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Lieutenant Philip K. Curtis was awarded the victoria cross in which battle?

Lieutenant Philip K.E. Curtis, V.C. - att'd 1st Battalion - 22-23 April 1951 - Imjin River, Korea
The enemy making a heavy attack on his position, secured a foot hold on 'Castle Hill.' Curtis led a counter-attack and was severely wounded by a grenade. Several men crawled out to assist him, however he broke free from them and charged again, being killed by machine gun fire within yards of his objective.

source: http://members.tripod.com/~Glosters/VC.htm

When was the most recent tunnel(s) under the DMZ found?

Excuse the interuption guys, but I just thought I would mention a couple of connections i had with the Korean war. My uncle, Reg Whitmarsh ,after service in Palestine and World war 11, Monte Casino,etc, served in Korea with the Glorious Gloucesters. He was a sniper and a senior NCO.He then returned to The Wilshire Regiment where he was Regimental Sergeant Major, and eventually ran the Wiltshire cadets. The only time I ever spotted a tear, over a few drinks, was when he spoke of Korea. I still spend a lot of time with his son, since Reg died a couple of years ago. He was the epitome of the lifetime Army professional.

When I was with my regiment in Egypt, my cousin Rob Clark had joined us after serving with the Argylls in Korea. He was mentioned in despatches and as the un-named soldier in literature who came face to face with a chinese enemy in the trenches, and killed him with a shovel. He joined our battalion as a sergeant, but fairly quickly went down through the ranks, a stripe at a time, through fighting in drink. He was incredibly respected when sober, a great fighting soldier. He was also extremely popular, but would wake up screaming in the night sometimes, and when drunk would happily volunteer to take on the world one at a time. He was always a lithe middleweight, sizewise. Eventually he was discharged, peacetime soldiering he couldn't cope with. He returned to Glasgow, was stalked always by challengers because of his reputation as a fighting man, but he kept in touch from time to time, and i still have his last letter. He was a grandfather, he was tee-total, and he had found a way of life that suited him, working on the oil-rigs. He was a soldier you would want on your side on active service.

Sorry Guys - i messed up putting up that post on your quiz thread - won't happen again. new boy you see, with a small brain.

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