The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
On arrival at Wewak airstrip from Madang, where she had given a concert the previous day, Miss Fields and her party were mobbed by diggers who had come down to the strip to catch a glimpse of them. She drove down the beach to Cape Wom where preparations had been made for the concert at Division HQ which was to start at 1900 hours. Troops arrived throughout the day, the first being seated at 7.00 p.m. By 1730 hours there were about 8,000 men already in position. It is estimated that 11,000 troops watched the show. Gracie Fields appeared at about 2030 hours and was on stage for about 45 minutes. The following morning Miss Fields left by plane for Aitape for another performance. Other members of the party were: Mr Monty Banks, Ted Muller, Jimmy Whitbourne and detachment 5 Australian Army Entertainment Unit.
Gracie Fields, English singing star of stage and radio, arrived at Morotai on 23 August 1945 on a RAAF transport aircraft. Met by Major R J Hardy, camp commandant; she was taken to the C-in-C's mess w
The seven members of a government sponsored concert party to South Vietnam this week brought more than two hours of Christmas cheer to about 1,500 Australian soldiers at Nui Dat. The concert party, le
The 11th Government-sponsored concert party to visit Vietnam played two concerts at Luscombe Bowl, Nui Dat, during a two-week tour of Australian and United States bases. Headed by comedian Eddie Mendo
A concert party of Adelaide entertainers performed for troops at the Australian Task Force base at Nui Dat in Vietnam this week. The big crowd of about 1500, heavily sprinkled with 5th Battalion soldi
On his arrival at Boram in the first Liberator aircraft to land on the airstrip since its completion, the Commander in Chief, AMF, General Sir Thomas A Blamey GBE KCB CMG DSO ED, was met by the Genera
Civilian Entertainer. NSW Concert Party 2/66 16 August 1966 to 25 August 1966. Scene 18, Take 1: Went to Vietnam as part of Col Joye Show. Describes being young, naïve 17 year old and particularly e