Life on the Line [Series 4, Episode 83] Dean and Alan Bretherton

Accession Number	AWM2020.1032.41
Collection type	Sound
Object type	Podcast
Physical description	digital audio file; wave
Maker	Bretherton, Alan Bretherton, Dean Mascall-Dare, Sharon Thistle Productions
Access	Open
Conflict	Period 2010-2019 Period 2020-2029
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Description

Sharon Mascall-Dare interviews father and son veterans Dean and Alan Bretherton. Podcast released 28 July 2020.

Episode descriptions from www.lifeonthelinepodcast.com: Life on the Line tracks down Australian military veterans and records their stories. In this podcast Sharon Mascall-Dare conducts two interviews with a father and son: Dean Bretherton, a veteran of the New Zealand Air Force, and his son Alan Bretherton, who is currently in the Middle East on operations with the Australian Army.

Dean served in the New Zealand Defence Force for 22 years. He spoke to Sharon about his own service and his family’s deep military history.

Captain Alan Bretherton is currently on operations as the Deputy Plans Officer for Joint Task Force 633. He’s also serving as the Gender Advisor to the commander of JTF633, Major General Susan Coyle. Alan spoke to Sharon about his career to date, and what it’s like to be an officer in today’s Australian Army.