25 April 1951: After a heroic four-day defense of Hill 235, 39 survivors of the British Gloucestershire Regt. made it to safety.

Their casualties were enormous: 141 killed (plus 12 Belgians and 5 Filipinos) and 1,169 wounded, missing, or captured. By preventing a communist breakthrough, they saved the ROK 1st Inf. and U.S. 3d Inf. Divs. from being destroyed.

For details, see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Imjin_River#Battle

ILLUSTRATIONS: (1) Soldiers of the British 29th Bde. wage a desperate defense in the face of a Chinese assault along the Imjin River. (2) Soldiers of the 1st Gloucestershire Regt.'s Machine Gun Co. prepare to engage targets at long range. (3) Men of the 1st Gloucestershire Regt. held their positions overlooking the Imjin River until 10,000 attacking Chinese overran and killed, wounded, or captured them. (4) Lt. Col. James Carne makes his last transmission to brigade HQ from his position above the Imjin River before his battalion was overrun. (5) South African Air Force Mustang IVs prepare to take off in support of the British 29th Bde. from their airfield near Seoul. (6) A trio of Hawker Sea Furys from the HMS Theseus roll over to attack a target while supporting the British 29th Bde. (7) A Hawker Sea Fury lands on the HMS Theseus off the Korean coast.