al serving in Korea."UK-Korea Relations". British Embassy Pyongyang. Foreign and Commonwealth Office. 9 February 2012. සම්ප්‍රවේශය 16 February 2013. When war came to Korea in June 1950, Britain was second only to the United States in the contribution it made to the UN effort in Korea. 87,000 British troops took part in the Korean conflict, and over 1,000 British servicemen lost their livesJack D. Walker. "A Brief Account of the Korean War". Information. Korean War Veterans Association. සම්ප්‍රවේශය 17 February 2013. Other countries to furnish combat units, with their peak strength, were: Australia (2,282), Belgium/Luxembourg (944), Canada (6,146), Colombia (1,068), Ethiopia (1,271), France (1,119), Greece (1,263), Netherlands (819), New Zealand (1,389), Philippines (1,496), Republic of South Africa (826), Thailand (1,294), Turkey (5,455), and the United Kingdom (Great Britain 14,198).↑ "Land of the Morning Calm: Canadians in Korea 1950–1953". Veterans Affairs Canada. Government of Can