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2 Royal Australian Air Force  





3 Royal Australian Navy  





4 See also  





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[[Image:3 RAR Korea (AWM P01813-449).jpg|thumb|220px|right|Soldiers from 3 RAR move forward in 1951]]

This is the '''Australian Korean War order of battle'''.

The '''order of battle of Australian forces during the Korean War''' consisted of one, and later two infantry battalions, naval forces of one [[aircraft carrier]], two [[destroyer]]s, and one [[frigate]], as well as air forces consisting of one fighter squadron and one transport squadron. The first forces were committed in July 1950 from units based in Japan as part of the [[British Commonwealth Occupation Force]], with Australia being the first UN member nation after the United States to commit elements from all three services.{{sfn|Varhola|2000|p=128}} A total of 17,808 Australians served during the [[Korean War]], including 1,193 members of the [[Royal Australian Air Force]] (RAAF), 5,771 from the [[Royal Australian Navy]] (RAN), and 10,844 from the [[Australian Army]], with casualties including 341 killed and 1,216 wounded.{{sfn|Odgers|2000|p=147}} Australian forces remained following the end of hostilities, with the last units finally departing in 1956.{{sfn|Kuring|2004|pp=244–245}}



==Australian Army==

==Australian Army==

*Infantry:{{sfn|O'Neill|1985|p=707}}

*[[1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment]]

*[[2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment]]

**[[1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment]] (1952–53, 1954–56)

*[[3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment]]

**[[2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment]] (1953–54)

**[[3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment]] (1950–54)

*Logistics:{{sfn|Hopton|1951|pp=5–15}}

**Australian Forces in Korea Maintenance Area (AUSTFIKMA) (1950–56)



==Royal Australian Air Force==

==Royal Australian Air Force==


*[[No. 91 Wing RAAF|No. 91 (Composite) Wing RAAF]]

*[[No. 91 Wing RAAF|No. 91 (Composite) Wing RAAF]] (1950–55){{sfn|O'Neill|1985|p=707}}

**[[No. 77 Squadron RAAF]]

**Fighter/bomber:

**[[RAAF Transport Flight (Japan)]]

***[[No. 77 Squadron RAAF]] – [[North American P-51D Mustang]] / [[Gloster Meteor]] (1950–55)

**[[No. 30 Transport Unit RAAF]]

**[[No. 36 Transport Squadron RAAF]]

**Transport:

***[[No. 30 Communications Unit RAAF]] – [[Douglas C-47 Skytrain|Douglas C–47 Dakota]] (1950–51)

**[[No. 491 (Maintenance) Squadron RAAF]]

**[[No. 391 (Base) Squadron RAAF]]

***[[No. 30 Transport Unit RAAF]] – Douglas C–47 Dakota (1951–53)

***[[No. 36 Transport Squadron RAAF]] – Douglas C–47 Dakota (1953–55)

**Other units:

***[[No. 391 (Base) Squadron RAAF]] (1950–55)

***[[No. 491 (Maintenance) Squadron RAAF]] (1950–54)



==Royal Australian Navy==

==Royal Australian Navy==

* Aircraft carriers:{{sfn|O'Neill|1985|p=708}}

*[[HMAS Anzac (D59)|HMAS ''Anzac'']]

*[[HMAS Arunta (I30)|HMAS ''Arunta'']]

**[[HMAS Sydney (R17)|HMAS ''Sydney'']] (1951–52, 1953–54)

*[[HMAS Bataan (I91)|HMAS ''Bataan'']]

**[[HMAS Vengeance|HMAS ''Vengeance'']] (1954)

* Destroyers:{{sfn|O'Neill|1985|pp=708–709}}

*[[HMAS Condamine (K698)|HMAS ''Condamine'']]

*[[HMAS Culgoa (K408)|HMAS ''Culgoa'']]

**[[HMAS Arunta (I30)|HMAS ''Arunta'']] (1954)

*[[HMAS Murchison (K442)|HMAS ''Murchison'']]

**[[HMAS Anzac (D59)|HMAS ''Anzac'']] (1951, 1952–53)

*[[HMAS Shoalhaven (K535)|HMAS ''Shoalhaven'']]

**[[HMAS Bataan (I91)|HMAS ''Bataan'']] (1950–51, 1952)

*[[HMAS Sydney (R17)|HMAS ''Sydney'']]

**[[HMAS Tobruk (D37)|HMAS ''Tobruk'']] (1951–52)

*[[HMAS Tobruk (D37)|HMAS ''Tobruk'']]

**[[HMAS Warramunga (I44)|HMAS ''Warramunga'']] (1950–51, 1952)

[[File:Hmas murchison.jpg|thumb|200px|HMAS ''Murchison'' operating off Korea]]

*[[HMAS Warramunga (I44)|HMAS ''Warramunga'']]

* Frigates:{{sfn|O'Neill|1985|p=709}}

*[[805 Squadron RAN]]

**[[HMAS Culgoa (K408)|HMAS ''Culgoa'']] (1953)

*[[808 Squadron RAN]]

**[[HMAS Condamine (K698)|HMAS ''Condamine'']] (1952–53, 1955)

*[[817 Squadron RAN]]

**[[HMAS Murchison (K442)|HMAS ''Murchison'']] (1951–52, 1953–54)

**[[HMAS Shoalhaven (K535)|HMAS ''Shoalhaven'']] (1950, 1954–55)

* Air squadrons:{{sfn|O'Neill|1985|p=709}}

**[[805 Squadron RAN]] – [[Hawker Sea Fury]] (1951–52, 1953–54)

**[[808 Squadron RAN]] – Hawker Sea Fury (1951–52, 1953–54)

**[[817 Squadron RAN]] – [[Fairey Firefly]] (1951–52, 1953–54)



==See also==

==See also==

*[[Korean War]]

*[[Australia in the Korean War]]


*[[Military history of Australia during the Korean War]]

==Notes==

{{reflist|20em}}



==References==

==References==

{{refbegin}}

{{refbegin}}

*{{cite journal|last=Hopton|first=Major L. I.|title=Maintenance of the Australian Infantry Battalion in Korea|url=http://www.army.gov.au/~/media/Content/Our%20future/Publications/AAJ/1950s/1951/AAJ_025_Jun_1951.pdf|journal=Australian Army Journal|issue=25|date=June 1951|pages=5–15|issn=1448-2843|access-date=2015-01-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150328151012/http://www.army.gov.au/~/media/Content/Our%20future/Publications/AAJ/1950s/1951/AAJ_025_Jun_1951.pdf|archive-date=2015-03-28|url-status=dead}}

*{{cite book|last=Coulthard-Clark |first=Chris |authorlink= |year=2001 |title=The Encyclopaedia of Australia's Battles|publisher=Allen and Unwin|location=St Leonards|isbn=1865086347}}

*{{cite book|last=Odgers |first=George |authorlink= |year=2009 |title=Remembering Korea: Australians in the War of 1950–53 |publisher=New Holland Publishers (Australia) |location=Chatswood |isbn=9781741108071}}

*{{cite book|last=Kuring |first=Ian|year=2004 |title=Redcoats to Cams: A History of Australian Infantry 1788–2001 |publisher=Australian Military Historical Publications |location=Loftus, New South Wales |isbn=1-876439-99-8}}

*{{cite book|last=Odgers|first=George|author-link=George Odgers|year=2000|title=Remembering Korea: Australians in the War of 1950–53|publisher=New Holland Publishers (Australia)|location=Chatswood|isbn=978-1-74110-807-1}}

*{{cite book|last=O'Neill |first=Robert |author-link=Robert O'Neill (historian)|year=1985|title=Australia in the Korean War 1950–53. Combat Operations|volume=II |publisher=Australian War Memorial |location=Canberra, Australian Capital Territory |isbn=0-642-04330-2}}

* {{cite book|last=Varhola |first=Michael J. | title=Fire and Ice: The Korean War, 1950–1953 |publisher=Da Capo Press |location=Mason City, Iowa |year=2000 |isbn=978-1-882810-44-4}}

{{refend}}

{{refend}}


{{Korean War}}

{{Korean War}}

{{Australia in the Korean War}}



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Latest revision as of 20:34, 18 June 2023

Soldiers from 3 RAR move forward in 1951

The order of battle of Australian forces during the Korean War consisted of one, and later two infantry battalions, naval forces of one aircraft carrier, two destroyers, and one frigate, as well as air forces consisting of one fighter squadron and one transport squadron. The first forces were committed in July 1950 from units based in Japan as part of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force, with Australia being the first UN member nation after the United States to commit elements from all three services.[1] A total of 17,808 Australians served during the Korean War, including 1,193 members of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), 5,771 from the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), and 10,844 from the Australian Army, with casualties including 341 killed and 1,216 wounded.[2] Australian forces remained following the end of hostilities, with the last units finally departing in 1956.[3]

Australian Army[edit]

Royal Australian Air Force[edit]

Royal Australian Navy[edit]

HMAS Murchison operating off Korea

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Varhola 2000, p. 128.
  • ^ Odgers 2000, p. 147.
  • ^ Kuring 2004, pp. 244–245.
  • ^ a b O'Neill 1985, p. 707.
  • ^ Hopton 1951, pp. 5–15.
  • ^ O'Neill 1985, p. 708.
  • ^ O'Neill 1985, pp. 708–709.
  • ^ a b O'Neill 1985, p. 709.
  • References[edit]

    • Hopton, Major L. I. (June 1951). "Maintenance of the Australian Infantry Battalion in Korea" (PDF). Australian Army Journal (25): 5–15. ISSN 1448-2843. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-03-28. Retrieved 2015-01-27.
  • Kuring, Ian (2004). Redcoats to Cams: A History of Australian Infantry 1788–2001. Loftus, New South Wales: Australian Military Historical Publications. ISBN 1-876439-99-8.
  • Odgers, George (2000). Remembering Korea: Australians in the War of 1950–53. Chatswood: New Holland Publishers (Australia). ISBN 978-1-74110-807-1.
  • O'Neill, Robert (1985). Australia in the Korean War 1950–53. Combat Operations. Vol. II. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Australian War Memorial. ISBN 0-642-04330-2.
  • Varhola, Michael J. (2000). Fire and Ice: The Korean War, 1950–1953. Mason City, Iowa: Da Capo Press. ISBN 978-1-882810-44-4.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Order_of_battle_of_Australian_forces_during_the_Korean_War&oldid=1160793977"

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