New Sign Boards Support Digital Walking Tour of the Korean War Battle of the Imjim

This is a great idea to help people learn more about the Battle of the Imjim when visiting the battle site:

British Korea War Memorial Committee co-chair Andrew Salmon talks about the Battle of Imjin River during a press conference at the British Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, July 25, 2025. (David Choi/Stars and Stripes)

British expatriates commemorating the United Kingdom’s role in the Korean War have launched a video walking tour marking their country’s bloodiest battle since World War II. The Seoul-based nonprofit British Korea War Memorial Committee unveiled the video series, “Stand in the Bootprints of Heroes: Battle of Imjin River,” on Friday.

The series recounts how a British brigade held off the largest Chinese assault of the war, beginning April 22, 1951. Visitors to the battlefield in Paju, about 25 miles north of the capital, can scan QR codes on 11 signs to access English-language YouTube videos, which include Korean subtitles.

The $22,000 project was funded by private companies and Dulwich College, committee treasurer Daniel Fertig said during a press conference at the British Embassy in Seoul. The digital memorial is a passionate tribute for Korean War veterans and a way “to keep their stories alive,” British Ambassador to South Korea Colin Crooks told reporters.

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You can read more at the link, but one of the people leading this effort is the author Andrew Salmon who wrote a great book about the Battle of the Imjim titled, To the Last Round which is worth reading. I also recommend reading my prior Heroes of the Korean War article about the commander of the Gloucestershire Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel James Carne who fought in the Battle of the Imjim.