Remembering the Korean War - 70 years on

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Chinese



from a Chinese TV series


South Koreans


British - posed surely?


This is THE Korean War photo for me.

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Are they Gloucesters ?  I can't see a Backbadge. But yes, it does look posed.

With hindsight perhaps we should have sculpted the first Brits in beret as opposed to the historically accurate bush hat ?

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I think they are Gloucesters - the attribution of the original is the Gloucestershire Museum - and I can see a back badge on the chap in the foreground who is facing away. The 5th up on the trench shows a badge that I think looks like the Sphinx - and they are wearing the 29th Brigade patch (bet they took a long time to design that one!)

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Yeah - that's the backbadge all right.  The image may not have been taken in Korea at all.  After their "glory" the Battalion was sent to Warminister and used to demonstrate, train and mentor other units.

However, the retention of the 29th badge would argue they are still in Korea. 

Interesting to observe how the beret is beginning to shrink from the floppy headdress of WW2 to the neater lid that it has evolved into today.