The Korean War (1950-1953)

By Major (Retd) Simon Walmsley Director, The Royal Logistic Corps Museum

areas. From blazing summer heat, to freezing winter snow, innovative and imaginative solutions werefound to feed the force. Staff Sergeant Hawkes ACC spent two and half years as a POW of the Chinese and along with hundreds of others was held in the harshest of conditions.

The RPC provided a Pusan Guard Company and a British Commonwealth Labour Unit was formed in July 1953 and remained in Korea until 1957, until it was felt safe to reduce British troop numbers in the region. Their task was to employ local civilians to support the commonwealth forces. Over 1,100 British forces were killed and 2,600 wounded with many others suffering long periods in captivity as POWs during this bitter war.