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Anzac Day Korea DPR/S/16
Film
Maker: O'Halloran, Mike
Australian and New Zealand troops took part in an Anzac Day Memorial Parade 1955. The parade was held in the camp of 1 RAR on the banks of the Imjin River. United Nations Officers attended the parade....F07540
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A Potted History of the Royal Australian Regiment in the Korean War 1950-1953
Manuscript
Maker: Fairhead, Maurice Frederick (Fred)
31 page manuscript. provides a brief history of the service of the Royal Australian Regiment during the Korean War. Details the origins of the conflict, and of Australia's land forces involvement in t...MSS2110
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[Army and Navy servicemen parade in Sydney prior to leaving for Korea]
Film
Maker: Unknown
Home movie of the 1st Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (1 RAR) farewell march through Sydney before embarkation to Korea. Shows troops marching led by the NSW Mounted Police and accompanied by mar...F04680
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Australian War Memorial Korean War Oral History Project, 2001-2002
Private Record
Maker: Chinn, David Alexander Fogarty, William 'Bill' Lawrance
Collection of background papers compiled by David Chinn, of the Australian War Memorial Oral History Program, 2001-2002. The background papers were submitted by interviewees from the Korean War: Briga...PR04036
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1 Battalion pre-embarkation parade, shipboard scenes, arrival in Korea DPR/S/10
Film
Maker: Lee, Douglas Herbert
At a 1 RAR parade held in Japan on 28 March 1952, the Commander in Chief British Commonwealth Force Korea, 36 (VX38969) Lieutenant General William Bridgeford took the general salute. After inspecting ...F07533
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(1318) Beam, John Samuel (Staff Sergeant)
Sound
Maker: Beam, John Samuel Green, Edna Olwyn
John Samuel Beam as a member of 3rd Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment and 1st Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment, Korea 1950 -1953, interviewed by Olwyn Green. A transcript of this recordi...S03785
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1 Bn RAR memorial service at UN military cemetery, Pusan, Korea 23 March 1953 & 1 Bn RAR embark at Pusan for return to Australia 24 March 1953 DPR/S/17a,17b
Film
1 RAR held a Memorial Service at the United Nations Military Cemetery Pusan Korea on 23 March 1953 before returning to Australia after a tour of duty in Korea. On 24 March 1953 men of 1 RAR embarked o...F07541
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Brian Thomas Lennon as a private rifleman and machine gunner 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment (3 RAR), Korea 1951-1952, later rifleman 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment (1 RAR), Korea 1953-1954, interviewed by John Bannister
Sound
Maker: Lennon, Brian Thomas Bannister, William John Edgerton
Brian Thomas Lennon as a private rifleman and machine gunner 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment (3 RAR), Korea 1951-1952, later rifleman 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment (1 RAR), Korea 1953-1954, interv...S03261
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Brigadier Philip Jamieson Greville CBE (Rtd) as the captain Officer Commanding Assault Pioneer Platoon 1st Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (1 RAR) and a prisoner of war, Korea 1952-1953, interviewed by Colonel David Chinn MBE (Rtd)
Sound
Maker: Greville, Phillip Jamieson Chinn, David Alexander Australian War Memorial Preston, Lenny
Greville speaks of his service background and experience, as well as training; the role of the Assault Pioneer Platoon in Korea during his period of command; the circumstances of his capture and his t...S02289
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Brigadier P J Greville CBE (Rtd) as Officer Commanding Assault Pioneer Platoon 1st Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (1 RAR) and a prisoner of war, Korea 1952-1953, interviewed by Colonel D A Chinn MBE (Rtd)
Film
Maker: Makela, Esa Chinn, David Alexander
A video interview with Brigadier P J Greville CBE conducted at the Australian War Memorial. Brigadier Greville speaks of his service background and experience, as well as training; the role of the Ass...F04890
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Colonel Eric Harold Smith DSO (Ret'd) as the captain Adjutant later a company commander 1st Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (1 RAR), Korea, 1952-1953, interviewed by Bill Fogarty
Sound
Maker: Preston, Lenny
Smith speaks of his pre-military background; his posting after commissioning to operational infantry service in New Guinea in July 1945; his service in the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF)...S02292
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Command post, Hill 210
Art
Maker: Hele, Ivor
The command post for 1 Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, at Hill 210, Jamestown Line area, Korea.ART40378
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Guilfoyle, D M
Manuscript
Maker: Guilfoyle, D M
Three manuscripts titled `Interlude', `Dog Outpost', and `From the Rubble', reflecting some of the author's experiences while on active service in Korea. Describes front line conditions, particularly ...MSS1453
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Keith Payne VC as a private rifleman 1st Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), Korea 1952-1953, interviewed by Bill Fogarty
Sound
Maker: Australian War Memorial
Keith Payne VC as a private rifleman 1st Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), Korea 1952-1953, interviewed by Bill Fogarty.S02290
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Korean PPSh 41 Sub-machine gun : Lance Corporal G C Ralston, 1 Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment
Technology
Maker: State Arsenal
PPSh 41 Sub-machine gun complete with drum magazine. There is no sling or cleaning accessories. '1943' is marked at the base of the barrel jacket just in front of the ejection port and '69 42' on the ...REL34594.001
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Mann, A S (Major), DSO; Salmon, John R (Brigadier), CBE
Private Record
Maker: Salmon, John R
Collection relating to 3401 Brigadier John R Salmon, RAA, D Troop Commander, 162 Battery, 16 Field Regiment, RNZA and 2285 Major Adrian 'Joe' Mann, DSO, Officer Commanding B Company, 1 Battalion, Roya...PR03156
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Norman H Goldspink MBE as a corporal section commander 11 Platoon D Company 1st Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (1 RAR), Korea 1952-1953, interviewed by Bill Fogarty
Sound
Maker: Goldspink, Norman H Fogarty, William 'Bill' Lawrance Australian War Memorial Preston, Lenny
Goldspink speaks of his family background and his military background during the Second World War; his work experience leading to his enlistment in the Army; recruit and infantry corps training; pre-e...S02650
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3400632 Private Des Guilfoyle, 1 and 2 Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, interviewed by Bill Bunbury about his service in the Korean War during 1952-53.
Sound
Maker: Guilfoyle, Des Bunbury, Bill Bunbury, Bill Guilfoyle, D M
Collection of oral history interviews on the Korean War recorded by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) Radio National 'Hindsight' for the program 'Korea 1950-1953, The Forgotten War'. A tr...S01909
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Private Edward Fergus
Art
Maker: Hele, Ivor
Seated portrait of Private Edward Fergus holding his rifle. Fergus was in 1 Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, Commonwealth Division at Hill 210, Jamestown Line Area, Korea. Fergus is wearing a 'ca...ART40409
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(2900105) Rixon, Henry Francis (Lance Corporal)
Sound
Maker: Rixon, Henry Francis Green, Edna Olwyn
Harry Francis Rixon as a member of 6 Platoon B Company 1st Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment, Korea 1952-1953, interviewed by Olwyn Green A transcript of this recording may be available. For fu...S03809
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Sergeant Ian Robertson (31932) as a sniper and unit photographer 3rd Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (3 RAR), Korea 1950-1951, and as a platoon sergeant 1st Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (1 RAR), Korea 1953, interviewed by Ian Affleck
Sound
Maker: Australian War Memorial
Sergeant Ian Robertson (31932) as a sniper and unit photographer 3rd Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (3 RAR), Korea 1950-1951, and as a platoon sergeant 1st Battalion The Royal Australian Regi...S02691
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Thomson, David Scott (Brigadier, MC, 1RAR, AMF b.1924)
Private Record
Maker: Thomson, David Scott
NOTEBOOK KEPT BY BRIGADIER THOMSON WITH BRIEF NOTES ON TROOP MOVEMENTS AND CASUALTIES WITH 5 RELATED ANNOTATED MAPS OF MAJON-NI, MUNSAN-NI AND US ARMY HEADQUARTERS KOREAPR89/033
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Unloading mortar bombs, Hill 210, Korea
Art
Maker: Hele, Ivor
Members of 1 Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, unloading mortar bombs at Hill 210, Korea. A mortar bomb is one that can be launched from a tube; there were mortar pits on Hill 210. Hele was servi...ART40371
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Welch, James Hamilton (Major)
Private Record
Maker: Various
Collection relating to 3961 Sergeant James Hamilton Welch, A Company, 1 Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), Korean War. Collection comprises a letter written to his parents, dated 6 July 195...PR02078