The United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Korea (UNMCK) is the resting place of UN forces who died in defense of freedom and peace during the Korean War (1950-1953). Originally established by the UN Command in April 1951, the responsibility for the maintenance of the cemetery was transferred to the United Nations in 1959, and then in 1974 to the Commission for the UNMCK, who oversees the cemetery in perpetuity, and is composed of the eleven countries whose nationals are interred here. The primary objective of the Commission and the other caretakers of the cemetery is to honor the service and sacrifice of the fallen, and we welcome people of all nations to join us in honoring the brave fallen who lie here. During the Korean War, twenty-two UN nations dispatched combat forces and/or medical unity. In all, nearly 41,000 of these UN troops sacrificed their lives in the conflict. This sacred ground is the resting place of 2,315 brave fallen from eleven nations.
The Sending States of the Korean War. Combat support from 16 nations: Australia, Belgium, Canada, Colombia, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the Philippines, South Africa, Thailand, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States. Medical Support from 6 nations: Denmark, Germany, India, Italy, Norway, Sweden.
Number of Interred by nation:
Australia 281
Canada 381
France 46
Netherlands 120
New Zealand 32
Norway 1
Korea 37
South Africa 11
Turkey 462
United Kingdom 889
United States 40
UN Unknown 4
Others 11
Total 2,315

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