| Accession Number | S02290 |
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| Collection type | Sound |
| Measurement | 1 hr 28 min |
| Object type | Oral history |
| Physical description | digital audio tape (DAT); BASF DM 124; 44.1kHz; 16 bit; stereo |
| Maker |
Australian War Memorial |
| Date made | 21 June 2001 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Korea, 1950-1953 Period 1960-1969 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
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| Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction. |
| Source credit to | AWM Oral History Program |
Keith Payne VC as a private rifleman 1st Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), Korea 1952-1953, interviewed by Bill Fogarty
Description
Keith Payne VC as a private rifleman 1st Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), Korea 1952-1953, interviewed by Bill Fogarty.
History / Summary
Payne VC speaks of his childhood in Ingham district in Queensland; registered under the Manpower Act when he left school in 1945; apprenticeship as a cabinet maker; joined the Regimental Cadets at sixteen years of age; transferred to Citizens Military Forces (CMF); enlisted in regular army; training; his posting in B Company 1 RAR; the operational environment in Korea - the daily routine, living in bunkers in the ground, rations and cooking, clothing and equipment; the climatic conditions; the weapons and munitions; United Nations Command (UNC) use of minefields; patrolling at night in front of defensive positions; the Chinese Army's tactics and equipment; Operation Fauna - a company raid aimed at taking Chinese prisoners to update allied intelligence; the casualty evacuation system; his view of leadership and morale within 1 RAR and the supporting Commonwealth units at the time. Payne also speaks briefly of his role in the 2nd Battalion The Pacific Islands Regiment (2 PIR), 1966-1968.
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