| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | F07543 |
| Collection type | Film |
| Measurement | 10 min 8 sec |
| Object type | Short film |
| Physical description | 35mm/b&w/sound |
| Maker |
Gurr, Tom National Film Council |
| Place made | Australia |
| Date made | 1951 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Korea, 1950-1953 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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| Source credit to | This item has been digitised with funding provided by Commonwealth Government. |
One man's war (DPR/S/19)
Description
A brief story of Private Chris Jones of Adelaide SA and his service in Korea with 3 RAR. Covers his voluntary enlistment, departure from Kingsford-Smith airport and flight to Japan. Sightseeing in Tokyo including General MacArthur's HQ and the Imperial Place. Scenes of Seoul, intercut with footage of earlier battles. Shots of Korean peasants. 38th Parallel and Imjin River area in summer 1953. Motor columns and troops of Commonwealth Division moving to forward area. Training dogs in mine detection. 25 pounder guns of the New Zealand Field Regiment. Scenes of 3 RAR HQ and supply dump. Life at the battalion's forward positions. Shelling intercut with troops sheltering in dugouts. Mess parades. Casualty evacuation by US Sikorsky S-51 helicopter. Private Jones relaxing in his dugout listening to radio news from Australia.
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