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Commemorating Korean veterans

In the country where it was fought, the Korean War is by no means 'the forgotten war'. In both North and South Korea there are numerous memorials to the more than one million Koreans who died.

Curiosity: Stories of those who report during wartime (Book), (Educational)

This commemorative publication is a part of the series; a Century of Service. It contains stories of journalists, artists and photographers who reported on various wartime conflicts. Their stories…

Dudley Goodwin and Raymond Deed - Korean War veterans (Oral history)

Dudley Goodwin and Raymond Deed - Korean War veterans (Video)

Dudley Goodwin was a stockman by profession.

Endurance: Stories of Australians in wartime captivity (Book), (Educational)

This commemorative publication is a part of the Century of Service series. It explores the stories of several Australians who were captured as prisoners of war. Each story highlights examples of…

Enlistment: In Their Own Words (Video), (Online lesson), (Student activity), (Educational)

Learn about enlistment in the armed forces in times of war. Listen to oral stories of veterans who served in the First World War, the Second World War and the Vietnam War.

Taffy Hughes - Enlistment (Video)

Born in Tylorstown in Wales in 1925, Taffy Hughes worked at an electric power station before he enlisted in the Royal Navy. He served as an aviator with No.

Grace Halstead (Oral history)

Guy Griffiths - Navy veteran (Oral history)

Guy Griffiths - Navy veteran (Video)

Guy Griffiths was born in Sydney on 1 March 1923 and grew up in the Rothbury-Pokolbin district in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales.

Ian Crawford, Derek Holyoake and Kevin Daly - American pilot lost at sea (Video)

Ian Crawford served in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) for 40 years, from 1949 until 1989, when he retired as a Rear Admiral.

Ian Crawford, Derek Holyoake and Kevin Daly - American pilot lost at sea (Oral history)

Independence: Stories of the Royal Australian Navy (Book), (Educational)

This commemorative publication is a part of the Century of Service series. It explores the stories of several Australians who have served in the Commonwealth Naval Force and the Royal Australian Navy…

Indigenous Service Commemoration through Poetry workbook (Worksheet), (Educational), (Student activity)

We've designed this workbook to introduce students to the service of First Nations people through poetry. Poetry, literature and the arts are important tools for commemorating the service and…

Inland patrols on the Han River in 1951

In July 1951 the Korean War was well into its static phase and armistice talks were under way in the western Korean city of Kaesong...

Ivor Henry Hele

Biography

Jack Lang - Korean War veteran (Oral history)

Jack Lang - Korean War veteran (Video)

John 'Jack' Lang was born in Harvey, Western Australia, in 1931. After his mother died, Jack was raised by his aunt and uncle, and took their last name, Olsen.

John Brownbill - Stolen mine field (Oral history)

John Brownbill - Near miss (Video)

A shipping clerk before enlisting in Melbourne, John was selected for officer training and posted first to 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR) in June 1952

John Brownbill - Stolen mine field (Video)

A shipping clerk before enlisting in Melbourne, John was selected for officer training and posted first to 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR) in June 1952

John Brownbill and John Jarrett - Freezing your tongue (Video)

A shipping clerk before enlisting in Melbourne, John was selected for officer training and posted first to 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR) in June 1952

John Brownbill and John Jarrett - How to cook a turkey (Video)

A shipping clerk before enlisting in Melbourne, John was selected for officer training and posted first to 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR) in June 1952

John Hickman, Stanley Starcevich and Walter Perkins - World War II veterans (Oral history)

John Brownbill and John Jarrett - Freezing your tongue (Video)

John Jarrett was born in Adelaide in October 1933 and was a merchant seaman for 5 years before enlisting in the Australian Army shortly before his 19th birthday in July 1952

John Brownbill and John Jarrett - How to cook a turkey (Video)

John Jarrett was born in Adelaide in October 1933 and was a merchant seaman for 5 years before enlisting in the Australian Army shortly before his 19th birthday in July 1952

John Murphy - Korean War veteran (Oral history)

John Murphy - Korean War veteran (Video)

John Murphy was born in Tipperary, Ireland, and had served in the Irish Army before he moved to Australia.

Keith Payne

Kenneth Desmond Colbung

Kenneth Desmond 'Ken' Colbung was born on 2 September 1931 at the Moore River Native Settleme

Kerry Smith (Oral history)

Kerry Smith recalls visiting the grave of his friend in Korea when the war ended and again 40 years later.

Korean Veterans' Day 27 July

Significance of the dateThe Korean War began on 25 June 1950 when the Korean People's Army of North Korea invaded South Korea.

Korea—A Cold War conflict (1950–1953) (Book), (Student activity), (Worksheet), (Educational)

This publication for secondary schools enables students and teachers of Year 10 Australian Curriculum: Humanities & Social Sciences: History to explore Australia’s involvement in a Cold War…

Les Hall - Korean War veteran (Oral history)

Les Powell - Korean War veteran (Oral history)

Les Hall - Korean War veteran (Video)

Les Hall was born in Brisbane in 1929. After school, he worked for the Western Pacific High Commission in the Solomon Islands, Fiji, and Gilbert and Ellice Islands.

Les Powell - Korean War veteran (Video)

Born in Carlton, New South Wales, in 1931, Les Powell had been working as an assembler for the Ford Motor Company before he joined the Australian Army.

Loyalty: Stories of the Australian Army (Book), (Educational)

This commemorative publication is part of the series, a Century of Service. It's aimed at upper primary and lower secondary school students. It explores some of the extraordinary stories of loyalty…

Maxwell Veale (Oral history)

National service in Australia from 1911 to 1972

'Conscription' and other termsThe terms 'conscription' and 'national service' are sometimes used interchangeably. But they don't mean the same thing.

Naval air operations and HMAS Sydney

HMAS Sydney was one of a class of relatively small and uncomplicated light fleet carriers which in Korea operated 24 Hawker Sea Fury and 14 Fairey Firefly fighter bombers …

Nesta Summerhayes - Korean War veteran (Oral history)

Nesta Summerhayes - Korean War veteran (Video)

Nesta Summerhayes (nee Mackey) was born in Hobart, Tasmania. Already a trained nursing sister, she joined the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps (RAANC) in April 1952

Norman Lee and Bob Macintosh - Bombing raids (Oral history)

Norman Lee and Bob Macintosh - Deck landings (Oral history)

Norman Lee and Bob Macintosh - Typhoon Ruth (Oral history)

Norman Lee and Bob Macintosh - Typhoon Ruth (Video)

Norman Lee enlisted in the Royal Australian Navy in May 1948. Following initial naval training in HMAS Cerberus, he commenced pilot training with the RAAF at Point Cook

Norman Lee and Bob Macintosh - The leans (Video)

Norman Lee enlisted in the Royal Australian Navy in May 1948. Following initial naval training in HMAS Cerberus, he commenced pilot training with the RAAF at Point Cook

Norman Lee and Bob Macintosh - Meteors vs MiGs (Video)

Norman Lee enlisted in the Royal Australian Navy in May 1948. Following initial naval training in HMAS Cerberus, he commenced pilot training with the RAAF at Point Cook

Norman Lee and Bob Macintosh - Deck landings (Video)

Norman Lee enlisted in the Royal Australian Navy in May 1948. Following initial naval training in HMAS Cerberus, he commenced pilot training with the RAAF at Point Cook
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