The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Shelton speaks of his service background and experience, as well as training; his appointment as a reinforcement officer in 3 RAR; the experience and performance of the servicemen under his command; the operational environment in Korea - food; the help given to him during his settling-in period by his batman Private Charlie Anderson; clothing, weapons, illness and disease, climatic conditions; the administrative problems caused by individual leave breaks and brigade and battalion rest periods; leadership and morale within A Company; events which brought some light relief and amusement to the men; Operation Commando: the assault on Hill 317 (Maryang San); the United Nations Command (UNC) use of minefields in maintaining defensive positions; the combat-effectiveness of the Chinese infantry; the evacuation of casualties; the characteristics of the supporting UNC's units at the time; his view of taking Chinese prisoners to update allied intelligence, visits by politicians, assimilation of reinforcements, encountering civilians in combat zones; the equal opportunity among members of the armed forces.
Hassett speaks of his service background and experience, as well as training; appointment to command 3 RAR in Korea; the coordination involved in taking over from another battalion in the line; his le
Daly speaks of his service background and experience, as well as training; his appointment to command 28th British Commonwealth Brigade; the operational environment in Korea; command relationships and
Church speaks of Officer and post-graduate military training before posting to 3 RAR in Japan in March 1949; experience with 3 RAR in training, as well as other duties; posting as aide-de-camp (ADC) t
O'Dowd speaks of his experience as an infantryman during the Second World War; his qualification for a Regular Army commission during the period of Occupation Force duties in Japan; the build-up and t
Greville speaks of his service background and experience, as well as training; the role of the Assault Pioneer Platoon in Korea during his period of command; the circumstances of his capture and his t
Keith Payne VC as a private rifleman 1st Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), Korea 1952-1953, interviewed by Bill Fogarty. Payne VC speaks of his childhood in Ingham district in Queensla