Oral history interview with Captain Ryan Bell, Australian Army, Military Observer with Observer Group Golan (OGG-A) as part of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organisation (UNTSO) in 2019.

Oral history interview with Captain Ryan Bell of the Australian Army, a Military Observer with the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) attached to Observer Group Golan – Alpha (OGG-A) in 2019-20. Interview with Dr Aaron Pegram of the Australian War Memorial at Observation Post 51 (OP51) in the Israeli-occupied Golan region, 4 November 2019. Topics include: growing up in Narre Warren and Berwick in Victoria, interest in the Australian Army from a very early age, enlistment in the Army Reserve whilst studying at university and eventual transition to the Regular Army. Posting to 2RAR and deployments to the Solomon Islands (2009), East Timor (2012), Fiji (2016) and Israel (2019). Also includes volunteering to work as a military observer in the Middle East, overview of and differences between the United Nations Truce Supervision Organisation and UNDOF, observing and reporting violations of the ceasefire agreements between Israel and Syria, mission-specific training, productive working relationship with Israeli Defence Force members, daily routine, thoughts on the Australian War Memorial and future displays.