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{{Short description|Commonwealth land forces in the Korean War}} {{Use British English|date=January 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}} {{Infobox military unit | unit_name = 1st Commonwealth Division | image = SSI of the 1st Commonwealth Division.svg | caption = Formation patch | dates = 1951β1954 | country = {{flag|United Kingdom}}<br>{{flag|Canada|1921}}<br>{{flag|Australia}}<br>{{flag|New Zealand}}<br>{{flag|India}}<br>{{flag|Republic of Korea}} | allegiance = {{flag|United Nations}} | branch = Army | type = [[Infantry]] | role = | size = [[Division (military)|Division]] | command_structure = [[I Corps (United States)|US I Corps]] | garrison = [[Jamestown Line]] | garrison_label = | nickname = | motto = | march = | mascot = | equipment = | equipment_label = | battles = [[Korean War]] | anniversaries = | decorations = | battle_honours = | disbanded = <!-- Commanders --> | commander1 = | commander1_label = | commander2 = [[Elizabeth II]] | commander2_label = | commander3 = | commander3_label = | notable_commanders = [[James Cassels (British Army officer)|James Cassels]]<br>[[Michael West (British Army officer)|Michael West]] <!-- Insignia -->| identification_symbol = | identification_symbol_label = | identification_symbol_2 = | identification_symbol_2_label = | identification_symbol_3 = | identification_symbol_3_label = | identification_symbol_4 = | identification_symbol_4_label = }} The '''1st Commonwealth Division''' was the [[military unit]] that commanded [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] [[army|land forces]] in the [[Korean War]].{{Sfn|Grey|1988|p=88}} The [[division (military)|division]] was a part of the multinational [[British Commonwealth Forces Korea]], with [[infantry]] units of the [[British Army]], [[Canadian Army]] and [[Australian Army]] forming the bulk of the division. Additionally, the [[New Zealand Army]] supplied [[artillery]] contingents and an [[Indian Army|Indian]] medical unit was also attached. As with the "[[Korean Augmentation To the United States Army]]" (KATUSA) programme, numerous South Korean troops were seconded to the Commonwealth division to make up numbers under a scheme known as "[[KATCOM]]".
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