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Norman Lee and Bob Macintosh - Bombing raids (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

North Korea, China and the USSR

The three communist nations which went to war with the United Nations were North Korea, China and the Soviet Union ...

Out in the Cold: Australia's Involvement in the Korean War 1950-53 (Book), (Educational)

This commemorative publication explores Australian's involvement in the Korean War.

Peter Scott - Korean War veteran (Oral history)

Peter Scott - Korean War veteran (Video)

Francis 'Peter' Scott was born in Elsternwick, Victoria, in 1929. A keen cadet in his school days, Peter joined the Royal Military College – Duntroon in February 1946.

Post-armistice operations 1953 to 1957

The ceasefire of 27 July 1953 brought about no immediate reduction of Australian forces in Korea …

Prisoners of war in Korea

Some armies have refused to take prisoners and executed all who fell into their hands. Other armies accept prisoners but do not treat them well. A third and rarer case is when prisoners are taken,…

Ray Seaver - Korean War veteran (Oral history)

Rayene Stewart Simpson

Rayene 'Ray' Simpson was a highly-decorated and experienced soldier who served in 4 major conflicts. He was fearless, did not always follow the rules and 'knew every swear word in the book'.

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

Raymond Deed joined the Australian Army and was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (

Reginald Saunders: Stories of Service (Online lesson), (Video), (Student activity), (Educational)

Reginald Walter Saunders was from the Gunditjmara people of southern Victoria. His father and uncle had served in the First World War, which motivated Reg to enlist in the Second Australian Imperial…

Reginald Walter Saunders

Reg Saunders survived 11 months on the enemy-occupied island of Crete. He later served in the Korean War and championed Indigenous equality after the war.

Remembrance Day Kitbag resources for a commemorative service (Fact sheet)

Host resources for a Remembrance Day service. Our kitbag includes a suggested order of service with flag protocols, music, sample speeches, the Ode of Remembrance and craft activities for children.…

Remembrance Day poster 2024 (Poster)

We've created this poster to commemorate Remembrance Day in 2024. Our poster features an Australian Army Officer wearing a yarn poppy on their shoulder as a symbol of remembrance. The poppy…

Remembrance Day Posters 2010 (Poster)

A commemorative poster was produced for the 60th anniversary of the commencement of the Korean War. The image shows a Korean War veteran laying a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Australian Soldier…

Remembrance Day Posters 2013 (Poster)

This poster shows two members of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), carrying a wounded soldier from the Republic of Korea (ROK) Army along a snow-covered track towards a medical…

Remembrance Day Posters 2022 (Poster)

This poster has been created to commemorate Remembrance Day in 2022. Display our poster to help remember and recognise all those who lost their lives in wars, conflicts and peacekeeping or…

Richard Arundel (Oral history)

Robert O'Neill (Australian Army), Counter-insurgency (Video)

Bob O'Neill served as an intelligence officer in Vietnam. His work in counter-insurgency took him out into Vietnamese villages gathering intelligence.

Royal Australian Air Force in the Korean War

All Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) units serving with the United Nations Command in Korea were administered by 91 Composite Wing...

Royal Australian Navy in the Korean War

When North Korea invaded South Korea the RAN had two destroyers, Bataan and Warramunga attached to the British Commonwealth Occupation Force in Japan...

SLWA NR-0003378 (Image)

Snapshots: Australians in War and Conflict (Book), (Student activity), (Educational)

This book introduces readers to 24 interesting and perhaps lesser-known experiences of those who served in wars and conflicts and their families on the home front. The stories are gathered from World…

Ray Seaver - Korean War veteran (Video)

Born in Forbes in 1931, Ray Seaver wanted to fly and saw the Korean War as his opportunity to become a fighter pilot.

Sport and Australian military life (Fact sheet)

For Australians, the connection between sport and military service dates to the colonial era. Through more than a century of war, conflict and peacekeeping operations, military personnel have found…

Stalemate during the war 1952 to 1953

A war of rapid movement was replaced by one of night patrols in no-mans-land and set-piece offensives launched from trenches across enemy minefields and barbed wire with massive artillery support.

Stanley Connolly (Oral history)

Stanley Connolly served with 3rd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment at the Battle of Kapyong.

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

Stanley joined the Australian Army due to a lack of employment opportunities in Western Australia.

Strategic map sequence of the Korean War

The Korean War was fought in two parts … The first part was a war of manoeuvre, and the second a war of stalemate and trench lines.

Taffy Hughes - Enlistment (Oral history)

The Art of Remembrance short film (Video)

Explores the role of paintings and sketches that represent the experiences of Australia's service personnel and how visual art can help us learn more about Australia's military history. Rated PG…

The Cold War and the crisis in Korea

The Korean War began on 25 June 1950 and ended on 27 July 1953...

The Many Days of Anzac short film (Video)

A history of Anzac commemoration in Australia. This documentary film dives into the ABC archives of Anzac Day coverage to tell the story of how Australians created Anzac traditions and rituals by…

The support base in Japan

The base should not be in the war zone but not too far from it either. The United Nations Command (UNC) was very fortunate in having Japan within two hours flying and twelve hours by sea from the…

Timeline of Australia's involvement

1950Sunday 25 JuneNorth Korean People's Army (KPA) invades South KoreaNorth Korean People's Army (KPA) crosses

Trench warfare and patrols in Korea

When their fifth offensive failed in May 1951 the communists abandoned a war of movement and engaged the United Nations Command (UNC) in positional warfare …

United Nations counteroffensive

Advancing north to Yalu RiverThe expectation of Kim Il-sung (North Korea) and his allies Mao Zedong (China) and Joseph Stalin (Soviet Union) that all of South Korea would fall

United Nations forces during the Korean War

United Nations forcesFollowing the invasion of South Korea by North Korea, twenty-one member nations of the United Nations (UN) committed themselves to support South Korea whic

United Nations Forces in the Korean War

Following the invasion of South Korea by North Korea, twenty-one member nations of the United Nations (UN) committed themselves to support South Korea which was not yet a member nation.
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