un ▁Island , ▁and ▁renamed ▁it ▁as ▁Port ▁Hamilton ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 5 . ▁The ▁relationship ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁nations ▁had ▁broken ▁off ▁during ▁the ▁Korea ▁under ▁Japanese ▁rule ▁between ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁After ▁the ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁South ▁Korea ▁established ▁diplom atic ▁t ies ▁with ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁January , ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁The ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁and ▁other ▁British ▁Commonwealth ▁Forces ▁fought ▁alongside ▁South ▁Korea ▁during ▁the ▁Korean ▁War . ▁Al most ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁British ▁serv ic emen ▁fought ▁in ▁the ▁Korean ▁war . ▁Their ▁most ▁famous ▁invol vement ▁was ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Im jin ▁River , ▁a ▁confront ation ▁with ▁Chinese ▁soldiers . ▁ 6 0 0 ▁soldiers ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Army ▁took ▁on ▁a ▁force ▁of ▁ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁Chinese ▁troops ▁crossing ▁the ▁Im jin ▁River ▁in ▁Korea . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁battle ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁Chinese ▁troops ▁had ▁fallen . ▁British ▁losses ▁stood ▁at ▁just ▁ 5 9 ▁and ▁this ▁battle ▁is ▁considered ▁a ▁turning ▁point ▁in ▁the ▁war ▁as ▁it ▁halt ed ▁the ▁Chinese ▁advance . ▁The ▁Gl ouc ester ▁Valley ▁Battle ▁Monument ▁is ▁a ▁mem orial ▁for ▁British ▁soldiers ▁killed ▁at ▁Sol ma - R i , ▁South ▁Korea . ▁ 1 , 0 7 8 ▁British ▁soldiers ▁died ▁fighting ▁in ▁the ▁Korean ▁war . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁British ▁emb