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Conflict (63)

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  • Indonesia (Operation Sumatra Assist I) (14)
  • British Commonwealth Forces Korea, 1950-1957 (Japan) (11)
  • United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) (9)
  • United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET) 2002 - 2005 (7)
  • Operation Bushfire Assist 2019 - 2020 (5)
  • Greater Middle East, 2014 - (3)
  • United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) 2005 - 2011 (2)
  • Operation Pakistan Assist (1)
  • PNG [Bougainville] (SPPKF), 1994 (1)
  • United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) - 1999-2002 (1)
  • Sudan, 1885 (819)
  • South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War) (18529)
  • China, 1900-1901 (Boxer Uprising) (577)
  • First World War, 1914-1918 (835982)
  • Second World War, 1939-1945 (105280)
  • British Commonwealth Occupation Force, 1946-1952 (Japan) (89)
  • Malayan Emergency, 1948-1960 (5434)
  • Korea, 1950-1953 (2705)
  • Thailand, 1960-1968 (2)
  • Vietnam, 1962-1975 (1923)
  • Indonesian Confrontation, 1962-1966 (3224)
  • Malay Peninsula, 1964-1966 (3)
  • Gulf War, 1990-1991 (39)
  • East Timor, 1999-2013 (134)
  • Afghanistan, 2001-2021 (468)
  • Iraq, 2003-2013 (167)
  • Iraq and Syria, 2011- (124)
  • Egypt [Sinai] (MFO), 1982-1986, 1993 - (6)
  • Cambodia (UNAMIC), 1991-1992 (1)
  • Cambodia (UNTAC), 1992-1993 (1)
  • Somalia, 1992-1995 (1004)
  • PNG [Bougainville] (PMG), 1998-2003 (6)
  • Solomon Islands (RAMSI), 2003-2013 (9)
  • Rwanda (UNAMIR), 1993 - 1996 (12)
  • 19th century (3)
  • British Navy Era, 1788-1911 (1862)
  • Period 1900-1909 (1)
  • Period 1920-1929 (7)
  • Period 1930-1939 (107)
  • Period 1940-1949 (32)
  • Period 1950-1959 (811)
  • Period 1960-1969 (952)
  • Period 1970-1979 (634)
  • Period 1980-1989 (225)
  • Period 1990-1999 (17)
  • Period 2000-2009 (701)
  • Period 2010-2019 (985)
  • Period 2020-2029 (186)
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  • Indonesia, 2005 (Operation Sumatra Assist II) (9)
  • Irian Jaya, 1976-1981 (Operation Cenderawasih) (1)
  • United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) 1948 - 1985 (1)
  • Korea, 1953-1957 (Post-Armistice service - ceasefire monitoring) (17)
  • Malta, 1952-1955 (3)
  • Multinational Forces in Iraq - Kuwait 1998 Operation Pollard (1)
  • North Queensland Coast, 1947-1950 (Bomb and mine clearance) (4)
  • Papua and New Guinea, 1947-1975 (27)
  • Southeast Asia (SEATO, FESR, ANZUK), 2 July 1955 - 14 March 1975 (12)
  • UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) 1991 - 1994 (1)
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  1. Roll of Honour (103096)

    Details of members of the Australian armed forces who have died during or as a result of warlike service, non-warlike service and certain peacetime operations.

  2. Commemorative Roll (3254)

    Details of Australians who died during or as a result of warlike service, non-warlike service and certain peacetime operations, in the service of Allied nations, the Merchant Navy, and with civilian organisations.

  3. Pre First World War Conflicts Nominal Rolls (18659)

    Details of personnel serving in pre-First World War conflicts.

  4. First World War Embarkation Rolls (338634)

    Details of approximately 330,000 AIF personnel, recorded as they embarked from Australia for overseas service during the First World War.

  5. First World War Nominal Roll (322833)

    Details of approximately 324,000 AIF personnel, recorded to assist with their repatriation to Australia from overseas service following the First World War.

  6. Honours and Awards (49051)

    Details of military honours and awards to Australians.

  7. Honours and Awards (Recommendation) (71094)

    Details of recommendations for military honours and awards to Australians.

  8. Australian Red Cross Wounded and Missing Files (31885)

    Details of Australian personnel reported as wounded or missing during the First World War.

  9. Second World War POWs and Missing Persons (23106)

    Details of AMF prisoners of war and missing personnel from operations in the Far East and South West Pacific Islands, as at 30 June 1944.

  10. Australian Naval Force (1862)

    ANF Engagement and Service Records 1903-1911 contain details of approximately 1700 Australian and New Zealand sailors during the period after Federation and immediately before the formation of the Royal Australian Navy.

  11. Indigenous Service (3596)

    Records contain details of Indigenous service.

  12. Malayan Emergency Rolls and Awards Registers (5110)

    Malayan Emergency Rolls and Awards Registers contain details of approximately 4600 personnel

  13. Indonesian Confrontation Rolls and Awards Registers (3181)

    Indonesian Confrontation Rolls and Awards Registers contain details of approximately 3100 personnel

  14. Somalia Roll (994)

    Nominal Roll of 1RAR [1st Battalion Royal Australian Regiment], deployed with the United Nations Operations in Somalia (UNISOM): Unified Task Force in Somalia (UNITAF) 1992-1993.

  15. Middle East - Recovered Prisoners of War Rolls, 1939-45 War (6957)

    This dataset records the 2nd AIF prisoners in the Middle East and their movements thereafter it does not include those who died as prisoners of war.

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  17. External websites

    The following external websites may contain useful information:

    • Commonwealth War Graves Commission
    • National Archives of Australia - Personal service records
    • Department of Veterans’ Affairs Nominal Rolls
      • These nominal rolls list members of Australia's defence forces who served during World War Two, Korean War, Vietnam War and First Gulf War.
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