Korean War veteran Tommy Clough dies aged 93

Tommy Clough was part of the Royal Artillery and served with the Gloucestershire Regiment

Tommy Clough, one of the last survivors of the Battle of Imjin River in 1951 during the Korean War, has died at the age of 93.

As an 18-year-old Mr Clough spent two-and-a-half years in a Chinese prisoner of war camp when he was captured.

He served as a gunner and was one of the battle's last survivors - his death was confirmed to the BBC by The Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum.

Tributes to the father-of-three on social media described him as a "hero" and "one of a kind".

Tommy Clough as a young man in the 1950s

Mr Clough joined the army at the age of 14, even though his parents objected because his father had been a prisoner of war in Japan.

In 1950, the then 18-year-old Mr Clough boarded a train in Korea, four months later he fought for three days alongside the 'Glorious Glosters' in one of the most significant military battles since the Second World War.

Despite being held captive, Mr Clough himself described himself as "lucky" when he was interviewed by the BBC in November 2023.

He added: "We got out of it, a lot of lads didn't come back."

After almost seven decades, the final eight survivors from Glorious Glosters were reunited and honoured with portraits painted by former England cricketer turned painter Jack Russell.

Mr Russell described the experience of painting the war heroes as "unbelievable" and "priceless".

In 2021, The Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum organised a campaign to celebrate Mr Clough's 90th birthday.

Chief executive of the museum, Matthew Holden said they "had thousands and thousands of responses, everyone wanted to pay their respects".

He received more than 100 cards, and a message from former US ambassador Woody Johnson.

Mr Clough's death comes just a week after fellow veteran Roy Mills died on 15th October, shortly before his 93rd Birthday.

Mr Holden said "its a sad time for the county".