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Rear Admiral William John Rourke AO RAN (Rtd) as Flight Deck Engineer HMAS Sydney, Korea 1951-1952, interviewed by Colonel David Chinn MBE (Rtd)
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Maker: Australian War Memorial
William Rourke talks about his training at the Royal Australian Naval College from the age of thirteen and his training as an engineering officer at the Royal Naval Engineering College; serving aboard...S02775
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Reginald Walter Saunders (Reg), as a Captain, (337678/VX12843), Aboriginal serviceman 2/7th Battalion, interviewed by Peter Read for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45.
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Maker: Saunders, Reginald Walter 'Reg' Read, Peter Saunders, Reginald Walter 'Reg'
Discusses education; employment; religion; enlistment; aborigines in WW2; 2/7th Battalion; training; mateship; leave; racism; desert operations; disease; air raids; discipline; rations; AIF Greek rela...S00520
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Rhonda Santi as the daughter of (2400470) Private Alfred Jacobs, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, Korea 1950-1953, interviewed by Olwyn Green
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Maker: Santi, Rhonda Green, Edna Olwyn
Rhonda Santi as the daughter of (2400470) Private Alfred Jacobs, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, Korea 1950-1953, interviewed by Olwyn Green A transcript of this recording may be availa...S03811
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Richard Cresswell DFC as the squadron leader Commanding Officer No 77 (Fighter) Squadron RAAF, Korea 1950-1951, interviewed by Dr Chris Clark
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Maker: Australian War Memorial
Cresswell speaks of his academic and military background including Second World War service in the South West Pacific area primarily as a fighter pilot; his role as Commanding Officer No 21 (Citizens ...S02686
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(2900105) Rixon, Henry Francis (Lance Corporal)
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Maker: Rixon, Henry Francis Green, Edna Olwyn
Harry Francis Rixon as a member of 6 Platoon B Company 1st Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment, Korea 1952-1953, interviewed by Olwyn Green A transcript of this recording may be available. For fu...S03809
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Robert Henry Parker as a motorcycle dispatch rider Signals Platoon 3rd Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (3 RAR) and a prisoner of war, Korea 1950-1953, interviewed by Bill Fogarty
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Maker: Parker, Robert Fogarty, William 'Bill' Lawrance Australian War Memorial Preston, Lenny
Parker speaks of his family background and work as well as naval cadet activity during the Second World War; enlistment in the Army in 1944; post-war Occupation Force duty in Japan, then work and Citi...S02658
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(31932) Robertson, Ian (Sergeant)
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Maker: Robertson, Ian
Ian Robertson as a unit photographer and sniper, 3 Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), Japan and Korea, 1946-1953, interviewed by Dr Shaune Lakin and Andrew Jack A transcript of this recordin...S04271
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Ronald David Guthrie as a warrant officer pilot No 77 (Fighter) Squadron RAAF and a prisoner of war, Korea 1952-1953, interviewed by Wing Commander Ken Llewelyn (RAAF Res)
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Maker: Australian War Memorial
Guthrie speaks of his service background and experience, as well as training; his posting as a warrant officer in No 77 Fighter Squadron RAAF and its operational role in Korea; the circumstances of hi...S02288
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Ronald Kenneth Cashman MM as a private rifleman, later corporal section commander B Company 3rd Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (3 RAR), Korea 1951-1953, interviewed by Bill Fogarty
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Maker: Australian War Memorial
Cashman speaks of his service background and experience as well as training; his postings in B Company 3rd Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment of 28th Brigade of the 1st Commonwealth Division; his...S02296
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R38556 Stoker Donald Francis McLeod, Royal Australian Navy, interviewed by Bill Bunbury on his service in the Korean War, 1998.
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Maker: McLeod, Donald Francis
Collection of oral history interviews on the Korean War recorded by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) Radio National 'Hindsight' for the program 'Korea, 1950-1953, The Forgotten War'. Thi...S01908
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(21142) Ryan, William Albert Maurice (Staff Sergeant)
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Maker: Ryan, William Albert Maurice Green, Edna Olwyn
William Albert Maurice Ryan as the Regimental Sergeant Major 3rd Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment, Korea 1950-1951, interviewed by Olwyn Green A transcript of this recording may be available. ...S03810
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Sergeant Ian Robertson (31932) as a sniper and unit photographer 3rd Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (3 RAR), Korea 1950-1951, and as a platoon sergeant 1st Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (1 RAR), Korea 1953, interviewed by Ian Affleck
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Maker: Australian War Memorial
Sergeant Ian Robertson (31932) as a sniper and unit photographer 3rd Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (3 RAR), Korea 1950-1951, and as a platoon sergeant 1st Battalion The Royal Australian Regi...S02691
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Sergeant Reginald Amos Bandy interviewed by Bill Bunbury about the Battle of Kaypong, Korean War.
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Maker: Bandy, Reg Bunbury, Bill
Collection of oral history interviews on the Korean War recorded by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) Radio National 'Hindsight' for the radio program 'Korea, 1950-1953, The Forgotten War'...S01903
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(13173) Servos, Michael (Private)
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Maker: Servos, Michael Green, Edna Olwyn
Michael Servos OAM as a private, 6 Section, 2 Platoon, A Company, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, Korea 1950-1951, interviewed by Olwyn Green A transcript of this recording may be avail...S03812
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Sister Shirley Benetts, Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps, interviewed by Bill Bunbury about her experiences as a nurse during the Korean War.
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Maker: Shirley Bennetts Bunbury, Bill Bennetts, Shirley Bunbury, Bill
Collection of oral history interviews on the Korean War recorded by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) Radio National 'Hindsight' for the radio program 'Korea, 1950-1953, The Forgotten War'...S01904
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Squadron Leader Vincent Joseph O'Brien MBE (Ret'd) as a corporal airframe fitter No 77 Squadron RAAF, Korea 1950-1951, interviewed by Dr Chris Clark
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Maker: Australian War Memorial
Vincent O'Brien talks about his early training and service at the end of the Second World War; joining the Interim air Force on a two-year contract; training as a Fitter 2A (Airframe Fitter) prior to ...S02776
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Stephen George Joyce, member of 4 inch gun crew HMAS Murchison, Korea 1951-1952, interviewed by Lieutenant Commander Tony Hughes RANR
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Maker: Joyce, Stephen George Hughes, Anthony John Australian War Memorial Preston, Lenny
Stephen Joyce talks about: being posted to RAN frigate HMAS Murchison after finishing basic training; living conditions aboard the Murchison; training en route to Korean waters; other duties of an ord...S02795
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(51157) Stewart, Ronald James (Private)
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Maker: Stewart, Ronald James Green, Edna Olwyn
Ronald James Stewart as a light machine gunner, C Company, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, Korea 1950-1952, interviewed by Olwyn Green A transcript of this recording may be available. F...S03813
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Thomas Henry John Hollis as a rifleman 1 Platoon A Company 3rd Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (3 RAR) and a prisoner of war, Korea 1950-1953, interviewed by Bill Fogarty
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Maker: Australian War Memorial
Hollis speaks of his family background and Second World War service; his Occupation Force duty in Japan followed by discharge and service with the NSW Police; enlistment for Korea (K) Force and traini...S02298
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Three 'Turn of the Century' ABC Radio Programs featuring Dr Peter Stanley discussing aspects of Australia's military involvement in war and peacekeeping throughout the 1900s
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Maker: Stanley, Peter Evans, Tritia ABC Radio
PROGRAM 1: Dr Stanley discuses attitudes to war and Australia's committment to war; Australian's went to the Boer War (South Africa) with idea that war was romantic and adventurous but during the cent...S02107