Korean War

Fleurieu Korean War Service

Between September 1950 and February 1954, a number of Australian Servicemen saw action in Korean, of which 340 lost their lives. The following are the battles in which they fought:

BattalionKorean Name of BattleEnglish Name of BattleDate of Battle
3 RARYongjuThe Apple Orchard22 October 1950
3 RARKujinBroken Bridge25 - 26 October 1950
3 RARChonju29 October 1950
3 RARPakchon5 November 1950
3 RARKapyong23 - 24 April 1951Regimental Citation for Bravery
3 RARMaryang SanOperation Commando2 - 8 October 1951
1 RAROperation Fauna10 - 11 December 1952
2 RARSamichonThe Hook24 - 26 July 1953
Royal Australian NavyOperation HanJuly – September 1952
NameKIAReg NoRankRegimentFromUnitStartEnd
Champion, Dudley Keith4681PteRoyal Australian Infantry CorpsMt Barker3 RAR3 Nov 19517 Nov 1952
Davis, Ronald John32897PteRoyal Australian Infantry CorpsMt Barker3 RAR3 RAR27 May 195111 Jul 1952
29 Nov 19533 Nov 1954
Fullgrabe, Raymond Walter4898SgtRoyal Australian Army Medical CorpsMt BarkerHQ, 1st British Commonwealth Division29 Jan 185330 May 1953
Lockett, Ian EugeneR38196Ord SeamanRoyal Australian NavyMt BarkerHMAS Sydney31 Aug 195122 Feb 1952
Gifford, Neil Matthew4333CplRoyal Australian Signals CorpsMt BarkerAustralian Ancillary Unit, KoreaAustralian Ancillary Unit, KoreaAustralian Ancillary Unit, Korea18 Mar 195428 Mar 1954
27 Aug 19544 Oct 1954
8 Oct 195426 Feb 1955
Friemel, Paul Leonard342126LieutAustralian Army Service CorpsStrathalbynAustralian Ancillary Unit, KoreaAustralian Ancillary Unit, Korea4 Feb 195411 Feb 1954
3 Nov 195510 Nov 1955
Harvey, Don EdwardR46914TelegraphistRoyal Australian NavyStrathalbynHMAS Sydney27 Oct 19532 Jun 1954
Henley, Albert James2401157PteRoyal Australian Infantry CorpsStrathalbyn1 RAR 2RAR11 Nov 195221 Mar 1953
22 Mar 195311 Nov 1953
McGuinness, William Gordon4400067SgtRoyal Australian Infantry CorpsStrathalbyn3 RAR 3RAR3 Apr 19524 Aug 1952
7 Sep 19522 Apr 1953
Hales, Keith Dudley41643PteRoyal Australian Infantry CorpsGoolwa1 RAR12 Jan 19557 Jan 1956
Morris, Harold WalterSX30301PteRoyal Australian Army Service CorpsGoolwa3 RAR28 Sep 19508 Jul 1951
Way, William GodfreyR46029Able SeamanRoyal Australian NavyGoolwaHMAS Sydney27 Oct 19532 Jun 1954
Battersby, Albert Douglas GeorgeDOI2614133SgtAustralian Military ForcesWillungaHQ, Commonwealth Div UN Force29 Sept 1952