Canada in the Korean War
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The Canadian Forces were involved in the 1950–1953 Korean War and its aftermath. More than 30,000 Canadians participated on the side of the United Nations, and Canada sent eight destroyers. Canadian aircraft provided transport, supply and logistics. 516 Canadians died, 312 of which were from combat. After the war, Canadian troops remained for three years as military observers.
Two snipers of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry in Korea
A lance corporal of the Canadian Army being tended to in the Norwegian Army Surgical Hospital, January 1951
RFA Wave Sovereign resupplying HMCS Nootka (right foreground) and HMS Ocean (left background) off Korea in 1952.
Flight Lieutenant Ernie Glover of the Royal Canadian Air Force in front of the F-86 Sabre he flew while attached with the United States Air Force during the Korean War.
Australia in the Korean War
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Australia entered the Korean War on 28 September, 1950; following the invasion of South Korea by North Korea. The war's origins began after Japan's defeat in World War II, which heralded the end to 35 years of Japanese occupation of the Korean Peninsula. The surrender of Japan to the Allied forces on 2 September 1945, led to the division of Korea into two countries, which were officially called the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the Republic of Korea (ROK), with the DPRK being occupied by the Soviet Union, and the ROK, below the 38th Parallel, being occupied by the United States (US).
RAN Firefly aircraft on board HMAS Sydney off Korea
Australian soldiers firing a Vickers machine gun.
Troops from C Company, 3 RAR, watch for the enemy while a village in the valley below burns in November 1950
Members of 3 RAR move forward in 1951