Content on Korean War 1950-1953

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Policing the ceasefire: post-ceasefire operations 1953 to 1957

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

Prisoners of War

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,…

Private Bob Parker

Private Robert Parker, 3 Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, was captured at the Battle of Kapyong...

Ray Seaver - 101 missions (Oral history)

Ray Seaver - Bomber escorts (Oral history)

Ray Seaver - Culture shock of flying Meteors (Oral history)

Ray Seaver - George Hale nose art (Oral history)

Ray Seaver - Ground fire (Oral history)

Ray Seaver - Limitations of the Meteors (Oral history)

Ray Seaver - Living quarters (Oral history)

Ray Seaver - Road reconnaissance (Oral history)

Ray Seaver - The longest parachute fall (Oral history)

Ray Seaver - Training at Point Cook, 1951 (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'.

Raymond Deed and Dudley Goodwin - American clothing and frostbite (Oral history)

Raymond Deed and Dudley Goodwin - Bayonet charge (Oral history)

Raymond Deed and Dudley Goodwin - Empathy for enemy POWs (Oral history)

Raymond Deed and Dudley Goodwin - The boy on the bridge (Oral history)

Raymond Deed and Dudley Goodwin - The heart-breaking sight of refugees (Oral history)

Raymond Deed and Dudley Goodwin - Winter in Korea (Oral history)

Raymond Deed and Dudley Goodwin - Empathy for enemy POWs (Video)

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

Raymond Deed and Dudley Goodwin - The heart-breaking sight of refugees (Video)

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

Raymond Deed and Dudley Goodwin - The boy on the bridge (Video)

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

Reginald Saunders: Stories of Service (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

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.

Remembrance Day Kitbag for hosting a commemorative event (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...

Shot down over Korea

For an Australian pilot forced down over enemy territory in Korea, fate offered three alternatives. The fortunate were rescued.

SLWA NR-0003378 (Image)

Snapshots: Australians in War and Conflict (Book), (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 - Training at Point Cook, 1951 (Video)

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

Ray Seaver - Culture shock of flying Meteors (Video)

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

Ray Seaver - Limitations of the Meteors (Video)

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

Ray Seaver - Road reconnaissance (Video)

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

Ray Seaver - Bomber escorts (Video)

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

Ray Seaver - The longest parachute fall (Video)

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

Ray Seaver - Ground fire (Video)

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

Ray Seaver - 101 missions (Video)

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

Ray Seaver - George Hale nose art (Video)

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

Ray Seaver - Living quarters (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 (Educational), (Book)

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, the war in 1952–1953

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.
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