The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
George Gittoes identifies himself as a History Artist. This interview goes into detail about Gittoes’s life from when he was born, his upbringing, schooling, art practices, the setting up of the ‘Yellow House’ both in Sydney in 1969 which closed in 1971 and the reopening of it in Jalalabad, Afghanistan in 2011. Gittoes discusses the importance the Yellow House in Jalalabad from the perspective of creating art and film and also in helping underprivileged Afghan children. He also goes into detail about the Tora Bora Cinema Circus he has started which travels around Afghanistan. The interview also concentrates on the role he has played with the Military including Rwanda and current conflict and documenting this through his art. He discusses Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and the screening of soldiers mental health before they deploy. Gittoes also discusses the films he has produced in Afghanistan and goes on to mention his current work of documenting the gangs of Chicago.
Lieutenant Commander Richard Brickacek enlisted in the Royal Australian Navy 16 January 2004. He is a Navy Clearance Diver. Brickacek went on to have operational deployments to Iraq (Operation Slipp
423947 Flight Lieutenant Richard (Dick) Udy was a wireless operator on Catalina Flying Boats during the Second World War with 43 Squadron. Dick enlisted on the 18 July 1942 and left the RAAF on 8 Fe
2791959 Sergeant John Geoffrey Fairley (Rtd) was born in Wollongong NSW. He grew up in Wollongong and always had a passion for cameras and photography. This interview discusses his time as a National
Troy Simmonds joined the Australian Army in 1991 and completed one tour of Somalia, three tours of East Timor, two tours of Iraq and six tours of Afghanistan. Simmonds served with the Special Air Serv
Mr John Coggan discusses life in Canberra during the Second World War, interviewed by Ally Roche on 29 November 2013. John was born in 1931 in Goulbourn NSW. He went to school at St Patrick's primary
George Gittoes as an artist and film maker travelling in the Middle East and Pakistan, 2003-2007, interviewed by Dr Peter Londey A transcript of this recording may be available. For further informati