Soldiers From Korea. Glosters Museum

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Photo of Glosters arriving back at Southampton from Korea.

Captain 251309 Anthony Heritage FARRAR-HOCKLEY. DSO, MC. He was a prisoner of war in Korea.
The War Office, 8th December, 1953.
The QUEEN has been graciously pleased to approve the following awards in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in KOREA: —
The Distinguished Service Order.
Captain 251309 Anthony Heritage FARRAR-HOCKLEY, M.C. The Gloucestershire Regiment.
Anthony Farrar-Hockley, one of Britain's most famous soldiers of the twentieth century, was a participant at the Imjin River battle.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Curtis

Lieutenant Colonel James Power CARNE, VC. DSO
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Carne

Sergeant P C CROMPTON

Captain 357962 A N WILSON (Jumbo) P.O.W. in Korea from 25th April 1951 to 1953
London Gazette dated 28th October 1960 Regular Army. Glosters
Capt. A. N. WILSON (3157962) to be Maj., 27th Oct. 1960.
London Gazette dated 9th April 1974. Prince of Wales Division, Regular Army. Major A N Wilson 237962, Glosters, retires of retired pay 6th April 1974.

Lieutenant 379283 G T COSTELLO. MC(Royal Hampshire and Glosters
London Gazette dated 5th June 1959 Regular Army Reserve of Officers.
Short Servvice Commission. Capt. G. T. COSTELLO, M.C. (379283), from
Active List, to be Capt., 3rd June 1959, retaining his present seniority.

Major 67136 Edgar Denis HARDING . The Gloucestershire
Regiment The War Office, 8th December, 1953.
The QUEEN has been graciously pleased to approve the following awards in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in KOREA: —
The Distinguished Service Order.

Major P W WELLER. MBE
London Gazette dates 15th April 1966 Wessex Brigade, Glosters. Regular Army. Maj. P. W. WELLER, M.B.E. (126470), retires on retired pay, 16th Apr. 1966.

Corporal A J DONOHUE
London Gazette dated 13th April 1954. The War Office.
The QUEEN has been graciously pleased to approve that the following be mentioned in recognition of gallant and distinguished services
whilst Prisoners of War in Korea: Corporal 5193476, A J Donohue, Military Medal.

Sergeant Philip V PETHRICK
The War Office, 8th December, 1953. The QUEEN has been graciously pleased to approve that the following be mentioned in recognition
of gallant and distinguished services in KOREA. 5183756 Sergeant P. V. PETHERICK.

Sergeant B E HILL

Sergeant A B SYKES. BEM

On display at the Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum. Commercial Rd, Gloucester GL1 2HE

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