List of Australians Missing in Action in the Korean War

This is a list of Australians Missing in Action in the Korean War. There are 43 Australian servicemen listed as missing in action in the Korean War, from a total of more than 17,000 Australians that served in the Korean War. There were 22 Australian Army soldiers, 18 Royal Australian Air Force airmen, 2 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
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

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