Gapyeong Canada Monument

The Gapyeong Canada Monument ( ko, 캐나다 전투 기념비) is a monument erected to commemorate the sacrifice of the Canadian Forces during the Korean War, especially at the Battle of Kapyong in the Canadian Korean War Memorial Garden. The English text describing the monument reads as follows:

When one walks toward the monument, at the left is a panel explaining the history of the monument while at the right is a description of the Canadian contribution to the Korean War. The main monument is centred at the far end alongside both a Korean and Canadian flag. The main monument is flanked left by the monument dedicated to the 2nd Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI) and the battle on Hill 677 and flanked on the right with another monument naming all the Canadian units that participated in the Korean War.

The Main monument

The main monument was erected December 30, 1983 and its English text reads as follow :

PPCLI monument

At the left of the main monument lies the monument dedicated to the 2nd Battalion of the Princess Patricia Canadian Light Infantry for their actions during the Battle of Kapyong on April 24 and 25 1951, actions that had them decorated with the United States Presidential Unit Citation. This monument was erected November 7, 1975.

Canadian contribution to the Korean War

The two rightmost monument describe the Canadian contribution to the Korean war. The front monument reads as follow s:

The rear monument goes into details, listing the units that participated in the Korean war as well as the size of the contribution: 26,791 Canadians during the war itself, 7,000 until 1955 with 516 casualties and 1,255 wounded. The units that served are:
* Royal Canadian Navy
** HMCS ''Athabaskan''
** HMCS ''Cayuga''
** HMCS ''Sioux''
** HMCS ''Nootka''
** HMCS ''Huron''
** HMCS ''Iroquois''
** HMCS ''Crusader''
** HMCS ''Haida''
* Army
** Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)
** 2nd Field Regiment (FD Regt.) and 1st Regt. Royal Canadian Horse Artillery
** 81st FD Regt. Royal Canadian Artillery
** The Corps of Royal Canadian Engineers
** The Royal Canadian Corps of Signals
** The Royal Canadian Regiment
*** 2nd. 1st and 3rd Battalions
** Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
*** 2nd. 1st and 3rd Battalions
** Royal 22^e Régiment
*** 2nd. 1st and 3rd Battalions
** The Royal Canadian Army Service Corps
** The Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps
** The Royal Canadian Army Dental Corps
** Royal Canadian Army Ordnance Corps
** The Corps of Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
** Royal Canadian Army Pay Corps
** The Royal Canadian Postal Corps
** Royal Canadian Army Chaplain Corps
** The Canadian Provost Corps
** Canadian Intelligence Corps
* Royal Canadian Air Force
** No. 426 (Thunderbird) Squadron

See also

* United Nations Memorial Cemetery – Busan, South Korea, which holds the remains of 378 Canadians killed in the Korean War

External links

{{Commons category, Gapyeong Canada Monument

Canada Monument

A Profile of the Canadian Korean War Memorial

International Expedition: South Korea

Korean War memorials and cemeteries
Monuments and memorials in South Korea
Canadian military memorials and cemeteries
Buildings and structures in Gapyeong County