Wartime survival and persistence
Harold joined the Australian Army at the age of 18. He was captured in Java in early 1942 while still a private and was taken to Singapore where with other prisoners of war (POWs) he began an 18 month nightmare building the Burma-Thai railway.
Stefan’s story
"You Ukis know how to celebrate!" was a regular comment. Come to think of it, most of the street celebrated with us.
The 2/24th Battalion
I am lucky enough to have grown up in a town which is very intimately acquainted with a group of these Australians - The 2/24th Battalion.
Melbourne is one of the great cities of the world
I was born near the end of the 2nd World War in Adelaide. My parents had both served in the Army. Had a wonderful childhood with a large extended family who were all very musical, loved to communicate, had a great sense of humor and were very interested in politics.
A life of travel from Darwin to Melbourne
I was born in Darwin in November 1941. My father was white Anglo Saxon and my mother Australian born Chinese/Malay. He ran away from home on a pearling lugger at the age of 12 and arrived in Broome where he woked as a pearl diver and then a tenderer. He eventually went to Darwin.