Australian prisoners of war in the Korean War
During the Korean War a total of thirty Australian servicemen were captured by North Korean or Chinese forces and held as prisoners of war. Twenty-four Australian Army and six Royal Australian Air Force were prisoners of war.
List of Australian prisoners of war in the Korean War
Name |
Rank |
Unit |
Date of capture |
Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Glen Brown |
Private |
3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment |
25 January 1953 |
Released 23 April 1953 |
Donald Pattison Buck |
Corporal |
3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment |
21 January 1951 |
Released on cessation of hostilities |
Lawrence Edward Buckland |
Corporal |
3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment |
21 January 1951 |
Released 9 February 1951 |
Dennis Douglas Condon |
Private |
1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment |
23 August 1952 |
Released on cessation of hostilities |
John Frederick Davis |
Private |
3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment |
25 January 1953 |
Released 23 April 1953 |
Brian Thomas Davoren |
Private |
3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment |
25 January 1953 |
Released 23 April 1953 |
Eric Donnelly |
Private |
3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment |
14 January 1953 |
Released 23 April 1953 |
Vance Drummond |
Wing Commander |
No. 77 Squadron RAAF |
1 December 1951 |
Released during 1953 |
Phillip Jamieson Greville |
Brigadier |
1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment |
23 August 1952 |
Released on cessation of hostilities |
Ronald David Guthrie |
Squadron Leader |
No. 77 Squadron RAAF |
August 1951 |
Released September 1953 |
Keith Roy Gwyther |
Private |
3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment |
24 April 1951 |
Released on cessation of hostilities |
John Thomas Hannan |
Flight Lieutenant |
No. 77 Squadron RAAF |
February 1952 |
Released September 1953 |
Gordon Ronald Harvey |
Group Captain |
No. 77 Squadron RAAF |
January 1951 |
Released August 1953 |
Thomas Henry John Hollis |
Private |
3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment |
21 January 1951 |
Released on cessation of hostilities |
Alfred Jacobs |
Private |
3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment |
14 August 1952 |
Released on cessation of hostilities |
Edward George Light |
Private |
3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment |
21 January 1951 |
9 February 1951 |
John Houston Mackay |
Private |
3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment |
25 January 1951 |
23 April 1953 |
Horace William Madden |
Private |
3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment |
24 April 1951 |
Died of malnutrition 9 November 1951 |
James McCulloch |
Private |
3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment |
25 January 1953 |
Released on cessation of hostilities |
Angus Peter McDonald |
Lieutenant |
3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment |
21 January 1951 |
Released 9 February 1951 |
Vivian Edward O'Brien |
Private |
3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment |
25 January 1953 |
Released on cessation of hostilities |
Robert Henry Parker |
Private |
3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment |
24 April 1951 |
Released on cessation of hostilities |
Edward James Perks |
Corporal |
3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment |
26 May 1953 |
Released on cessation of hostilities |
Donald William Pinkstone |
Flying Officer |
No. 77 Squadron RAAF |
Unknown |
Released (date unknown) |
Anthony Poole |
Private |
3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment |
25 January 1953 |
Released on cessation of hostilities |
George Smith |
Private |
3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment |
14 January 1953 |
Released on cessation of hostilities |
Fred Speed |
Private |
2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment |
7 June 1953 |
Released on cessation of hostilities |
Colin Montague Tesch |
Private |
3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment |
25 June 1953 |
Released on cessation of hostilities |
Bruce Lachlan Thomson |
Flying Officer |
No. 77 Squadron RAAF |
1 December 1951 |
Released (date unknown) |
Charles Peter Yacopetti |
Lieutenant Colonel |
3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment |
26 May 1953 |
Released on cessation of hostilities |
See also
- Military history of Australia during the Korean War
- Australians Missing in Action in the Korean War