When Maurie Pears was wounded during the battle of Maryang San, he was determined to fight on with the rest of his men. The then 21-year-old lieutenant had lost an entire section of his platoon and was wounded by shrapnel, but pressed on, capturing two hills, including Maryang San, in the space of 24 hours.

A total of 153 Australian nurses served in Commonwealth hospital units during the Korean War. While based mainly in Japan, they also served in Korea.   

Flying Officer Colin Flockhart was typical of the many young men who enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force during the Second World War. A boy from the suburbs

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the battle of Cape Spada, the event which made HMAS Sydney (II) and her crew renowned throughout the Mediterranean and the world.

On 14 October 1951, Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Majestic-class light aircraft carrier HMAS Sydney (III) was anchored in Sasebo Harbour, Japan, when warning came of the approach of Typhoon Ruth.

The blast happened on Tuesday afternoon, 10 July 2012. Debbie, more formally known as Echo 21 Alpha, struck an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Afghanistan’s Deh Rawud district in mid-2012.

Just as the Korean War is often referred to as “the forgotten war” it seems that Frank Norton is the forgotten official war artist.

The mystery surrounding the identity of an Australian soldier whose photograph was found in a trunk in Port Adelaide may have been solved.

As Australia committed the Royal Australian Navy, followed by the Royal Australian Air Force and the Australian Army, Australian newspapers moved to send correspondents to cover the Korean war.