Chronological guide to official records - Korean War
Chronological guide to official records
Korean War (1950-1953)
Records relating to the Australian military and naval forces during the Korean War. Records less than 20 years old are generally unavailable under the Archives Act 1983.
1) Unit and Operational Records
AWM85 Australian Army unit war diaries, Korea
AWM86 Army signals
AWM87 Records of 13 National Service Training Battalion
AWM113 Records of the Military History Section (Army)
AWM114 Written records, Japan (BCOF) and Korea [related control series: AWM233]
AWM370 Records of 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, 1946-2001
AWM373 Korean War Unit Diaries - British Infantry Brigades and Commonwealth Division Headquarters
2) Administrative Records
AWM90 Australian Service Canteens Organisation records
AWM113 Records of the Military History Section (Army)
AWM264 Chiefs of Staff monthly reports (1951-1956)
3) Biographical Records
AWM88 Governor General's Office, honours and awards files [related control series: AWM192]
AWM149 Roll of Honour cards, Korea
- Series available in microform
AWM237 Roll of Honour cards, supplementary sources
4) Official Historian's Records
AWM89 Official History, Australia in the Korean War: Records of Robert O'Neill, Official Historian
5) Naval Records
AWM78 Reports of Proceedings, HMA Ships and Establishments
AWM124 Naval historical collection
- Series of original records and other material acquired by the Navy Historical Records Section and its successors. Covers a broad range of subjects.
AWM234 Small Marine Craft Committee records ("Lingwood-Smith papers")
6) RAAF Records
AWM342 Records of Aircraft Research and Development Unit (ARDU) – Royal Australian Air Force, 1944-1973
7) Private Records
PR82/119 General J G N Wilton, papers related to command of 28 British Commonwealth Infantry Brigade. 1926-1981
8) Intelligence Records
AWM347 Directorate of Military Intelligence - Collection of historical war records