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Air Marshal John William Newham AC (Rtd) as a pilot No 77 Fighter Squadron RAAF, Korea 1953, interviewed by Dr Chris Clark
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Maker: Australian War Memorial
Jake Newham talks about his early working life and his difficult path to being accepted for RAAF flying training; his training prior to being posted to Iwakuni, Japan for his conversion on to Meteors;...S02792
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Air Vice Marshal William Henry Simmonds AO (Rtd) as a pilot No 77 Fighter Squadron RAAF, Korea 1952, interviewed by Dr Chris Clark
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Maker: Australian War Memorial
Air Vice Marshal Simmonds talks about the lack of relevance of basic flying training to combat mission flying in Korea; being posted to 78 Wing, RAAF Base Williamtown after graduation from Point Cook;...S02689
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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 William John Morrow CBE (Rtd) as Commanding Officer 1st Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (1 RAR), Malaya 1959-1960, interviewed by Colonel David Chinn MBE (Rtd)
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Maker: Australian War Memorial
Morrow speaks of his previous operational experience through the Second World War and Korea; of training 1 RAR in Australia; comparing Australian and British practice in engaging fleeting targets in a...S02860
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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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Colonel Owen Maxwell Carroll (Rtd) as a platoon commander, later Officer Commanding Tracker Team, 3rd Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (3 RAR), Malaya 1957-1959, interviewed by Colonel David Chinn MBE (Rtd)
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Maker: Carroll, Owen Maxwell Chinn, David Alexander Australian War Memorial Brassell, Bill
Carroll speaks of his experience of being a platoon commander in 17th National Service Training Battalion following his commissioning through OCS Portsea, before joining 3 RAR at Ingleburn NSW; his im...S02867
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Colonel Peter Edward Seddon (Ret) as Battery Commander 100th (A) Field Battery Royal Australian Artillery, Malaya 1957-1959, interviewed by Colonel David Chinn MBE (Ret)
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Maker: Australian War Memorial
Seddon speaks of his service background of a Second World War posting to a Middle East experienced field regiment; retitling the battery (to 'A' Field Battery), ceremonial duties role of 'A' Field Bat...S02875
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Colonel Reginald John Gardner OBE (Rtd) as the lieutenant colonel Commanding Officer 4th Field Regiment, South Vietnam 1967-1968, interviewed by Colonel David Chinn MBE (Rtd)
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Maker: Gardner, Reginald John Chinn, David Alexander Australian War Memorial Brassell, Bill
Colonel Gardner speaks of: his military career and preparing 4th Field Regiment for service in South Vietnam 1967 - 1968 as commanding officer; Operation Pinnaroo 27 February to 8 April 1967, a 1 ATF ...S01861
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Eric Smith and Lauchlan MacLean, British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF), Japan, Second World War, interviewed by Bill Fogarty
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Maker: Maclean, Lauchlan Duart Australian War Memorial Brassell, Bill
Discuss their personal experiences of the Second World War; training in Australia; going to Japan with British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF).S01682
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John James Joseph Wade, as a Corporal, 2/28 Battalion, Middle East, 1941-1942, interviewed by Dr Karl James
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Maker: Wade, John James Joseph James, Karl Australian War Memorial Preston, Lenny
JJ Wade discussed his enlistement; service in Tobruk; food rations; moving from Tobruk to Syria; leave in Cairo; daily routine with an "ack-ack" platoon in Tobruk; propaganda leaflet drops in Tobruk; ...S05027
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Lewis Miller as official war artist, Iraq April-May 2003, interviewed by Simon Forrester
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Maker: Miller, Lewis Forrester, Simon Australian War Memorial Preston, Lenny
Lewis Miller as official war artist, Iraq April-May 2003, interviewed by Simon Forrester A transcript of this recording may be available. For further information please contact the Sound section.S03049
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Major Ralph Sadler, Liaison Officer "Operation Habitat", interviewed by Darlene Cox about his service in Northern Iraq in 1991
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Maker: Sadler, Ralph Lawrence Cox, Darlene Australian War Memorial Brassell, Bill
Unit named 1 Logistic Support Unit; total strength of 75 personnel; purpose was to provide medical aid to Kurdish people in Northern Iraq following uprising of Kurds against Iraqi Government after Gul...S01632
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Major Shane Miller, 17th Construction Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers (RAE), attached to United Nations Transition Assitance Group (UNTAG), interviewed by Darlene Cox about his service in Namibia 1989
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Maker: Miller, Shane Cox, Darlene Australian War Memorial Brassell, Bill
Role of and description of 17th Construction Squadron; role in Namibia; advance party arrived in March 1989; taking over South African Defence Force base; collapse of ceasefire in April 1989; types of...S01633
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Mary Lee interviewed by Bill Brassell about her experiences in the Northern Territory during the Second World War
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Maker: Lee, Mary Brassell, Bill Australian War Memorial Jack, Andrew
Mary Lee, a former resident of the Northern Territory during WW2, discusses her experiences. Topics of the interview include Mary's early life in Darwin, her family and education, her experiences du...S01643
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Matthew John Mealing as a leading scout Mortar Platoon (rifle platoon role) 3rd Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment, Malaya 1957-1959, interviewed by Colonel David Chinn MBE (Rtd)
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Maker: Mealing, Matthew John Chinn, David Alexander Australian War Memorial Brassell, Bill
Mealing speaks of his service background (RAN and 3 RAR Korea); introduction to 3 RAR; training for the Malayan Emergency; impression of the state of 3 RAR; 'professionals' among the warrant officers ...S02873
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Ms Marie Bentley interviewed by Daniel Chew about her work as a nurse in Singapore during the Japanese occupation 1942-1945
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Maker: Bentley, Marie Chew, Daniel Australian War Memorial Brassell, Bill
Ms Marie Bentley interviewed by Daniel Chew about her work as a nurse in Singapore during the Japanese occupation 1942-1945S01720
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Neil Ronald Eiby as a rifleman 3rd Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (3 RAR), later a corporal rifle section commander 1st Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (1 RAR), Malaya 1958-1960, interviewed by Colonel David Chinn MBE (Rtd)
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Maker: Eiby, Neil Ronald Chinn, David Alexander Australian War Memorial Brassell, Bill
Eiby speaks of his training for service in Malaya with 3 RAR, later 1 RAR; impressions of 3 RAR on joining as a reinforcement; weapons, ammunition carried and clothing, with effects on weapon handling...S02874
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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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SX7654 Charles Barker 2/48th Battalion interviewed by Bill Fogarty about his service during the Second World War
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Maker: Barker, Charles Fogarty, William 'Bill' Lawrance Australian War Memorial Brassell, Bill
SX7654 Charles William Barker 2/48th Battalion, Commanding Officers- "Tack" Hammer and Colonel Ainslie; Tarakan, second battle of Alamein; Victoria Cross winners-Derrick, Gratwick, Kibby; childhood, e...S01679