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Rats of Tobruk short film (Video)

We captured the reflections of six Australian veterans who served in North Africa in World War II and survived the siege of Tobruk in 1941. Bob Semple, Ernie Brough, Hautrie Crick, Jack Caple, Jim…

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 (

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 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 Connor (Royal Australian Air Force), Caribou Pilot (Video)

Robert Connor flew transport aircraft in Vietnam. It was an important and varied role transporting everything from ammunition to livestock.

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 Lusby - Rwanda veteran (Video)

Robert Lusby is an Honours graduate in Medicine from the University of NSW.

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.

Robert Swanwick - Sinai veteran (Video)

Robert Swanwick was born and raised in Geelong. His father was a naval veteran of the World War II and Korean War, which fostered an interest in military history.

Robert Zwikielberg - Navy veteran - submariner (Video)

Robert Zwikielberg was born in Victoria and grew up in Melbourne. He completed an electrician’s apprenticeship after school, and then joined the Royal Australian Navy.

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 (Video)

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

Ron Clarke - World War II veteran (Video)

Ron Clarke enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) on 26 February 1941 at South Burnie, Tasmania.

Bill Purdy and Ron Houghton - World War II veterans (Video)

Dr Ron Houghton joined the RAAF Reserve in 1941 and enlisted in May 1942

Ross Pearson - World War II veteran (Video)

Ross Pearson enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in October 1942 at the age of 19.

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…

Roy Cornford - World War II veteran (Video)

Roy Cornford, a 19-year-old labourer, enlisted into the Second Australian Imperial Force (AIF) in September 1941

Snow Davis - World War II veteran (Video)

Snow Davis enlisted in Sydney on 15 August 1941. He remembered listening to a radio broadcast in which it was stated 'If you can ride a horse, you can fly an aeroplane'.

Ray Seaver - Korean War veteran (Video)

Born in Forbes in 1931, Ray Seaver wanted to fly and saw the Korean War as his opportunity to become a fighter pilot.

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.

Steve Brain - Rwanda veteran (Video)

Steve Brain began studying at the Australian Defence Force Academy in 1989, where he completed a Bachelor of Arts in history. After graduating, he enrolled for military training at Duntroon.

Stuart Smith - Army veteran (Video)

Stuart Smith AO DSC was born in Sydney in 1963. He graduated from St Paul's College, Adelaide, in 1980. At school, he enjoyed debating and sports, particularly Australian football.

Sydney Kinsman - World War II veteran (Video)

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

Terry McDonnell - Vietnam (Video)

John Terrence 'Terry' McDonnell was grew up in Benalla, Victoria.

Grace Halstead (Video)

The interview excerpts here are drawn from over 2,000 interviews with Australian war veterans conducted by the Department of Veterans' Affairs. The project, called the Australians at War Film Archive…

Stanley Connolly (Video)

Stanley Connolly served with 3rd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment at the Battle of Kapyong.

Richard Arundel (Video)

Kerry Smith (Video)

Kerry Smith recalls visiting the grave of his friend in Korea when the war ended and again 40 years later.

Bill Simmond (Video)

Maxwell Veale (Video)

Helen McCallum (Video)

The interview excerpts here are drawn from over two thousand interviews with Australian war veterans conducted by the Department of Veterans' Affairs.

Gordon Bailey (Video)

The interview excerpts here are drawn from over two thousand interviews with Australian war veterans conducted by the Department of Veterans' Affairs.

Eric Williams (Video)

The interview excerpts here are drawn from over two thousand interviews with Australian war veterans conducted by the Department of Veterans' Affairs.

Arthur Gould (Video)

The interview excerpts here are drawn from over two thousand interviews with Australian war veterans conducted by the Department of Veterans' Affairs.

Paul Cullen (Video)

The interview excerpts here are drawn from over two thousand interviews with Australian war veterans conducted by the Department of Veterans' Affairs.

Tom Kirkham - World War II veteran (Video)

In 1941, at 15 years of age, Tom Kirkham joined the Merchant Navy.

Tom Sheridan - World War II veteran (Video)

Mustered as a fitter armourer in Brisbane in March 1940, Tom Sheridan was sent to serve with No 10 Squadron, Roy

Tom Tyne - World War II veteran (Video)

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

Tony Ey (Royal Australian Navy), Navy Clearance Diver (Video)

Tony Ey served as a Royal Australian Navy Clearance Diver in Vietnam. Like many Australian units, his was integrated closely with the Americans.

Valarie Trevithick - World War I widow (Video)

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

Vernon Hansen - World War II veteran (Video)

Vernon Hansen was a trooper in the 14th Light Horse (Militia) in Queensland when war broke out.

Veterans' Stories Vietnam (Book)

Many who served in Vietnam, both regulars and national servicemen, look back upon their time there as a formative episode in their life. Whatever path led them to Vietnam, professional soldier or ‘…

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.

William Campbell - World War II veteran (Video)

William Charles 'Bill' Campbell was born in Perth in 1923. He was called up for military service shortly after the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor.

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