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Korea Pair Duke of Wellington Regt

Korea Medal, UN Korea, 22618147 Pte J. Hough, DWR, Duke of Wellington’s Regiment, West Riding.

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Korea Medal, UN Korea, 22618147 Pte J. Hough, DWR, Duke of Wellington’s Regiment. 

 

Korea officially impressed: “22618147 Pte J. Hough DWR”

 

Service number corresponds with enlistment about mid to late 1951.

 

The Regimental Association of the Duke of Wellingtons have a detailed article on their service in Korea here:

Korea and The Hook, 1952 – 1953

 

The Regiment set sail aboard the HMT Devonshire on 22nd Septmber 1952 and landed at Pusan, Korea on 30th October 1952.

 

The first joined the 29th brigade and relieved the 3rd Royal Australian Regiment in late November.

 

Notably during May of 1953, the “Dukes” took up positions on 12/13th May on “The Hook”, what would come was the “Third Battle of the Hook”

 

“On 13th May 1953, the 1st Battalion the Duke of Wellington’s Regiment, aka the Dukes, were moved from its position on Yong Dong, to relieve the Black Watch, who had been defending The Hook.

During this period, the Black Watch had suffered 12 soldiers killed, 73 wounded and 20 missing.

Over the next 2 weeks, The Dukes were under constant sniper, mortar and artillery fire. This was then followed up in a major action over the 28-29th May following initial artillery and mortar fire, after which the PVA Infantry attacked in force.

Between the 19th and 28th May The Dukes suffered 15 men killed in action, 95 wounded and 32 missing. They were relieved at the end of the “Third Battle” on 29th May.”

 

Whilst after the battle the PVA insisted on 167 dead by body count, their actual numbers were estimate to be about 1,050 killed and 800 wounded.

 

The Dukes lost 3 Officers and 17 men killed, 2 Officers and 84 ranks wounded, with 20 men missing.

 

This battle led the Duke of Wellington’s Regiment to be awarded the Battle Honour “THE HOOK 1953”.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Battle_of_the_Hook