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Francis Adrian Roberts as a Lieutenant 1 APC Squadron interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: Petersen, Joel Swanborough, Greg Roberts, Francis Adrian Swanborough, Greg Gentle, Victor
Roll 13 Scene 19 take 1; his background as a school teacher and serving in the CMF with the 10th Light Horse; applied to the officers school at Portsea and commissioned in June1963 ; originally select...F10612
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Geoff Martin Kendall as a Lieutenant D Coy 6 RAR interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Kendall, Geoffrey Martin Swanborough, Greg
Lieutenant D Coy, 6RAR 8 June 1966 to 5 July 1967. Scene 19, Take 1: Describes first contact with Vietcong at Long Tan – moved forward to join 11 Platoon heavily engaged with enemy. Advancing Vietco...F10635
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Harry Arthur Smith as the Major Officer Commanding D Coy 6RAR interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The Sharp End'.
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Smith, Harry Arthur Swanborough, Greg
Scene 1, Take 1: Night of 16th August, 1966 – Describes hearing ‘pop-pop’ of incoming fire at 1:00 AM while entertaining American pilots who flew F1s, as part of international hospitality session. Ne...F10631
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John Charles Robbins as a Lance Corporal D Coy 6 RAR interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Robbins, John Charles Swanborough, Greg
Lance Corporal D Coy, 6RAR 8 June 1966 to 7 September 1966. Scene 5, Take 1: The 1964 conscription was seen as another part of life, an adventure. At nineteen, most hadn’t thought about Australia’s ...F10634
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Neil Jackson Rankin as a Sergeant D Coy 6 RAR interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Rankin, Neil Jackson Swanborough, Greg
Sergeant D Coy, 6RAR 2 June 1966 to 14 June 1967. Scene 19, Take 1: Contact with enemy at Long Tan. 11 Platoon came across a large group of Vietcong and flanked them by surprise. Take 2: Describes t...F10633
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Robert (Bob) Stanley Buick as a Sergeant D Coy 6 RAR interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: Petersen, Joel Buick, Robert Stanley Swanborough, Greg The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Gentle, Victor
Sergeant D Coy, 6RAR 2 June 1966 to 14 June 1967. Scene 19 Take 1: Describes how he came to be in charge of 11 Platoon at Long Tan and death of Gordon Sharp, National Service Officer, ex TV cameraman...F10632
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Robert Terence (Terry) Burstall as a Private D Coy 6 RAR interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: The Notion Picture Company Pty Limited Burstall, Robert Terence Swanborough, Greg
Private, 1RAR 8 May 1966 to 5 June 1966. D Coy, 6RAR 6 June 1966 to 14 June 1967. Scene 12, Take 1: Volunteered to fight and believed the communist aggression from north had to be stopped. Describe...F10640
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Robin Charles Harris 6 RAR interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'
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Maker: Petersen, Joel Swanborough, Greg Harris, Robin Charles Swanborough, Greg Gentle, Victor
Scene 15 take 1. The reason he joined the Australian Army was that he was previously in the Citizen Military Forces thought it was great fun and that he was in a ‘dead end job; how he became a Nationa...F10611