The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Hollis speaks of his family background and Second World War service; his Occupation Force duty in Japan followed by discharge and service with the NSW Police; enlistment for Korea (K) Force and training; joining 3 RAR at Uijongbu on Boxing Day 1950; winter conditions in Korea; operations during withdrawal from the Chinese Army advance; the five-man long-range patrol led by Lieutenant Angus McDonald resulting in capture by Chinese troops; interrogations in Chinese Army forward areas; the transit northwards with other prisoners of war; life in the ‘Bean Camp' east of Pyongyang and United Nations (UN) air attacks on that camp; his suffering illness and the effects of frostbite while in captivity; relocating to Camp 5 near Pyoktong where he experienced a week's isolation as punishment; life as a prisoner of war with other UN personnel; stealing food from a Chinese storehouse; the Camp 5 indoctrination program; segregation of officers and non-commissioned officers from other ranks; punishments awarded to prisoners; a Greek soldier as a comrade in captivity; encountering the Australian communist journalist Wilfred Burchett at Camp 5; medical facilities; why he and other prisoners survived; encounters with Chinese camp staff over prisoner discipline; reactions to the Truce and repatriation prospects; repatriation procedures followed; debriefing by the Australian army system in Japan; the return trip to Australia; discharge and civilian employment; a much later visit to Japan.
Parker speaks of his family background and work as well as naval cadet activity during the Second World War; enlistment in the Army in 1944; post-war Occupation Force duty in Japan, then work and Citi
Yacopetti speaks of his transit to Japan to join 3 RAR in Korea; his introduction to the battalion and his company as well as the daily routine and emphasis on patrolling in this static phase of the w
Major Thomas Lloyd Muggleton MBE (Rtd) as a mortar fire controller (sergeant), later Company Sergeant Major A Company 3rd Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (3 RAR), Korea 1950-1951, interviewed
Goldspink speaks of his family background and his military background during the Second World War; his work experience leading to his enlistment in the Army; recruit and infantry corps training; pre-e
Frederick From speaks about his early childhood and education: enlisting in the AIF in the Second World War; training in Egypt; sailing for Cyprus and pleasant experiences there; sailing for Haifa; ex
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