Australians at War 1901-2000
1952–1960
1952
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- Meteors of 77 Squadron, RAAF, take off over a village, Kimpo, Korea, April 1952. [AWM negative JK0612]
Throughout 1952, elements of the RAN and RAAF carried out major operations in Korea.
23 January 1952
Death of John Treloar who, apart from C E W Bean, did more than any other individual to establish and develop the Australian War Memorial. Treloar served as director of the Memorial from 1920 to 1952.
28 April 1952
Ratification by Australia of Peace Treaty with Japan and official ending of British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF), Japan.
27 July 1952
Armistice signed at Panmunjom brings hostilities in Korea to an end.
The number of Australians who died in the Korean War (1950–1953): 339.
(From the names recorded on the national Roll of Honour at the Australian War Memorial.)
10 February 1954
Tree planted by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, at the Australian War Memorial to mark the beginning of the Remembrance Driveway between Canberra and Sydney.
October – November 1952
China came to the aid of North Korea – United Nations forces driven back.
October 1955
During October, a battalion of The Royal Australian Regiment (RAR) was sent to Malaya.
1955 - 1960
Ships of the Royal Australian Navy attached to the Far Eastern Strategic Reserve (FESR) during the Malayan Emergency.
1956
1956–Present
Australian military observers posted to United Nations Truce Supervision Operation (UNTSO) to assist in supervision of truce between Israel and her neighbours.
30 August 1957
Dedication of the National Naval Memorial in Anzac Parade, Canberra, by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to mark the 75th anniversary of the formation of the Royal Australian Navy.
1958
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- Crew of RAAF Lincoln bomber, Malaya, 1950s. [RAAF photograph]
Establishment of RAAF Butterworth, Penang, as base for RAAF operations in Malaya.
30 July-1960
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- Australian soldiers on patrol in Malaya, 1950s. [AWM negative ELL/51/283/MC]
End of Malayan Emergency.
The Emergency faded from public memory, and today it hardly registers in the national consciousness.
[Professor P Dennis, official historian, Malayan Emergency].
The number of Australians who died in the Malayan Emergency (1950–1960): 36.
From the names recorded on the national Roll of Honour at the Australian War Memorial.