Wartime Magazine Issue 5
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Summer 1999
- From the Director.
A message from the director of the Australian War Memorial - "It's great to say, 'remember when...'" by Carolyn Newman.
Women's recollections of service life - from the Memorial's new Second World War exhibition - Names, faces and stories by Peter Stanley.
Four stories from the Memorial's new Second World War exhibition - The remains of the day by Anne-Marie Conde and Chris Goddard.
A boat and a diary from the landings on Gallipoli - "Rendering them safe" by Peter Stanley.
RANVR mine disposal officers in Britain - The Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour online by Louise Burmester.
The first step is a planned series of online services to be offered by the Memorial - Education section by Jo Pillinger.
A doctor's prisoner-of-war diary - "A triumph of ingenuity and delivery" by Garth Pratten.
The Australian jeep trains of British North Borneo - Len Siffleet and the Whiting Mission by Garth Pratten.
In 1943 Len Siffleet was sent on a reconnaissance mission to New Guinea. He was betrayed and executed. - Defenders of Newcastle by Richard Brown.
The tank traps of Belmont - Australians in BCOF by Peter Londey.
The British Commonwealth Occupation Force comes face to face with the Japanese on their home ground - Confrontation by Peter Edwards.
Australia's curios war of diplomacy in South-East Asia in the 1960's - Lucky Beggars by Philippa Martyr.
Australia's disabled veterans after the Great War - "Men of a service" by Don Fraser.
Australia's merchant seamen performed wartime duties unseen by the general public - Address by Sir William Deane
The unveiling of the merchant seamen memorial at the Australian War Memorial - New items in the collection by Jane Peek.
The Blackburn VC - Plus regular features, including Reflections, Mail Call, and book reviews.