Visiting the British Commonwealth War Memorials at Gapyeong

Well..... this was one of the most special days in our time in Korea....a time, admittedly, full of special days and moments.

On April 27 2014, a group of our Aussie, Kiwi and Canadian friends set off to find the British Commonwealth War Memorials at Gapyeong, north-east of Seoul, and around 2 1/2 hours drive from our home. These are the only war memorials that I have found in Korea, specifically for the British Commonwealth troops, apart from the memorials at the War Memorial of Korea in Seoul, and at the memorials at the DMZ, both on the west and east coasts of Korea.

We visited 4 different memorials, all of which commemorate the troops who fought in the Battle of Kapyeong (K and G are often interchangeable when translating from Korean to English) in 1951:
 

The British Commonwealth Memorial in the middle of Gapyeong

This is all of us, behind a sign thanking the Commonwealth troops!

The Canadian Monument

The New Zealand Monument

 The Australian Monument 

This says "Australia Battle Monument"

These banners were everywhere, and specifically thanking each
country!

Picnic lunch right next to the NZ monument

The Australian and New Zealand monuments share
a beautiful little park.

This is one of the things I am very happy to say that I have done while living in Korea.  It cemented friendships whilst honouring our countrymen.