Unknown Soldiers Memorial
Description
A large monument of white stone with a bronze sculpture of two figures. It has a path with a rectangular shaped pond on either side leading to it and is located within the United Nations Memorial Cemetery.
History
Parliament of Korea, in order to honour the services and sacrifices made by the UN forces during the Korean War, volunteered this land for permanent use by UN as a cemetery in August 1955. An official agreement was signed by the UN and Korea in November 1959. Here at the United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Korea, the only one of its kind in the world, rest heroic braves from a number of UN nations, who sacrificed their lives for world peace and freedom.
In all, 21 nations volunteered to assist Korea under the United Nations flag during the war.
16 nations provided combat troops, equipment and armaments while 5 nations provided non-combat assistance by dispatching medical ships with staff and medicine. During the Korean War (June 25, 1950 ~ July 27, 1953), there were UN casualties of 40,896 from 17 nations.
The cemetery, including memorials, is managed by United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Korea.
Construction Information
No information available at this time.
Location
Deayon-4dong, Nam-gu, Busan Metropolitan City, Korea.
The Commonwealth Memorial is located within the United Nations Memorial Cemetery.