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Australians From Balikpapau (1945) newsreel (Video)

Newsreel footage of Australian Imperial Force (AIF) soldiers on Borneo. This would have been shown at cinemas throughout Australia.

Bill Williams - World War II veteran (Oral history)

Brian Winchcombe - World War II veteran (Video)

Brian Winchcombe was working as a livery hand before World War II.

Clifford Brice - Stretcher-bearing (Video)

Born on Anzac Day 1920 in Kingswood, South Australia, Clifford Brice enlisted in the Australian Army on 26 July 1940 at Southwark. He was 20 years old.

Geoff Chapman - World War II veteran (Oral history)

Geoff Chapman - World War II veteran (Video)

Geoff Chapman joined the Australian Army in March 1943 at Unley Park, South Australia.

Jack Olsson - World War II veteran (Army) (Video)

Jack Olsson enlisted for service on 17 July 1942 at Kogarah, New South Wales.

Jack Olsson - World War II veteran (Army) (Oral history)

Pat Curtis - World War II veteran (Oral history)

Pat Curtis - World War II veteran (Video)

Pat Curtis enlisted in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) on 9 July 1942 at 17 years of age. He served from July 1943 until November 1945 aboard HMAS Westralia.

Sandakan 1942-1945 (Book)

Tom Tyne - World War II veteran (Oral history)

Tom Tyne - World War II veteran (Video)

Thomas 'Tom' Tyne enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in Sydney on 13 April 1943.
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