Australians Missing in Action in the Korean War

There are 44 Australian servicemen listed as missing in action in the Korean War, from a total of more than 17,000 Australian's that in the Korean War. There were 20 Australian army soldiers, 20 Royal Australian Air Force airmen, 3 Royal Australian Navy aircrew and 1 transport personnel who were classified "missing in action" with all presumed to have been killed in action.

Name

Rank

Unit

MIA Date

Area MIA

Action

Armit, Ernest Donald

E4Pilot Officer

E477 Squadron RAAF

1952-09-1818 September, 1952

E4 Sunchon, North Korea

E4 Battle of Sunchon

Ashe, John Berkley

E4Corporal

E12 RAR

1953-05-2828 May, 1953

E4

E4

Avery, Allan James

E4Pilot Officer

E177 Squadron RAAF

1952-09-11 September, 1952

E4Sea of Japan

E4 Flying Accident

Bourke, Edmund George

E4Private

E12 RAR

1953-06-77 June, 1953

E4

E4

Brady, Francis

E4Private

E13 RAR

1953-06-725 January, 1953

E4

E4

Browne-Gaylord, Mark Astil Baren Henry Aytack

E4Flight Lieutenant

E177 Squadron RAAF

1952-01-2727 January, 1952

E4 Haeju

E4 Shot down during strafing run in Haeju

Chalmers, Peter Botley

E4Pilot Officer

E177 Squadron RAAF

1953-03-2626 May, 1953

E4 Wonsan

E4 Hit by ground fire and crashed during Recon Mission.

Christie, John King

E4Private

E13 RAR

1953-04-1515 April, 1953

E4

E4

Clarkson, Keith Elwood

E4Lieutenant

E1805 Squadron RAN

1951-11-55 November, 1951

E4 Han River

E4 Shot down by enemy fire while diving on a road convoy in the Han River area.

Colebrook, Maxwell Edwin

E4Pilot Officer

E177 Squadron RAAF

1952-04-1313 April, 1952

E4 Haeju

E4 Lost while returning to Haeju.

Coleman, Ronald James

E4Lieutenant

E1805 Squadron RAN

1952-01-22 January, 1952

E4 Yellow Sea

E4 Disappeared into cloud and was never seen again.

Cowper, Lionel Henry Cadogan

E4Pilot Officer

E177 Squadron RAAF

1952-03-3030 March, 1952

E4 Haeju

E4 Crashed during attack run near Haeju.

Ellis, Donald Campbell

E4Pilot Officer

E177 Squadron RAAF

1950-12-2222 December, 1950

E4 Pyongyang

E4 Shot down near Pyongyang.

Foot, Thomas Randolph

E4Private

E13 RAR

1953-05-1414 May, 1953

E4

E4

Gillan, Bruce Thomson

E4Flying Officer

E177 Squadron RAAF

1952-01-2727 January, 1952

E4 Chaiya-Ri

E4 Shot down during strafing mission near Chaiya-Ri.

Griffiths, John Leslie

E4Private

E11 RAR

1952-12-1111 December, 1952

E4

E4

Hall, John Rogers

E4Private

E1 Reinft Holding Unit Japan Ex Korea

1952-10-33 October, 1952

E4

E4 Lost at Sea enroute to Australia

Halley, John Beverley

E4Pilot Officer

E177 Squadron RAAF

1953-02-1111 February, 1953

E4 Sinmak

E4 Crashed during a Bombing Run near Sinmak.

Hillier, Donald

E4Squadron Leader

E177 Squadron RAAF

1953-03-88 March, 1953

E4 Hannori

E4 Missing on operations in Hannori.

Hodgkisson, Joseph William

E4Private

E13 RAR

1953-01-2525 January, 1953

E4

E4

Johnston, Henry Eric

E4Flight Lieutenant

E177 Squadron RAAF

1952-09-11 September, 1952

E4 Sea of Japan

E4 Flying Accident.

Kunkel, William Rudolph

E4Private

E11 RAR

1952-11-1616 November, 1952

E4

E4

Lawrenson, Frederick James

E4Squadron Leader

E177 Squadron RAAF

1952-12-2424 December, 1952

E4 Inchon

E4 Shot down by ground fire near Inchon.

Lord, William Thomas Henry

E4Private

E13 RAR

1952-07-1313 July, 1952

E4

E4

McKandry, John Lawrence

E4Private

E13 RAR

1953-05-1414 May, 1953

E4

E4

Murphy, William Kevin

E4 Temporary Corporal

E13 RAR

1951-04-2424 April, 1951

E4

E4

Nicholson, John William

E4Private

E13 RAR

195-05-1414 May, 1953

E4

E4

Purssey, Ian Goodwin Swan

E4Flight Lieutenant

E177 Squadron RAAF

1952-04-2222 April, 1952

E4 Chinnampo

E4 Shot down by ground fire near Chinnampo.

Robertson, Donald Neil

E4Pilot Officer

E177 Squadron RAAF

1952-05-1515 May, 1952

E4 Masam Ni

E4 Hit by ground fire near Masam Ni.

Robertson, Douglas Merson

E4Pilot Officer

E177 Squadron RAAF

1951-11-1111 November, 1951

E4 Kimpo

E4 Flying Accident near Kimpo.

Robinson, Richard George

E4Pilot Officer

E177 Squadron RAAF

1952-02-1616 February, 1952

E4 Haeju

E4 Hit by Ground Fire and broke up at low altitude near Haeju.

Saunders, John Philip

E4Private

E13 RAR

1953-01-2525 January, 1953

E4

E4

Scurry, Arthur John

E4Private

E13 RAR

1953-01-2525 January, 1953

E4

E4

Shennon, Ronald William

E4Private

E13 RAR

1953-01-1414 January, 1953

E4

E4

Sinclair, Richard Roslyn

E4Sub-Lieutenant

E1805 Squadron RAN

1951-12-77 December, 1951

E4 Chinnampo

E4 Hit by flak north-west of Chinnampo.

Smith, Francis Charles

E4Lieutenant

E13 RAR

1953-01-2525 January, 1953

E4

E4

Smith, Kenneth Dudley

E4Pilot Officer

E177 Squadron RAAF

1951-01-66 January, 1951

E4 Imjin River

E4 Struck a small hill after making a strafing run on a ground attack mission near Imjin River Valley.

Stephens, Geoffrey Ingram

E4Pilot Officer

E177 Squadron RAAF

1952-07-88 July, 1952

E4 Munsan

E4 Lost between Seoul and Munsan.

Strange, Harold Thomas

E4Sergeant

E177 Squadron RAAF

1951-03-1919 March, 1951

E4 Sea of Japan

E4 Hit by flak over Wonsan.

Surman, John Leonard

E4Flight Lieutenant

E177 Squadron RAAF

1952-06-99 June, 1952

E4 Hwangju

E4 Lost on ground attack mission during strafing run near Hwangju.

Terry, Lionel John

E4Private

E13 RAR

1953-01-2525 January, 1953

E4

E4

Wallace, Thomas George

E4Private

E13 RAR

1952-07-1313 July, 1952

E4

E4

White, Peter

E4Private

E13 RAR

1953-01-1414 January, 1953

E4

E4

Whitehouse, Dennis Edward

E4Private

E13 RAR

1952-08-1414 August, 1952

E4

E4

See also

  • Military history of Australia during the Korean War

References

See Also

Australian prisoners of war in the Korean War

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