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 / Unit | 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 |
Chief Petty Officer Alan Spencer Hawken | RAN HMAS Sydney | 7-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 |
* Sergeant Ian Donald Ward | Australian Federal Police | 12-Nov-74 | 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 Robert 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 |
Captain Mark A. Bingley | Army (AAAvn) 171 Aviation Squadron | 29-Nov-06 | Operation QUICKSTEP | Fiji |
Trooper Joshua Porter | Army (RAINF) SASR | 29-Nov-06 | Operation QUICKSTEP | Fiji |
Trooper David Ronald Pearce | Army (RAAC) 2/14 LHR | 8-Oct-07 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
Sergeant Matthew Raymond 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 James Worsley | Army (RAINF) 4 RAR (Cdo) | 23-Nov-07 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
Lance Corporal Jason Paul Marks | Army (RAINF) 4 RAR (Cdo) | 27-Apr-08 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
Signalman Sean Patrick McCarthy | Army (RASIGS) SASR | 8-Jul-08 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
Lieutenant Michael Kenneth Housdan 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 Michael Sher | Army (RAINF) 1 Cdo Regt | 4-Jan-09 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
Corporal Mathew Ricky Andrew Hopkins | Army (RAINF) 7 RAR | 16-Mar-09 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
Sergeant Brett Ian Till | Army (RAE) Incident Response Regt | 19-Mar-09 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
Private Benjamin James Ranaudo | Army (RAINF) 1 RAR | 18-Jul-09 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
Sapper Jacob Daniel Moerland | Army (RAE) 2 CER | 7-Jun-10 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
Sapper Darren James Smith | Army (RAE) 2 CER | 7-Jun-10 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
Private Timothy James Aplin | Army (RAINF) 2 Cdo Regt | 21-Jun-10 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
Private Benjamin Adam Chuck | Army (RAINF) 2 Cdo Regt | 21-Jun-10 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
Private Scott Travis Palmer | Army (RAINF) 2 Cdo Regt | 21-Jun-10 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
Private Nathan John Bewes | Army (RAINF) 6 RAR | 9-Jul-10 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
Trooper Jason Thomas Brown | Army (RAINF) SASR | 13-Aug-10 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
Private Tomas James Dale | Army (RAINF) 6 RAR | 20-Aug-10 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
Private Grant Walter Kirby | Army (RAINF) 6 RAR | 20-Aug-10 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
Lance Corporal Jared William MacKinney | Army (RAINF) 6 RAR | 24-Aug-10 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
Protective Service Officer Ronald Lewis | Australian Federal Police | 2-Dec-10 | RAMSI | Solomon Islands |
Corporal Richard Edward Atkinson | Army (RAE) 1 CER | 2-Feb-11 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
Sapper Jamie Ronald Larcombe | Army (RAE) 1 CER | 19-Feb-11 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
Sergeant Brett Mathew Wood, MG, DSM | Army (RAINF) 2 Cdo Regt | 23-May-11 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
Lance Corporal Andrew Gordon Jones | Army (AACC) 9 FSB | 30-May-11 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
Lieutenant Marcus Sean Case | Army (AAAvn) 6 Avn Regt | 30-May-11 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
Sapper Rowan Jaie Robinson | Army (RAE) Incident Response Regt | 6-Jun-11 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
Sergeant Todd Matthew Langley | Army (RAINF) 2 Cdo Regt | 4-Jul-11 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
Private Matthew Christopher 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 |
Corporal Ashley Craig Birt | Army (RAE) 1 Topo Svy Sqn | 29-Oct-11 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
Captain Bryce Robert Duffy | Army (RAA) 4 Fd Regt | 29-Oct-11 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
Lance Corporal Luke Nathan Gavin | Army (RAINF) 2 RAR | 29-Oct-11 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
* Sergeant Brett Kinloch | Australian Federal Police | 14-Feb-12 | UNMIT | East Timor |
Sergeant Blaine Flower Diddams, MG | Army (RAINF) SASR | 2-Jul-12 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
Sapper James Thomas Martin | Army (RAE) 2 CER | 29-Aug-12 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
Lance Corporal Stjepan Milosevic | Army (RAAC) 2/14 LHR | 29-Aug-12 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
Private Robert Hugh Frederick Poate | Army (RAINF) 6 RAR | 29-Aug-12 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
Private Nathanael John Aubrey Galagher | Army (RAINF) 2 Cdo Regt | 30-Aug-12 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
Lance Corporal Mervyn John McDonald | Army (RAINF) 2 Cdo Regt | 30-Aug-12 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
Corporal Scott James Smith | Army (RAE) Special Operations Engineer Regt | 21-Oct-12 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
Sapper David Michael Wood | Army (RAE) 2 CER | 22-May-13 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
Corporal Cameron Stewart Baird, VC, MG | Army (RAINF) 2 Cdo Regt | 22-Jun-13 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
Captain Paul John McKay | Army Combined Team Uruzgan | 29-Dec-13 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
Lance Corporal Todd John Chidgey | Army (RAINF) 2 Cdo Regt | 1-Jul-14 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
Private Alexander Julian Turner | Army (RAINF) 1 RAR | Attributed (2015) | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
Flight Sergeant Andrew John Perry | RAAF No. 2 Security Forces Sqn | 20-Dec-15 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
Private Shaun Peter Jenkins | Army (RAINF) 1 RAR | 31-Jan-16 | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
Private Matthew Neil Hardy Tonkin | Army (RAINF) 6 RAR | Attributed | Operation SLIPPER | Afghanistan |
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.
