Image Gallery 2009
06 August 2009
Battle of The Samichon memorial service held in East Timor
A small but moving ceremony was held at Camp Phoenix, in Dili, East Timor, on the 24th July to commemorate the Battle of The Samichon.
Members from the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR) currently serving in East Timor with Timor-Leste Battle Group VI (TLBG VI) were joined by other members of the International Stabilisation Force for the short but moving service to remember those who fought in the 1953 Battle.
Similar memorial services were conducted at each of the TLBG VI Forward Operating Bases and were preceded by historical presentations regarding the Battle by 2RAR junior Officers and Sergeants.
56 years ago, on the ground overlooking the Samichon Valley in Korea, 2RAR engaged in one of the least celebrated but most fiercely contested battles involving Australian troops during the Korean War.
The battle raged over three consecutive nights and proved to be the last major action of the war, with the armistice being declared after the last night of the battle.
Casualties from the Battle included about 3,000 Chinese killed and five soldiers from 2RAR lost their lives.
Four decades later, 2RAR was given the Battle Honour ‘Samichon’, in recognition of the Regiment’s efforts during the 1953 Battle.
| 20090724adf8144078_292 Personnel from the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment serving with Timor-Leste Battle Group VI, form up at Camp Phoenix, Dili, to remember the Battle of The Samichon with their International Stabilisation Force colleagues in East Timor. (Date taken: 24 July 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090724adf8144078_297 Timor-Leste Battle Group VI, Chaplain Damian Styles, reads a prayer during a service to remember the Battle of The Samichon. (Date taken: 24 July 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090724adf8144078_299 Timor-Leste Battle Group VI Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Dave Smith, addresses the soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment serving with Timor-Leste Battle Group VI, as they remember the Battle of The Samichon with their International Stabilisation Force colleagues in East Timor. (Date taken: 24 July 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090724adf8144078_306 New Zealand Defence Force personnel, Captain Young and Deputy Commander International Stabilisation Force, Captain Burroughs, RNZN, on parade along with soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regimentt serving with Timor-Leste Battle Group VI, remember the Battle of The Samichon with their International Stabilisation Force colleagues during a service in East Timor. (Date taken: 24 July 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090724adf8144078_313 Private Luke Hanlon reads the Soldiers' Prayer during a service attended by personnel from the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment serving with Timor-Leste Battle Group VI, as they remember the Battle of The Samichon with their International Stabilisation Force colleagues in East Timor. (Date taken: 24 July 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090724adf8144078_315 Private Ben Garard along with soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment serving with Timor-Leste Battle Group VI, remember the Battle of The Samichon with their International Stabilisation Force colleagues in East Timor. (Date taken: 24 July 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090724adf8144078_317 Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment serving with Timor-Leste Battle Group VI, remember the Battle of The Samichon with their International Stabilisation Force colleagues in East Timor. (Date taken: 24 July 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090724adf8144078_324 Personnel from the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment serving with Timor-Leste Battle Group VI, remembered the 'Battle of The Samichon with their International Stabilisation Force colleagues in East Timor. (Date taken: 24 July 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090724adf8144078_331 A piper plays a soldiers lament as personnel from the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment serving with Timor-Leste Battle Group VI, remember the Battle of The Samichon with their International Stabilisation Force colleagues in East Timor. (Date taken: 24 July 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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