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Brian William McFarlane as a platoon commander 2nd Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (2 RAR), Malaya 1956-1957, interviewed by Colonel David Chinn MBE (Rtd)
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Maker: Australian War Memorial
McFarlane speaks of training at the Jungle Training Centre (JTC) Canungra, South East Queensland; his repostings from 1st Recruit Training Battalion, Kapooka, New South Wales through to joining 2 RAR ...S02862
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Brigadier George Lyon Mansford AM (Rtd) as a private rifleman later corporal section commander C Company 2nd Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (2 RAR), Malaya 1955-1957, interviewed by Colonel David Chinn MBE (Rtd)
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Maker: Mansford, George Lyon Chinn, David Alexander Australian War Memorial Preston, Lenny
Mansford speaks of training especially through the Jungle Training Centre (JTC) Canungra; personalities of C Company 2 RAR - relationships and reinforcements; briefings on the British Commonwealth Far...S02869
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Brigadier James Graham Ochiltree OBE (Rtd) as Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment, Malaya 1955-1957, interviewed by Ian McNeill
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Maker: McNeill, Ian Graham
Ochiltree speaks of his childhood and education; his early army training; 2 RAR prior to leaving for Malaya in December 1955; the Jungle Training Centre, Canungra; travel to Malaya; 2 RAR's dual roles...S00369
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Colin Henry Swinbourn as a platoon sergeant in a rifle company 2nd Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment, Malaya 1955-1957, interviewed by Brad Manera
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Maker: Swinbourn, Colin Henry Manera, Brad Australian War Memorial Preston, Lenny
Swinbourn speaks of family, educational and military background; joining Transport Platoon 2nd Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (2 RAR) at Enoggera Queensland as a corporal in early 1955; train...S03351
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Colonel Donald McInnes Ramsay OAM (Rtd) as Adjutant 2nd Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (2 RAR), Malaya 1955-1957, interviewed by Colonel David Chinn MBE (Rtd)
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Maker: Australian War Memorial
Ramsay speaks of his commissioning in the British Army and operational service during the Second World War; transfer to the Australian Army in 1952; posting to 2 RAR in 1954; perceptions of the role o...S02863
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Robert John Fletcher as a platoon commander 2nd Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (2 RAR), Malaya 1955-1957, interviewed by Colonel David Chinn MBE (Rtd)
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Maker: Australian War Memorial
Fletcher speaks of his service background and training prior to joining 2 RAR; the state of 2 RAR and its manning when he arrived; the training of 2 RAR and other commitments at Enoggera Camp, as 2 RA...S02865
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Wallace Talbot Claxton Thompson OAM as a rifle section commander 2nd Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (2 RAR), Malaya 1955-1957, interviewed by Colonel David Chinn MBE (Rtd)
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Maker: Australian War Memorial
Thompson speaks of his military training prior to joining 2 RAR in Australia; 2 RAR in terms of individual and collective operational experience; 2 RAR's perceptions of its operational roles in Malaya...S02864