▁screen ing ▁force ▁during ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁In ch on , ▁performing ▁shore ▁ra ids ▁and ▁in land ▁bomb ard ment . ▁New ▁Zealand ▁troops ▁remained ▁in ▁Korea ▁in ▁significant ▁numbers ▁for ▁four ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁arm ist ice , ▁although ▁the ▁last ▁New ▁Zealand ▁soldiers ▁did ▁not ▁leave ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁and ▁a ▁single ▁l ia ison ▁officer ▁remained ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁A ▁total ▁of ▁ 3 , 7 9 4 ▁New ▁Zealand ▁soldiers ▁served ▁in ▁K - FOR CE ▁and ▁ 1 3 0 0 ▁in ▁the ▁Navy ▁deployment . ▁ 3 3 ▁were ▁killed ▁in ▁action , ▁ 7 9 ▁wounded ▁and ▁one ▁soldier ▁was ▁taken ▁prisoner . ▁That ▁prisoner ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁North ▁Korea ▁for ▁eigh teen ▁months ▁and ▁rep atri ated ▁after ▁the ▁arm ist ices . ▁This ▁showed ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁that ▁New ▁Zealand ▁was ▁committed ▁to ▁the ▁organization ▁and ▁was ▁willing ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁UN ▁if ▁required . ▁ ▁K ash mir ▁conflict ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁three ▁New ▁Zealand ▁officers ▁were ▁second ed ▁as ▁military ▁obser vers ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁Military ▁Ob server ▁Group ▁in ▁the ▁K ash mir , ▁to ▁super v ise ▁a ▁ce ase fire ▁between ▁India ▁and ▁Pakistan . ▁Many ▁New ▁Zealand ▁officers , ▁including ▁Territ orial ▁Force ▁officers , ▁saw ▁service ▁with ▁the ▁force ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁ ▁East ▁Tim or ▁ ▁Following ▁East ▁Tim or ' s ▁vote