A number of our personnel have made the ultimate sacrifice since the commencement of Australia's involvement in Peacekeeping and Peacemaking missions. The hazards of being deployed on even the smallest mission can be greater than expected.
This Roll of Honour has been created to remember those who have made that sacrifice.
They shall grow not old
As we that are left grow old;
Age shall not weary them,
Nor the years condemn;
At the going down of the sun
And in the morning
We Will Remember Them.
Australian Defence and Police Forces Personnel
Killed in Action or died on Duty
during Peacekeeping and Peacemaking Operations since 1953
NAME |
SERVICE |
DATE |
MISSION |
COUNTRY |
CAUSE |
Lance Corporal JARED WILLIAM MACKINNEY |
Army (RAINF) 6 RAR |
25 August 2010 |
Operation Slipper |
Afghanistan |
Gunshot Wounds whilst mentoring ANA on Foot Patrol |
Private TOMAS JAMES DALE |
Army (RAINF) 6 RAR |
20 August 2010 |
Operation Slipper |
Afghanistan |
IED explosion during Joint counter IED Operation
|
Private GRANT WALTER KIRBY |
Army (RAINF) 6 RAR |
20 August 2010 |
Operation Slipper |
Afghanistan |
IED explosion during Joint counter IED Operation
|
Trooper JASON THOMAS BROWN |
Army (RAINF) SASR |
14 August 2010 |
Operation Slipper |
Afghanistan |
Gunshot Wounds during Combined Patrol |
Private NATHAN BEWES |
Army (RAINF) 6 RAR |
9 July 2010 |
Operation Slipper |
Afghanistan |
IED explosion during Foot Patrol
|
Private TIMOTHY JAMES APLIN |
Army 2 Cdo Regt |
21 June 2010 |
Operation Slipper |
Afghanistan |
Helicopter Crash |
Private BENJAMIN ADAM CHUCK |
Army 2 Cdo Regt |
21 June 2010 |
Operation Slipper |
Afghanistan |
Helicopter Crash |
Private SCOTT TRAVIS PALMER |
Army 2 Cdo Regt |
21 June 2010 |
Operation Slipper |
Afghanistan |
Helicopter Crash |
Sapper DARREN JAMES SMITH |
Army (RAE) 2 CER |
7 June 2010 |
Operation Slipper |
Afghanistan |
IED explosion during Foot Patrol |
Sapper JACOB DANIEL MOERLAND |
Army (RAE) 2 CER |
7 June 2010 |
Operation Slipper |
Afghanistan |
IED explosion during Foot Patrol |
Private BENJAMIN RANAUDO |
Army (RAINF) 1 RAR |
18 July 2009 |
Operation Slipper |
Afghanistan |
IED Explosion during Cordon & Search Operation |
Sergeant BRETT TILL |
Army (RAE) Incident Response Regt |
19 March 2009 |
Operation Slipper |
Afghanistan |
IED Explosion during Route Clearance Task |
Corporal MATHEW RICKY ANDREW HOPKINS |
Army (RAINF) 7 RAR |
16 March 2009 |
Operation Slipper |
Afghanistan |
Gunshot Wound during Joint Patrol with ANA |
Private GREGORY MICHAEL SHER |
Army (RAINF) 1 Cdo Regt |
4 January 2009 |
Operation Slipper |
Afghanistan |
Rocket Attack Explosion on Patrol Base |
Lieutenant MICHAEL KENNETH HOUSDAN FUSSELL |
Army (RAA) 4 RAR (Cdo) |
27 November 2008 |
Operation Slipper |
Afghanistan |
IED explosion during Foot Patrol |
Signalman SEAN PATRICK MCCARTHY |
Army (RASIGS) SASR |
8 July 2008 |
Operation Slipper |
Afghanistan |
IED explosion during Vehicle Patrol |
Lance Corporal JASON MARKS |
Army (RAINF) 4 RAR (Cdo) |
27 April 2008 |
Operation Slipper |
Afghanistan |
Gunshot Wound during Clearance Patrol |
Private LUKE WORSLEY |
Army (RAINF) 4 RAR (Cdo) |
23 November 2007 |
Operation Slipper |
Afghanistan |
Gunshot Wound during Deliberate Attack |
Private ASHLEY ARTHUR BAKER |
Army (RAINF) 2 RAR |
7 November 2007 |
Operation Astute |
Timor Leste |
Gunshot Wound |
Sergeant MATTHEW RAYMOND LOCKE, MG |
Army (RAINF) SASR |
25 October 2007 |
Operation Slipper |
Afghanistan |
Gunshot Wound during Clearance Patrol |
Trooper DAVID RONALD PIERCE |
Army (RAAC) 2/14 LHR QMI |
8 October 2007 |
Operation Slipper |
Afghanistan |
Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion during ASLAV Route Clearance |
Trooper JOSHUA NATHAN NOEL PORTER |
Army (RAINF) SASR |
29 November 2006 |
Operation Quickstep |
Fiji |
Helicopter Crash |
Captain MARK ANTHONY BINGLEY |
Army (Aviation) 5th Aviation Regt |
29 November 2006 |
Operation
Quickstep |
Fiji |
Helicopter Crash |
Private JACOB BRUCE KOVCO |
Army (RAINF) 3 RAR (Para) |
21 April 2006 |
SECDET – Baghdad |
Iraq |
Gun Shot Wound |
Warrant Officer Class Two DAVID RUSSELL NARY |
Army (RAINF) SASR |
6 November 2005 |
Operation Catalyst |
Kuwait |
Struck by Vehicle during Mission Rehearsal Drills |
Leading Seaman SCOTT BENNET |
RAN |
2 April 2005 |
Operation Sumatra Assist II |
Nias Island, Indonesia |
Helicopter Crash |
Sergeant WENDY ELIZABETH JONES |
RAAF |
2 April 2005 |
Operation Sumatra Assist II |
Nias Island, Indonesia |
Helicopter Crash |
Petty Officer STEPHEN SLATTERY |
RAN |
2 April 2005 |
Operation Sumatra Assist II |
Nias Island, Indonesia |
Helicopter Crash |
Flight Lieutenant LYNNE ELIZABETH ROWBOTTOM |
RAAF |
2 April 2005 |
Operation Sumatra Assist II |
Nias Island, Indonesia |
Helicopter Crash |
Lieutenant JONATHON KING |
RAN |
2 April 2005 |
Operation Sumatra Assist II |
Nias Island, Indonesia |
Helicopter Crash |
Lieutenant PAUL KIMLIN |
RAN |
2 April 2005 |
Operation Sumatra Assist II |
Nias Island, Indonesia |
Helicopter Crash |
Lieutenant MATTHEW GOODALL |
RAN |
2 April 2005 |
Operation Sumatra Assist II |
Nias Island, Indonesia |
Helicopter Crash |
Lieutenant MATTHEW DAVEY |
RAN |
2 April 2005 |
Operation Sumatra Assist II |
Nias Island, Indonesia |
Helicopter Crash |
Squadron Leader PAUL STUART MCCARTHY |
RAAF |
2 April 2005 |
Operation Sumatra Assist II |
Nias Island, Indonesia |
Helicopter Crash |
Private JAMIE CLARKE |
Army (RAINF) 3 RAR (Para) |
10 March 2005 |
RAMSI |
Solomon Islands |
Fell into sinkhole and died during Foot Patrol searching for weapon caches on Mt Austen |
Officer ADAM DUNNING |
Australian Protective Service |
22 December 2004 |
RAMSI |
Solomon Islands |
Gunshot Wound |
Sergeant ANDREW RUSSELL |
Army (RAINF) SASR |
16 February 2002 |
Operation Slipper |
Afghanistan |
Anti-tank Mine Explosion during Vehicle Patrol |
* Corporal STUART JONES |
Army (RAAC) 2 Cav Regt (Recon) |
9 August 2000 |
UNTAET |
East Timor |
Accidental Discharge of Weapon in A Vehicle transit after Recon Foot Patrol |
Lance Corporal SHAWN LEWIS |
Army (RAEME) 145 Sig Sqn |
20 May 2000 |
PNG |
Bougainville |
Diving Accident |
Lance Corporal RUSSELL EISENHUTH |
Army (RACT) 26 Tpt Sqn |
17 January 2000 |
INTERFET |
East Timor |
Died of Illness |
* Major SUSAN FELSCHE |
Army (RAAMC) |
21 June 1993 |
MINURSO |
Western Sahara |
Medical Unit Aircraft Crash |
Lance Corporal SHANNON MCALINEY |
Army (RAINF) 1 RAR |
2 April 1993 |
UNITAF |
Somalia |
Accidental Discharge of Weapon on Patrol |
* Captain PETER JAMES MCCARTHY |
Army (RACT) |
12 Jan 1988 |
UNTSO |
Lebanon |
Jeep Blown up by a Landmine |
* Sergeant IAN WARD |
Australian Federal Police |
12 November 1974 |
UNFICYP |
Cyprus |
Landmine |
* Inspector PATRICK HACKETT |
Australian Federal Police |
29 August 1971 |
UNFICYP |
Cyprus |
Motor Vehicle Accident |
* Sergeant LLEWELYN THOMAS |
Australian Federal Police |
26 July 1969 |
UNFICYP |
Cyprus |
Motor Vehicle Accident |
*
Lieutenant General R.H. NIMMO, CBE |
Army |
4 Jan 1966 |
UNMOGIP & UNIPOM |
Kashmir (India/Pakistan) |
Heart Attack |
Sergeant JOHN NOWELL |
Army (RASIGS) |
24 Nov 1956 |
UNKMAC |
Japan |
Died of Disease
|
Signalman CLIVE JOSEPH MCARTHUR |
Army (RASIGS) |
30 Jan 1956 |
UNKMAC |
Japan |
Accidental
|
Private IAN PERCY BEVIS |
Army (RAINF) 1 RAR |
2 Jan 1956 |
UNKMAC |
Korea |
Motor Vehicle Accident |
Captain JOHN EDWARD KOLLIAS |
Army (RAAC) |
16 Sep 1954 |
UNKMAC |
Japan |
Accidental
|
Private JOHN RODEN KANE |
Army (RAINF) 3 RAR |
20 Aug 1954 |
UNKMAC |
Japan |
Illness |
Private JAMES EDGAR COATSWORTH |
Army (RAINF) RAR |
18 Aug 1954 |
UNKMAC |
Japan |
Illness
|
Captain GARTH GEORGE JARMAN |
Army (RAINF) 3 RAR |
27 Jul 1954 |
UNKMAC |
Korea |
Illness |
Private BRIAN CHARLES WALLER |
Army (RAINF) 1 RAR |
25 Jul 1954 |
UNKMAC |
Japan |
Accidental
|
Pilot Officer HENRY DUDLEY ANDREWS |
RAAF |
31 May 1954 |
UNKMAC |
Korea |
Flying Accident
|
Private GEORGE JAMES STANLEY INNES |
Army (RAINF) RAR |
5 May 1954 |
UNKMAC |
Japan |
Illness
|
Chief Petty Officer ALAN SPENCER HAWKIN |
RAN HMAS Sydney |
8 Mar 1954 |
UNKMAC |
Japan |
Accidental
|
Leading Electrical Mechanic KENNETH WILLIAM NELSON |
RAN HMAS Sydney |
6 Mar 1954 |
UNKMAC |
Japan |
|
Private JAMES ARTHUR CARTER |
Army (RAINF) RAR |
22 Feb 1954 |
UNKMAC |
Japan |
Died of Disease
|
Lance Corporal ALBERT WILLIAM HAYMES |
Army (RAINF) 2 RAR |
6 Feb 1954 |
UNKMAC |
Korea |
Died in Sleep
|
Private RONALD LEIGH |
Army (RAINF) 2 RAR |
5 Feb 1954 |
UNKMAC |
Japan |
|
Telegrapher WILLIAM JOHN DAVIS |
RAN HMAS Murchison |
10 Jan 1954 |
UNKMAC |
Japan |
Illness
|
Private NEVILLE SHEPHERD |
Army (RAINF) 3 RAR |
16 Sep 1953 |
UNKMAC |
Japan |
Accidentally Killed |
Private WILLIAM WILSON |
Army (RAINF) 3 RAR |
30 Jul 1953 |
UNKMAC |
Korea |
Accidentally Killed |
Those who have * beside their name have been awarded the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal. The U.N. Secretary-General established the Dag Hammarskjöld medal for posthumous award to members of peacekeeping operations who lost their lives during service with a peacekeeping operation under the operational control and authority of the United Nations.

Australian Defence Force Dogs
Killed in Action or died on Duty
during Peacekeeping and Peacemaking Operations
NAME |
SERVICE |
DATE |
MISSION |
COUNTRY |
CAUSE |
Explosive Detection Dog "HERBIE" |
Army 1st Mentoring Task Force |
7 June 2010 |
Operation Slipper |
Afghanistan |
Foot Patrol - IED explosion |
Explosive Detection Dog "NOVA" |
Army MRTF-2 |
23 October 2009 |
Operation Slipper |
Afghanistan |
Vehicle Incident during Training |
Military Police Dog "ZIGGY" |
Army |
24 August 2008 |
Operation Astute |
Timor Leste |
Died of unknown causes |
Explosive Detection Dog "ANDY" |
Army |
25 November 2007 |
Operation Slipper |
Afghanistan |
Vehicle Accident |
Explosive Detection Dog "RAZZ" |
Army |
24 September 2007 |
Operation Slipper |
Afghanistan |
Roadside Bomb |
Explosive Detection Dog "MERLIN" |
Army |
5 September 2007 |
Operation Slipper |
Afghanistan |
Vehicle Accident |