United Nations Memorial Cemetery (UNMCK) (; jae hahn UN ki nyum gong won), located at Tanggok in the Nam District, City of Busan, Republic of Korea, is a burial ground for United Nations Command (UNC) casualties of the Korean War. It contains 2,300 graves and is the only United Nations cemetery in the world. Laid out over 14 hectares (35 acres), the graves are set out in 22 sites designated by the nationalities of the buried servicemembers.
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| - United Nations Memorial Cemetery (UNMCK) (; jae hahn UN ki nyum gong won), located at Tanggok in the Nam District, City of Busan, Republic of Korea, is a burial ground for United Nations Command (UNC) casualties of the Korean War. It contains 2,300 graves and is the only United Nations cemetery in the world. Laid out over 14 hectares (35 acres), the graves are set out in 22 sites designated by the nationalities of the buried servicemembers.
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| - UN Memorial Cemetery
- 재한유엔기념공원
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| - 1950(xsd:integer)
- plus UNC deceased post-war
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| - * UN Memorial Cemetery (Official)
- * Korean War Memorials: UN Memorial Cemetery in Korea
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by country
| - United Nations Command (UNC):
* British Commonwealth Forces Korea
** United Kingdom: 885
** Canadian: 378
** Australian: 281
** New Zealanders: 34
** South Africa (2 Squadron SAAF): 11
* Turkey (Turkish Brigade): 462
* Dutch (the "Netherlands Battalion"): 117
* France (French Battalion): 44
* South Korean: 36 – ROK Army soldiers serving in UNC units
* American: 36
* Norway: 1
* Non-combatants: 11
* Unknown: 4
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| - United Nations Memorial Cemetery (UNMCK) (; jae hahn UN ki nyum gong won), located at Tanggok in the Nam District, City of Busan, Republic of Korea, is a burial ground for United Nations Command (UNC) casualties of the Korean War. It contains 2,300 graves and is the only United Nations cemetery in the world. Laid out over 14 hectares (35 acres), the graves are set out in 22 sites designated by the nationalities of the buried servicemembers.
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