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Brian Winspear - World War II veteran (RAAF) - 2024 (Video)

Brian Winspear joined the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) on 06 December 1940.

Brian Winspear - World War II veteran (RAAF) - 2020 (Video)

Brian Winspear joined the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) on 06 December 1940.

Bryan Wearne - Kamikaze (Oral history)

Bryan Wearne - Nightmares (Oral history)

Bryan Wearne - Proud to be a sailor (Oral history)

Bryan Wearne - Proud to be a sailor (Video)

On 29 July 1942, shortly after his 18th birthday, Bryan Wearne enlisted in the RAN

Bryan Wearne - Nightmares (Video)

On 29 July 1942, shortly after his 18th birthday, Bryan Wearne enlisted in the RAN

Bryan Wearne - Kamikaze (Video)

On 29 July 1942, shortly after his 18th birthday, Bryan Wearne enlisted in the RAN

Carlo Novak - Army veteran (Video)

Carlo Novak was born and raised in Mount Isa, Queensland. Growing up, he loved playing 'Army man' in the bush with his mates and younger brother.

Cheryl Elston - Rwanda veteran (Video)

Cheryl Elston comes from a family with a long history of military service. She had always wanted to join the army.

Cheryl Pearce - Cyprus veteran (Video)

Cheryl Pearce joined the Australian Army as an 18-year-old and entered the first integrated training at the Officer Cadet School, Portsea, 1985.

Chris Roberts - Vietnam (Video)

Chris Roberts was born in Albany, Western Australia, in 1945. After leaving school, he moved to Canberra to study at the Royal Military College, Duntroon.

Christopher Hodder - Army veteran (Video)

Chris Hodder joined the Australian Army in 1982. He completed recruit training with the 1st Recruit Training Battalion (1RTB) at Kapooka, New South Wales.

Claire Forbes - World War I widow (Video)

Claire's husband served in the Australian Imperial Force during World War I.

Clarence Dietman - World War II veteran (Video)

Clarence Dietman enlisted in the Royal Australian Navy in April 1943, at 17 years of age.

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.

Clive Gesling - World War II veteran (Video)

Clive Gesling was born on Remembrance Day 1924. He was 18 years old when he enlisted in January 1943.

Colin Elliott (Royal Australian Navy), The Gun Line (Video)

Col Elliott served with the Royal Australian Navy on HMAS Hobart, as part of the 'gun line' providing naval gun support to ground forces.

Colin Hamley - POW labour in the quarries (Video)

Colin Hamley enlisted in the 2nd Australian Imperial Force (AIF) in May 1940.

Colleen Mealy (Australian Army), Army Nurse (Video)

Colleen Mealy worked as an Australian Army nurse in Vietnam. Conditions were basic, but they were dedicated to their patients.

Damien Timms - Rwanda veteran (Video)

Damien Timms grew up in Melbourne’s inner-city suburb of St Kilda. He joined the Australian Army in 1989, partly inspired by his grandfather’s service in the Navy.

Daniel Keighran - Army veteran (Video)

Daniel (Dan) Keighran joined the Australian Army on 5 December 2000.

Danny Blomeley - Cambodia veteran (Video)

Danny Blomeley joined the Australian Army when he turned 17, after completing his leaving certificate at school. He remembers having wanted to join the army from the age of 12.

Daryl Bristowe - Vietnam War veteran (Video)

Daryl Bristowe was conscripted into compulsory national service. As a national serviceman, he served for 3 months in Vietnam in 1971.

Dave Lassam - Navy veteran (Video)

Dave Lassam joined the Royal Australian Navy in 1978. After completing the initial 12-week recruit training, he started a 9-month medical training course at HMAS Cerberus to become a medic.

David Leicester - World War II veteran (Video)

David Leicester enlisted into the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in August 1942 at the age of 19.

David Mattingley - World War II veteran (Video)

David Mattingley enlisted into the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in June 1942 at the age of 20.

David Mattiske - World War II veteran (Video)

David Mattiske enlisted in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) on 22 June 1943.

David McCammon - Afghanistan (Video)

David McCammon attended Officer Cadet School of New Zealand (OCS) in 1997, graduating to the Royal Australian Infantry Corps.

David McCammon - East Timor (Video)

David McCammon attended Officer Cadet School of New Zealand (OCS) in 1997, graduating to the Royal Australian Infantry Corps.

David Sabben (Australian Army), Platoon Commander (Video)

As a young man, Dave Sabben commanded an infantry platoon in Vietnam.

David Watt - World War II veteran (Video)

David Watt was working in a menswear store in Warwick, Queensland, when he decided to volunteer for service in World War II.

Dennis Davis - World War II veteran (Video)

Dennis Davis was born in London, England, and migrated to Sydney with his family. He was living in Kogarah and working as a clerk when he enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force in July 1940.

Dennis Mitchell - Vietnam (Video)

Dennis Michael John Mitchell grew up in the Sydney suburb of Georges Hill and attended Fort Street Boys' High School in Petersham, which he said gave him a 'terrific grounding'.

Derek Holyoake - HMAS Hobart under fire (Oral history)

Derek Holyoake - Rescue at sea (Oral history)

Derek Holyoake - Rescue at sea (Video)

Derek Holyoake was three months old when his parents moved to Australia from England in 1924

Derek Holyoake - HMAS Hobart under fire (Video)

Derek Holyoake was three months old when his parents moved to Australia from England in 1924

Diane Melloy - World War I widow (Video)

Diane's husband Bob served in the Army during both world wars.

Dixie Lee - World War II veteran (RAN) (Video)

Dixie Lee's father and uncle both served in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) during and after World War I.

Don Anderson - World War II veteran (Video)

Don Anderson joined the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) at age 17 on 11 March 1942.

Don Barnby - Vietnam and AFP veteran, Cyprus and Bougainville (Video)

Don Barnby grew up in Wellington, New South Wales, an idyllic rural town. His parents were loving, but his police officer father expected a strong work ethic from his son.

Donald Barnby (Australian Army), Special Air Service Regiment (Video)

Donald Barnby served with the Special Air Service Regiment in Vietnam. Like many, he found the rapid transition from the battlefield back to Australia difficult to adjust to.

Don Barnby - East Timor - Australian Federal Police (Video)

Don Barnby grew up in Wellington, New South Wales, an idyllic rural town. His parents were loving, but his police officer father expected a strong work ethic from his son.

Don Johnson - World War II veteran (Video)

Don Johnson served mainly as a signalman in the Fiji Royal Navy Reserve during World War II, working mostly on small boats.

Don Looker - World War II veteran (Video)

Don Looker enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in June 1942 at the age of 19.

Don Spinks - Middle East/Afghanistan veteran (Video)

Don Spinks was born, raised and educated in the Upper Hunter Valley, New South Wales. He enlisted in the Australian Army in January 1979.

Donald Kennedy - World War II veteran (Video)

Donald Kennedy joined the Merchant Navy in Sydney on 1 February 1944, at the age of 16.

Doug Rouse - World War II veteran (Video)

Doug Rouse enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) on 26 March 1941 in Sheffield, Tasmania.

Doug Gilling - World War II veteran (Video)

At the outbreak of World War II, the British Admiralty accepted the Australian Naval Board's offer to provide personnel to serve with the Royal Navy.
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