Australian Defence and Police Forces Personnel Killed In Action or Died on Duty
The hazards of being deployed on even the smallest mission can be greater than expected. We remember all who have made the ultimate sacrifice since the commencement of Australia’s commitment to peacekeeping and peacemaking missions in 1947.
Legend: * Posthumous recipients of the Dag Hammarskjold Medal described at the base of the Honour Wall
| NAME | SERVICE | DATE | OPERATION | COUNTRY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private William Wilson | Army (RAINF) 3 RAR | 30-Jul-53 | UNKMAC | Korea |
| Private Neville Shepherd | Army (RAINF) 3 RAR | 16-Sep-53 | UNKMAC | Japan |
| Telegrapher William Davis | RAN HMAS Murchison | 10-Jan-54 | UNKMAC | Japan |
| Private Ronald Leigh | Army (RAINF) 2 RAR | 2-Feb-54 | UNKMAC | Japan |
| Lance Corporal Albert Haymes | Army (RAINF) 2 RAR | 6-Feb-54 | UNKMAC | Korea |
| Private James Carter | Army (RAINF) RAR | 22-Feb-54 | UNKMAC | Japan |
| Leading Electrical Mechanic Kenneth Nelson | RAN HMAS Sydney | 6-Mar-54 | UNKMAC | Japan |
| Private George Innes | Army (RAINF) RAR | 5-May-54 | UNKMAC | Japan |
| Pilot Officer Henry Andrews | RAAF | 31-May-54 | UNKMAC | Korea |
| Private Brian Waller | Army (RAINF) 1 RAR | 25-Jul-54 | UNKMAC | Japan |
| Captain Garth Jarman | Army (RAINF) 3 RAR | 27-Jul-54 | UNKMAC | Korea |
| Private James Coatsworth | Army (RAINF) RAR | 18-Aug-54 | UNKMAC | Japan |
| Private John Kane | Army (RAINF) 3 RAR | 20-Aug-54 | UNKMAC | Japan |
| Captain John Kollias | Army (RAAC) | 16-Sep-54 | UNKMAC | Japan |
| Private Ian Bevis | Army (RAINF) 1 RAR | 2-Jan-56 | UNKMAC | Korea |
| Signalman Clive McArthur | Army (RASIGS) | 30-Jan-56 | UNKMAC | Japan |
| Sergeant John Nowell | Army (RASIGS) | 24-Nov-56 | UNKMAC | Japan |
| * Lieutenant General Robert Nimmo, CBE | Army | 4-Jan-66 | UNMOGIP & UNIPOM | Kashmir (India/Pakistan) |
| * Sergeant Llewellyn Thomas | Australian Federal Police | 26-Jul-69 | UNFICYP AUSCIVPOL | Cyprus |
| * Inspector Patrick Hackett | Australian Federal Police | 29-Aug-71 | UNFICYP AUSCIVPOL | Cyprus |
| * Captain Peter McCarthy | Army (RACT) | 12-Jan-88 | UNTSO | Lebanon |
| Lance Corporal Shannon McAliney | Army (RAINF) 1 RAR | 2-Apr-93 | Operation SOLACE (UNITAF) | Somalia |
| * Major Susan Felshe | Army (RAAMC) | 21-Jun-93 | Operation CEDILLA Army (MINURSO) | Western Sahara |
| Lance Corporal Russell Eisenhuth | Army (RACT) 26 Tpt Sqn | 17-Jan-00 | INTERFET | East Timor |
| Lance Corporal Shawn Lewis | Army (RAEME) 145 Sig Sqn | 20-May-00 | Operation BEL ISI (II) | Bougainville, PNG |
| * Corporal Stuart Jones | Army (RAAC) 2 Cav Regt (Recon) | 9-Aug-00 | UNTAET | East Timor |
| Sergeant Andrew Russell | Army (RAINF) SASR | 16-Feb-02 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
| Protective Service Officer Adam Dunning | Australian Federal Police | 22-Dec-04 | RAMSI | Solomon Islands |
| Private Jamie Clark | Army (RAINF) 3 RAR (Para) | 10-Mar-05 | RAMSI | Solomon Islands |
| Leading Seaman Scott Bennet | RAN | 2-Apr-05 | Operation SUMATRA ASSIST II | Nias Island Indonesia |
| Sergeant Wendy Jones | RAAF | 2-Apr-05 | Operation SUMATRA ASSIST II | Nias Island Indonesia |
| Petty Officer Stephen Slattery | RAN | 2-Apr-05 | Operation SUMATRA ASSIST II | Nias Island Indonesia |
| Lieutenant Matthew Davey | RAN | 2-Apr-05 | Operation SUMATRA ASSIST II | Nias Island Indonesia |
| Lieutenant Matthew Goodall | RAN | 2-Apr-05 | Operation SUMATRA ASSIST II | Nias Island Indonesia |
| Lieutenant Paul Kimlin | RAN | 2-Apr-05 | Operation SUMATRA ASSIST II | Nias Island Indonesia |
| Lieutenant Jonathon King | RAN | 2-Apr-05 | Operation SUMATRA ASSIST II | Nias Island Indonesia |
| Flight Lieutenant Lynne Rowbottom | RAAF | 2-Apr-05 | Operation SUMATRA ASSIST II | Nias Island Indonesia |
| Squadron Leader Paul McCarthy | RAAF | 2-Apr-05 | Operation SUMATRA ASSIST II | Nias Island Indonesia |
| Warrant Officer Class Two David Nary | Army (RAINF) SASR | 6-Nov-05 | Operation CATALYST | Kuwait |
| Private Jacob Kovco | Army (RAINF) 3 RAR (Para) | 21-Apr-06 | Operation CATALYST | Iraq |
| Trooper Joshua Porter | Army (RAINF) SASR | 29-Nov-06 | Operation QUICKSTEP | Fiji |
| Trooper David Pierce | Army (RAAC) 2/14 LHR MI | 8-Oct-07 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
| Sergeant Matthew Locke, MG | Army (RAINF) SASR | 25-Oct-07 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
| Private Ashley Baker | Army (RAINF) 2 RAR | 7-Nov-07 | Operation SLIPPER | Timor Leste |
| Private Luke Worsley | Army (RAINF) 4 RAR (Cdo) | 23-Nov-07 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
| Lance Corporal Jason Marks | Army (RAINF) 4 RAR (Cdo) | 27-Apr-08 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
| Signalman Seam McCarthy | Army (RASIGS) SASR | 8-Jul-08 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
| Lieutenant Michael Fussell | Army (RAA) 4 RAR (Cdo) | 27-Nov-08 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
| Rifleman Stuart Nash | British Army 1st Battalion, The Rifles | 17-Dec-08 | Operation HERRICK | Afghanistan |
| Private Gregory Sher | Army (RAINF) 1 Cdo Regt | 4-Jan-09 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
| Corporal Mathew Hopkins | Army (RAINF) 7 RAR | 16-Mar-09 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
| Sergeant Britt Till | Army (RAE) Incident Response Regt | 19-Mar-09 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
| Sapper Jacob Moerland | Army (RAE) 2 CER | 7-Jun-10 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
| Sapper Darren Smith | Army (RAE) 2 CER | 7-Jun-10 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
| Private Timothy Aplin | Army (RAINF) 2 Cdo Regt | 21-Jun-10 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
| Private Benjamin Chuck | Army (RAINF) 2 Cdo Regt | 21-Jun-10 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
| Private Scott Palmer | Army (RAINF) 2 Cdo Regt | 21-Jun-10 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
| Private Nathan Bewes | Army (RAINF) 6 RAR | 9-Jul-10 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
| Trooper Jason Brown | Army (RAINF) SASR | 14-Aug-10 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
| Private Tomas Dales | Army (RAINF) 6 RAR | 20-Aug-10 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
| Private Grant Kirby | Army (RAINF) 6 RAR | 20-Aug-10 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
| Lance Corporal Jared MacKinney | Army (RAINF) 6 RAR | 25-Aug-10 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
| Protective Service Officer Ronald Lewis | Australian Federal Police | 2-Dec-10 | RAMSI | Solomon Islands |
| Corporal Richard Atkinson | Army (RAE) 1 CER | 2-Feb-11 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
| Sapper Jamie Larcombe | Army (RAE) 1 CER | 20-Feb-11 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
| Sergeant Brett Wood, MG | Army (RAINF) 2 Cdo Regt | 23-May-11 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
| Lance Corporal Andrew Jones | Army (AACC) 9 FSB | 30-May-11 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
| Lieutenant Marcus Case | Army (AAAvn) 6 Avn Regt | 30-May-11 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
| Sapper Rowan Robinson | Army (RAE) Incident Response Regt | 6-Jun-11 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
| Sergeant Todd Langley | Army (RAINF) 2 Cdo Regt | 4-Jul-11 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
| Private Matthew Lambert | Army (RAINF) 2 RAR | 22-Aug-11 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
| Craftsman Beau Pridue | Army (RAEME) 8 CSSB | 15-Sep-11 | Operation ASTUTE | East Timor |
| Lance Corporal Luke Gavin | Army (RAINF) 2 RAR | 29-Oct-11 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
| Corporal Ashley Birt | Army (RAE) 1 Topo Svy Sqn | 29-Oct-11 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
| Captain Bryce Duffy | Army (RAA) 4 Fd Regt | 29-Oct-11 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
| * Sergeant Brett Kinloch | Australian Federal Police | 14-Feb-12 | UNMIT | East Timor |
| Sergeant Blaine Diddams | Army (RAINF) SASR | 2-Jul-12 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
| Sapper James Martin | Army (RAE) 2 CER | 29-Aug-12 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
| Private Robert Poate | Army (RAINF) 6 RAR | 29-Aug-12 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
| Private Nathanael Galagher | Army (RAINF) 2 Cdo Regt | 30-Aug-12 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
| Corporal Cameron Baird, VC, MG | Army (RAINF) 2 Cdo Regt | 22-Jun-13 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
| Lance Corporal Todd Chidgey | Army (RAINF) 2 Cdo Regt | 1-Jul-14 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
| Corporal Scott Smith | Army (RAE) Special Operations Engineer Regt | 21-Oct-21 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
The Dag Hammerskjöld Medal
The Dag Hammerskjöld Medal was approved by the United Nation Security Council in July 1997 as a tribute to the sacrifice of women and men, military and civilian, from all over the world who lost their lives while serving with United Nations peacekeeping operations. The medal’s debut in Fall 1998 honoured the 50th anniversary of United Nations peacekeeping operations.
Louis Nelson designed the palm sized ovoid crystal medal to commemorate the fragility, purity, and strength of those lost lives. Its shape emphasizes the value of life easily held in the palm of one’s hand as a posthumous benediction, not to be worn, but to be displayed in a family home.
The medal is named after Dag Hammarskjöld, the second Secretary-General of the United Nations, who died in a plane crash in Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) in September 1961.