| Seolmacheon | |
| Hangul | |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Seolmacheon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sǒlmach'ǒn |
The Seolmacheon in South Korea is a tributary of the Imjin River, which it joins at Jeokseong. It was on Gloster Hill, between the two rivers, that the British Gloucestershire Regiment made their last stand against the Chinese in the Battle of the Imjin River, a major event in the Korean War, from 22–25 April 1951. At the Gloucester Valley Battle Monument (37°56′44″N 126°55′44″E / 37.94556°N 126.92889°E) the British Embassy in Seoul organises a service every April in commemoration.
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Seolmacheon from Gloster Bridge
Seolmacheon and Gloster Bridge
Gloster Bridge
Veterans on Gloster Bridge
Australian military attaché on Gloster Bridge
British military attaché and other officers on Gloster Bridge
Korean veterans with a New Zealand veteran by Seolmacheon
Gloster Memorial by Seolmacheon
South Korean troops at Gloster Memorial by Seolmacheon
British veterans march by Seolmacheon
Colours paraded by Seolmacheon
Colours at the Gloster monument by Seolmacheon
Veterans by Gloster monument by Seolmacheon
Flags flying by Gloster Memorial by Seolmacheon
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37°56′N 126°56′E / 37.933°N 126.933°E
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