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Imjin 70 information sheet

April 2021 is the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Imjin River in which the Glosters (Gloucestershire regiment) played a key part. 

We have produced an information sheet to tell people what relevant resources we hold at Gloucestershire Archives. 

It also signposts significant resources and information held elsewhere.

Visit Gloucestershire Archives to read the fact sheet.

Statues of soldiers from the Gloucestershire Regiment – Taken from koreanwarmemorials.com

The battle of Imjin River was fought between the 22 – 25th of April 1951. The battle was part of a Chinese counter-offensive, after United Nations forces had recaptured Seoul in March 1951 The assault on ‘Gloster Hill’ was led by General Peng Dehuai who commanded a force of 300,000 troops attacking over a 40-mile sector.

In the three-day battle, the Gloucestershire Regiment took the heaviest fire on 24th April 1951. In the early hours of the day, the ‘Glosters’ were forced to regroup and defend hill 235, now known as ‘Gloster Hill.’ That day an attempt was made to reinforce the Gloster’ position, but the Chinese military had now surrounded their position, and attempts to reinforce them were impossible.

On the 25th of April, the Glosters were given permission to withdraw. They were the only regiment that remained, and were now completely surrounded by the Chinese army. At 10:30, they made their escape. Sadly only 39 men from the Gloucestershire Regiment made it back to UN/ROK (Republic of Korea) lines.

Click the link above to read more about why the battle is important in the Korean War.

Events

Passport to the Past: Making Sense of the Census

Grab your passport, pack your luggage and press the button to travel back in time in this interactive after (home) school club.

Wednesday 3 March, 4 - 5pm. Free of charge.

  

This month we time travel back to when the first ever Census was conducted, learn how things have changed over the years and the significance of the 2021 Census.

  • What is a Census?
  • Why were they important?
  • How does the Census of today differ from those of the past?
  • What happens to my data and privacy once I complete the Census?
  • Who was living in Buckingham Palace in 1841?
  • What can the Census tell me about the (modern) world that I live in?

Find out the answers to these, and many more questions in these interactive Zoom sessions where you’ll meet other people, hear from experts and enjoy fun activities you can either do during the club, or in your own time afterwards. Plus, you’ll learn how to make your own Census so that people in the future can find out more about you.

If you are aged 8 – 13 and enjoy history and what it can tell us about today’s world, don’t miss this monthly online after school club! You’ll meet, talk to, and have lots of real time fun experienced session leaders from Gloucestershire Archives as they lead you on an hour-long adventure into the past.

To book your place visit the Gloucestershire Archives website

Passport to the Past: Victorian School Experience

It’s dressing up day in our Passport to the Past after (home) school club. Do your best to find a flat cap, scruffy shirt, braces and shorts, or black skirt, frilly white top a bow for your hair as you travel back in time to an interactive Victorian classroom. And remember, bring an apple for your teacher!

Wednesday 7 April, 2 - 3pm (earlier time because in the Easter break). Free of charge. 

  

Join Miss Fowkes and Miss O’Keefe as they tell you to listen up, stop talking and recite your times tables. Just Kidding, this is going to be fun – we promise!

  • How were lessons different in the Victorian days?
  • Were girls treated the same as boys?
  • What happened if you were naughty in class?
  • Were pens and pencils invented yet?

Find out the answers to these and many more questions in these interactive Zoom sessions where you’ll meet other people, hear from experts and enjoy fun activities you can either do during the club, or in your own time afterwards.

If you are aged 6 – 13 and enjoy history and what it can tell us about today’s world, don’t miss this monthly online after school club! You’ll meet, talk to, and have lots of real time fun as experienced session leaders from Gloucestershire Archives as they lead you on an hour-long adventure into the past.

To book your place visit Gloucestershire Archives website.

Secrets Revealed: The Census

A leisurely lunchtime learning session led by the experienced team at Gloucestershire Archives revealing secrets of the past.

Wednesday 24 March, 1 -2pm. Free of charge.

   

In connection with the 2021 National Census, the first in these monthly sessions unlocks the history of the first ever Census, dispels the myth of the most famous Census of all time connected to the birth of Jesus, and provides more detail and information about the Census of today.

Easy to digest and laced with humour these online seminars are full of headline facts, extra information and deeper context, to ensure that those both those new to history hunting or bona fide history buffs will come away having learned something new and inspired to find out more in their own time afterwards.

These live Zoom seminars will bring together a community of people with a shared interest in history, heritage, culture and their importance in today’s world.

To book your place visit Gloucestershire Archives website.

Secrets Revealed: Victorian School Records

Belgravia, Downton Abbey, Larkrise to Candleford, the list goes on, as the escape into the Victorian era becomes ever more popular. April’s Secrets Revealed Seminar follows the trend as Gloucestershire Archives reveal the secrets of Victorian School Records.

Wednesday 28 April, 1 - 2pm. Free of charge.

 

This monthly series of leisurely lunchtime learning sessions are great for those who are new to learning about the past and for those passionate about history, keen to expand their knowledge on a given subject in a focused session.

Led by experts at Gloucestershire Archives they are easy to digest, laced with humour and full of headline facts and context information ready to unlock an the secrets of a time gone by.

Secrets Revealed are live Zoom seminars that bring together a community of people with a shared interest in history, heritage, culture and their importance in today’s world.

To book your place visit Gloucestershire Archives website.

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