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Prisoners of War: In Their Own Words (Online lesson), (Video), (Student activity), (Educational)

Veterans share harrowing experiences of captivity during WWII

Ray Asmus - Vietnam (Video)

Raymond John Asmus was born and raised in Geelong, Victoria. He was conscripted into the Australian Army in 1969.

Dudley Goodwin and Raymond Deed - Korean War veterans (Video)

Raymond Deed joined the Australian Army and was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (

Reginald Saunders: Stories of Service (Online lesson), (Video), (Student activity), (Educational)

Reginald Walter Saunders was from the Gunditjmara people of southern Victoria. His father and uncle had served in the First World War, which motivated Reg to enlist in the Second Australian Imperial…

Reginald Walter Saunders

Reg Saunders survived 11 months on the enemy-occupied island of Crete. He later served in the Korean War and championed Indigenous equality after the war.

Rex Lipman - World War II veteran (Video)

Rex Lipman AO AM joined the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) soon after war was declared in 1939.

Richard Barrett - East Timor/ Afghanistan/ Kuwait veteran (Video)

Richard Barrett was born in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, but grew up in Darwin, Australia.

Richard Leslie Norden

Richard Leslie Norden was born in Gundagai, New South Wales, on 24 August 1948. He was the son of Walter Norden and his wife Rita Crane.

Richard Saunders - World War II veteran (Video)

At the outbreak of the war, Richard Saunders was serving as an acting intelligence officer with the 45th Infantry Battalion (re-raised as a militia unit in 1921).

Robert Goodwin - World War II veteran (Video)

Robert 'Bob' Molesworth Goodwin OAM was an insurance clerk in Brisbane before he enlisted in July 1940 with the Australian Imperial Force (AIF).

Robert Hall (Australian Army), Operation Wandering Souls (Video)

Bob Hall commanded a platoon during the Vietnam War. It was a heavy responsibility. After a long army career, he entered academic life and discovered through his research a way to give something…

Robert O'Neill (Australian Army), Counter-insurgency (Video)

Bob O'Neill served as an intelligence officer in Vietnam. His work in counter-insurgency took him out into Vietnamese villages gathering intelligence.

Robyn White - Rwanda veteran (Oral history)

Robyn White - Rwanda veteran (Video)

Robyn White (born Robyn Wilkin) was living in Newcastle and working as a registered nurse at a local hospital before joining the Australian Army.

Rodney O'Regan - Vietnam War veteran (Oral history)

Rodney O'Regan - Vietnam War veteran (Video)

Rodney Stephen O'Regan OAM VA was born in Melbourne in 1947.

Roy 'Zeke' Mundine (Australian Army), Indigenous Serviceman (Video)

Prior to serving two tours in Vietnam, Roy Mundine had served in Malaya in 1959. He was mentioned in dispatches in 1969 when he had continued to command his section after being severely wounded by a…

John Hickman, Stanley Starcevich and Walter Perkins - World War II veterans (Video)

Stanley joined the Australian Army due to a lack of employment opportunities in Western Australia.

Sydney Kinsman - World War II veteran (Video)

In July 1940, Sydney Kinsman enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force while in West Thebarton, South Australia.

Wayne Brown (Australian Army), National Serviceman (Video)

Wayne Brown was called up for National Service and went to Vietnam as a medic. He was awarded the Military Medal for bravery.

Women in the Second World War: In Their Own Words (Online lesson), (Video), (Student activity), (Educational)

Reflection on their experience serving on the home front in WWII
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