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British Commonwealth forces in Korea included British, Canadian, Australian, New Zealander, and South African contingents. The first British units arrived on August 28, 1950, when the 1st Battalion Middlesex Regiment and the 1st Battalion Argyll Regiment and Sutherland Highlanders came under the 27th British Infantry Brigade. The 3rd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment soon joined the fighting. By the end of the war, 14,200 Commonwealth troops were serving in Korea. In all, 26,791 Canadians and 17,161 Australian troops served there. The last British troops left Korea in December 1953 after 670 men were killed in action and 2,692 were wounded.

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