Memorial Plaque, Stanthorpe, Qld, Australia
S 28° 39.372 E 151° 56.448
56J E 396491 N 6829644
This is a simple plaque, for Murray Hogden, KIA, 1950, in North Korea; on the western wall of a memorial shelter, in Stanthorpe.
Waymark Code: WMPBKA
Location: Queensland, Australia
Date Posted: 08/04/2015
Views: 3
The memorial shelter south of Lock Street, Stanthorpe, houses several honour roll boards, including:
M.D. (Murray) Hogden Reg. No. 1'400001
Killed in Action 29/10/1950
Chongjee, North Korea
From the
Australian War Memorial:
Service Number: 1/400001
Rank: Temporary Corporal
Unit: 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment
Service: Australian Army
Conflict: Korea, 1950-1953
Date of death: 30 October 1950
Place of death: Korea
Cause of death: Killed in action
Age at death: 32
Place of association: Brisbane, Australia
Cemetery or memorial details: United Nations Memorial Cemetery, Busan, Korea
Notes: Murray Hogen was originally interred at Pyongyang Cemetery, Portion 1 Plot and Row 4 Grave No.34. He was reinterred in the United Nations Memorial Cemetery in 1951.
Source: AWM149 Roll of Honour cards, Korea
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