List of Australian prisoners of war in the Korean War

Horace William Madden, GC. Madden died of malnutrition in 1951 while a prisoner of war in North Korea.

This is a list of Australian prisoners of war in the Korean War. During the Korean War a total of thirty Australian servicemen were captured by North Korean or Chinese forces and held as prisoners of war. Twenty-four Australian Army and six Royal Australian Air Force were prisoners of war.

List

NameRankUnitDate of captureFate
Glen BrownPrivate3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment25 January 1953Released 23 April 1953
Donald Pattison BuckCorporal3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment21 January 1951Released on cessation of hostilities
Lawrence Edward BucklandCorporal3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment21 January 1951Released 9 February 1951
Dennis Douglas CondonPrivate1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment23 August 1952Released on cessation of hostilities
John Frederick DavisPrivate3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment25 January 1953Released 23 April 1953
Brian Thomas DavorenPrivate3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment25 January 1953Released 23 April 1953
Eric DonnellyPrivate3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment14 January 1953Released 23 April 1953
Vance DrummondWing CommanderNo. 77 Squadron RAAF1 December 1951Released during 1953
Phillip Jamieson GrevilleBrigadier1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment23 August 1952Released on cessation of hostilities
Ronald David GuthrieSquadron LeaderNo. 77 Squadron RAAFAugust 1951Released September 1953
Keith Roy GwytherPrivate3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment24 April 1951Released on cessation of hostilities
John Thomas HannanFlight LieutenantNo. 77 Squadron RAAFFebruary 1952Released September 1953
Gordon Ronald HarveyGroup CaptainNo. 77 Squadron RAAFJanuary 1951Released August 1953
Thomas Henry John HollisPrivate3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment21 January 1951Released on cessation of hostilities
Alfred JacobsPrivate3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment14 August 1952Released on cessation of hostilities
Edward George LightPrivate3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment21 January 19519 February 1951
John Houston MackayPrivate3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment25 January 195123 April 1953
Horace William MaddenPrivate3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment24 April 1951Died of malnutrition 9 November 1951
James McCullochPrivate3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment25 January 1953Released on cessation of hostilities
Angus Peter McDonaldLieutenant3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment21 January 1951Released 9 February 1951
Vivian Edward O'BrienPrivate3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment25 January 1953Released on cessation of hostilities
Robert Henry ParkerPrivate3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment24 April 1951Released on cessation of hostilities
Edward James PerksCorporal3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment26 May 1953Released on cessation of hostilities
Donald William PinkstoneFlying OfficerNo. 77 Squadron RAAFUnknownReleased (date unknown)
Anthony PoolePrivate3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment25 January 1953Released on cessation of hostilities
George SmithPrivate3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment14 January 1953Released on cessation of hostilities
Fred SpeedPrivate2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment7 June 1953Released on cessation of hostilities
Colin Montague TeschPrivate3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment25 June 1953Released on cessation of hostilities
Bruce Lachlan ThomsonFlying OfficerNo. 77 Squadron RAAF1 December 1951Released (date unknown)
Charles Peter YacopettiLieutenant Colonel3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment26 May 1953Released on cessation of hostilities

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