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Norman Ginn - Motivation to serve (Video)

Norm Ginn worked on a vineyard in Mildura, Victoria, before the war. He joined the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in January 1942.

Norman Lee and Bob Macintosh - Bombing raids (Oral history)

Norman Lee and Bob Macintosh - Deck landings (Oral history)

Norman Lee and Bob Macintosh - Meteors vs MiGs (Oral history)

Norman Lee and Bob Macintosh - The leans (Oral history)

Norman Lee and Bob Macintosh - Typhoon Ruth (Oral history)

Norman Lee and Bob Macintosh - Typhoon Ruth (Video)

Norman Lee enlisted in the Royal Australian Navy in May 1948. Following initial naval training in HMAS Cerberus, he commenced pilot training with the RAAF at Point Cook

Norman Lee and Bob Macintosh - The leans (Video)

Norman Lee enlisted in the Royal Australian Navy in May 1948. Following initial naval training in HMAS Cerberus, he commenced pilot training with the RAAF at Point Cook

Norman Lee and Bob Macintosh - Meteors vs MiGs (Video)

Norman Lee enlisted in the Royal Australian Navy in May 1948. Following initial naval training in HMAS Cerberus, he commenced pilot training with the RAAF at Point Cook

Norman Lee and Bob Macintosh - Deck landings (Video)

Norman Lee enlisted in the Royal Australian Navy in May 1948. Following initial naval training in HMAS Cerberus, he commenced pilot training with the RAAF at Point Cook

Norman Lee and Bob Macintosh - Bombing raids (Video)

Norman Lee enlisted in the Royal Australian Navy in May 1948. Following initial naval training in HMAS Cerberus, he commenced pilot training with the RAAF at Point Cook

Olga Anderson - Nursing and steak picnics (Video)

Olga Anderson was trained as a nurse at the Brisbane General Hospital and enlisted in the Australian Army Nursing Service on 1 December 1941.

Pat Guest - World War II veteran (AWAS) (Video)

Pat Guest enlisted in the Australian Women’s Army Service (AWAS) in 1942.

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.

Patricia Ferguson - Vietnam (Video)

Patricia Ferguson was born in Brisbane in 1944 and grew up in the inner-city suburb of Coorparoo.

Patrick O'Hara - Vietnam War veteran (Army) (Video)

Patrick O'Hara was working in the Australian Public Service, when he heard he had been conscripted for two years National Service in the Army

Paul Macmichael - Vietnam veteran (Video)

Paul Macmichael was born in Hobart, Tasmania, in 1945. He was working as a cameraman for the ABC when he was conscripted into National Service.

Paul Stevens - Vietnam veteran (Video)

(James) Paul Stevens was born in Richmond, Victoria, in 1946. After school, he enrolled in the Royal Military College, Duntroon, graduating in 1967.

Peter Condon (Royal Australian Air Force), Forward Air Controller (Video)

Peter Condon was a fighter pilot with the Royal Australian Air Force who found himself flying in Vietnam as a forward air controller, directing air attacks in support of ground troops.

Peter Dixon - World War II veteran (Video)

Peter Dixon enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 3 March 1941 in Melbourne.

Peter Jarratt (Australian Army), The Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (Video)

Peter Jarratt served with the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam, the first Australian unit to arrive, the last to leave, and the most highly decorated of the Vietnam War.

Peter Jarzabkowski - Joining the Polish Brigade (Video)

Peter was born Zdzislaw Piotr Jarzabkowski in Poland on 17 September 1920. He enlisted in the Polish Army when war broke out in Europe in 1939.

Peter Jarzabkowski - Adequate supplies (Video)

Peter was born Zdzislaw Piotr Jarzabkowski in Poland on 17 September 1920. He enlisted in the Polish Army when war broke out in Europe in 1939.

Peter Jarzabkowski - Controlling No Man's Land (Video)

Peter was born Zdzislaw Piotr Jarzabkowski in Poland on 17 September 1920. He enlisted in the Polish Army when war broke out in Europe in 1939.

Peter Jarzabkowski - Breakout from Tobruk (Video)

Peter was born Zdzislaw Piotr Jarzabkowski in Poland on 17 September 1920. He enlisted in the Polish Army when war broke out in Europe in 1939.

Peter Jarzabkowski - Fighting in Europe (Video)

Peter was born Zdzislaw Piotr Jarzabkowski in Poland on 17 September 1920. He enlisted in the Polish Army when war broke out in Europe in 1939.

Peter Jarzabkowski - Ticket to Australia (Video)

Peter was born Zdzislaw Piotr Jarzabkowski in Poland on 17 September 1920. He enlisted in the Polish Army when war broke out in Europe in 1939.

Peter Jarzabkowski - Skinny dipping (Video)

Daily rounds every day the same sort of thing, you know, I told you, my wife asked me "How did you bathe?" I said, "Oh, every ten days." She said, “You must have stunk?" No, we thought it was…

Peter Jarzabkowski - Two types of hero (Video)

Peter was born Zdzislaw Piotr Jarzabkowski in Poland on 17 September 1920. He enlisted in the Polish Army when war broke out in Europe in 1939.

Peter Jarzabkowski - Taking prisoners (Video)

Peter was born Zdzislaw Piotr Jarzabkowski in Poland on 17 September 1920. He enlisted in the Polish Army when war broke out in Europe in 1939.

Peter Jarzabkowski - Proud to be a rat (Video)

Peter was born Zdzislaw Piotr Jarzabkowski in Poland on 17 September 1920. He enlisted in the Polish Army when war broke out in Europe in 1939.

Peter Jensen - EATS in Canada (Video)

Peter Jensen enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in February 1941.

Peter Jensen - Attached to Sunderland's, 461 Squadron (Video)

Peter Jensen enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in February 1941.

Peter Jensen - Rotation of crew (Video)

Peter Jensen enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in February 1941.

Peter Jensen - Training and discipline of the crew (Video)

Peter Jensen enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in February 1941.

Peter Jensen - Emergency landing (Video)

Peter Jensen enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in February 1941.

Peter Jensen - Attack on three submarines U Boats (Video)

Peter Jensen enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in February 1941.

Peter Jensen - Saving German survivors (Video)

Peter Jensen enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in February 1941.

Peter Jensen - I was either bored to death or scared to death (Video)

Peter Jensen enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in February 1941.

Peter Jensen - V1 attacks (Video)

Peter Jensen enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in February 1941.

Peter Jensen - Post-war friendships (Video)

Peter Jensen enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in February 1941.

Peter Jensen - Shot down in the Bay of Biscay, part one (Video)

Peter Jensen enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in February 1941.

Peter Jensen - Shot down in the Bay of Biscay, part two (Video)

Peter Jensen enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in February 1941.

Peter Jensen - Shot down in the Bay of Biscay, part three (Video)

Peter Jensen enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in February 1941.

Peter Munro - World War II veteran (Video)

Peter Munro was a clerk in the Western Australian railways before the war. He enlisted in June 1943 and was trained as an aircrew gunner in Australia.

Peter Scott - Hill 317 (Video)

Francis 'Peter' Scott was born in Elsternwick, Victoria, in 1929. A keen cadet in his school days, Peter joined the Royal Military College – Duntroon in February 1946.

Peter Scott - The Lozenge Operation Commando (Video)

Francis 'Peter' Scott was born in Elsternwick, Victoria, in 1929. A keen cadet in his school days, Peter joined the Royal Military College – Duntroon in February 1946.

Peter Scott - Anti tank platoon (Video)

Francis 'Peter' Scott was born in Elsternwick, Victoria, in 1929. A keen cadet in his school days, Peter joined the Royal Military College – Duntroon in February 1946.

Peter Scott - Differences between helicopter evacuation in Vietnam and Korea (Video)

Francis 'Peter' Scott was born in Elsternwick, Victoria, in 1929. A keen cadet in his school days, Peter joined the Royal Military College – Duntroon in February 1946.

Phil Elger/Bill Evans - World War II veterans (RAAF) (Video)

Phil Elger enlisted with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in June 1942 in Sydney. After basic training, he sailed to England and was based at Mildenhall, Suffolk.
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