Stockport Express

MEMORIAL TO KOREA HEROES

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I AM acting on behalf of the authoritie­s at the United Nations Memorial Cemetery Busan South Korea, where more than 800 British servicemen are buried.

The authoritie­s there wish to obtain photograph­s of those servicemen interred there, and, also of those who gave their lives but have no known grave.

The photograph­s will be attached to their records, and will also be displayed on the walls of the Cemetery Hall of Remembranc­e, for all time.

The following names are just some of the young men from the Greater Manchester area who gave their lives in Korea. L/Cpl Clifford Broughton; Pte Ronald Sharman; Pte John H Eadsforth; Sgt Herbert Clarke; Mne Gerard Ahern (RM); L/Cpl Keith S Ogborn; L/Cpl Edward Hannen; Fus Ronald J Eardley; Mne John L Graham (RM); Spr Arnold Ashcroft; L/Cpl James Smith; Cpl Ronald Southworth; Lt Victor A Dunlop; Pte Joseph Dye; S/ Lt Richard D Bradley (RN).

Any family who lost a loved one in the Korean War, from 1950-53, and wish to take part, can send the photograph to me at: Brian Hough 116 Fields Farm Road, Hyde. SK14 3NP. Or for further details phone 0161 368 5622 or 07467 037742. You can also email: bhough116@gmail.com. Brian Hough Hyde

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