Written question asked by Bob Spink (Conservative) on Monday, 19 April 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 26 April 2004. It was answered by Ivor Caplin (Labour) on Monday, 26 April 2004 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make representations to the UN to replace on the Memorial Wall in the UN Memorial Cemetery, Pusan, Korea, and in official documents, the words No Known Grave with the words Buried at Sea at Latitude 36 Degrees, 2 Minutes North, Longitude 129 Degrees, 42 Minutes East, in respect of the service men who were killed on HMS Jamaica on 8th July 1950 and buried at sea; and if he will reply to the honourable Member for Castle Point's constituent Mr Anthony Legg's letter of 4th March on this matter.

Answer: Bob Spink: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make representations to the UN to replace on the Memorial Wall in the UN Memorial Cemetery, Pusan, Korea, and in official documents, the words No Known Grave with the words Buried at Sea at Latitude 36 Degrees, 2 Minutes North, Longitude 129 Degrees, 42 Minutes East, in respect of the Servicemen who were killed on HMS Jamaica on 8 July 1950 and buried at sea; and if he will reply to the hon. Member for Castle Point's constituent Mr. Anthony Legg's letter of 4 March 2004 on this matter. [167274] Mr. Caplin: There are no plans to make representations to the United Nations to change either official documents or the inscription of the central commemorative plaque on the Memorial Wall in the United Nations Memorial Cemetery, Pusan, South Korea. The Memorial is dedicated to all Servicemen who died during the Korean War and are buried at sea. It would be invidious to make changes to cover just those who died on HMS Jamaica. Officials replied to the hon. Member's constituent, Mr. Anthony Legg, on 20 April.

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