UK-Korea relations

A link to the British embassy's description of UK-Korean relations over the last 150 years. For anyone who is interested.

http://ukinkorea.fco.gov.uk/en/working-with-korea/bilateral-relations/

I knew the UK sent troops to fight in the Korean war but I never realised how many, and how many never made it home. 87,000 British soldiers and over 1000 were killed. Compare that to Afghanistan were we have only 8,300 troops. It might not be an immediate threat as was Communism, but it's just as valuable a mission.