Horace William Madden, GC. Madden died of malnutrition in 1951 while a prisoner of war in North Korea.
This is a list of Australian prisoners of war in the Korean War. During the Korean War a total of thirty Australian servicemen were captured by North Korean or Chinese forces and held as prisoners of war. Twenty-four Australian Army and six Royal Australian Air Force were prisoners of war.
List[]
| Name | Rank | Unit | Date of capture | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Brown | Private | 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment | 25 January 1953 | Released 23 April 1953 |
| Donald Pattison Buck | Corporal | 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment | 21 January 1951 | Released on cessation of hostilities |
| Lawrence Edward Buckland | Corporal | 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment | 21 January 1951 | Released 9 February 1951 |
| Dennis Douglas Condon | Private | 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment | 23 August 1952 | Released on cessation of hostilities |
| John Frederick Davis | Private | 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment | 25 January 1953 | Released 23 April 1953 |
| Brian Thomas Davoren | Private | 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment | 25 January 1953 | Released 23 April 1953 |
| Eric Donnelly | Private | 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment | 14 January 1953 | Released 23 April 1953 |
| Vance Drummond | Wing Commander | No. 77 Squadron RAAF | 1 December 1951 | Released during 1953 |
| Phillip Jamieson Greville | Brigadier | 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment | 23 August 1952 | Released on cessation of hostilities |
| Ronald David Guthrie | Squadron Leader | No. 77 Squadron RAAF | August 1951 | Released September 1953 |
| Keith Roy Gwyther | Private | 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment | 24 April 1951 | Released on cessation of hostilities |
| John Thomas Hannan | Flight Lieutenant | No. 77 Squadron RAAF | February 1952 | Released September 1953 |
| Gordon Ronald Harvey | Group Captain | No. 77 Squadron RAAF | January 1951 | Released August 1953 |
| Thomas Henry John Hollis | Private | 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment | 21 January 1951 | Released on cessation of hostilities |
| Alfred Jacobs | Private | 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment | 14 August 1952 | Released on cessation of hostilities |
| Edward George Light | Private | 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment | 21 January 1951 | 9 February 1951 |
| John Houston Mackay | Private | 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment | 25 January 1951 | 23 April 1953 |
| Horace William Madden | Private | 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment | 24 April 1951 | Died of malnutrition 9 November 1951 |
| James McCulloch | Private | 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment | 25 January 1953 | Released on cessation of hostilities |
| Angus Peter McDonald | Lieutenant | 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment | 21 January 1951 | Released 9 February 1951 |
| Vivian Edward O'Brien | Private | 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment | 25 January 1953 | Released on cessation of hostilities |
| Robert Henry Parker | Private | 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment | 24 April 1951 | Released on cessation of hostilities |
| Edward James Perks | Corporal | 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment | 26 May 1953 | Released on cessation of hostilities |
| Donald William Pinkstone | Flying Officer | No. 77 Squadron RAAF | Unknown | Released (date unknown) |
| Anthony Poole | Private | 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment | 25 January 1953 | Released on cessation of hostilities |
| George Smith | Private | 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment | 14 January 1953 | Released on cessation of hostilities |
| Fred Speed | Private | 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment | 7 June 1953 | Released on cessation of hostilities |
| Colin Montague Tesch | Private | 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment | 25 June 1953 | Released on cessation of hostilities |
| Bruce Lachlan Thomson | Flying Officer | No. 77 Squadron RAAF | 1 December 1951 | Released (date unknown) |
| Charles Peter Yacopetti | Lieutenant Colonel | 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment | 26 May 1953 | Released on cessation of hostilities |
