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Brian William McFarlane as a platoon commander 2nd Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (2 RAR), Malaya 1956-1957, interviewed by Colonel David Chinn MBE (Rtd)
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Maker: Australian War Memorial
McFarlane speaks of training at the Jungle Training Centre (JTC) Canungra, South East Queensland; his repostings from 1st Recruit Training Battalion, Kapooka, New South Wales through to joining 2 RAR ...S02862
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Brigadier George Lyon Mansford AM (Rtd) as a private rifleman later corporal section commander C Company 2nd Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (2 RAR), Malaya 1955-1957, interviewed by Colonel David Chinn MBE (Rtd)
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Maker: Mansford, George Lyon Chinn, David Alexander Australian War Memorial Preston, Lenny
Mansford speaks of training especially through the Jungle Training Centre (JTC) Canungra; personalities of C Company 2 RAR - relationships and reinforcements; briefings on the British Commonwealth Far...S02869
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Brigadier John Francis White OBE (Rtd) as the lieutenant colonel Commanding Officer 3rd Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment, Malaya 1957-1959, interviewed by Colonel David Chinn MBE (Rtd)
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Maker: Australian War Memorial
White speaks of the selection of officers for 3 RAR's service in Malaya; the usefulness of his previous posting to Headquarters Far East Land Forces Singapore to commanding 3 RAR in Malaya; impressio...S02878
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Brigadier William John Morrow CBE (Rtd) as Commanding Officer 1st Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (1 RAR), Malaya 1959-1960, interviewed by Colonel David Chinn MBE (Rtd)
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Maker: Australian War Memorial
Morrow speaks of his previous operational experience through the Second World War and Korea; of training 1 RAR in Australia; comparing Australian and British practice in engaging fleeting targets in a...S02860
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Colin Henry Swinbourn as a platoon sergeant in a rifle company 2nd Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment, Malaya 1955-1957, interviewed by Brad Manera
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Maker: Swinbourn, Colin Henry Manera, Brad Australian War Memorial Preston, Lenny
Swinbourn speaks of family, educational and military background; joining Transport Platoon 2nd Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (2 RAR) at Enoggera Queensland as a corporal in early 1955; train...S03351
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Colonel Anthony Thomas Hall OBE (Rtd) as Officer Commanding 126th Transport Platoon Royal Australian Army Service Corps (RAASC), Malaya 1955-1956, interviewed by Colonel David Chinn MBE (Rtd)
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Maker: Hall, Anthony Thomas Australian War Memorial Brassell, Bill Chinn, David Alexander
Hall speaks of his training on graduation from Duntroon, for infantry service in Korea; reversion to an RAASC posting to raise a transport platoon for service in the British Commonwealth Far East Stra...S02868
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Colonel Donald McInnes Ramsay OAM (Rtd) as Adjutant 2nd Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (2 RAR), Malaya 1955-1957, interviewed by Colonel David Chinn MBE (Rtd)
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Maker: Australian War Memorial
Ramsay speaks of his commissioning in the British Army and operational service during the Second World War; transfer to the Australian Army in 1952; posting to 2 RAR in 1954; perceptions of the role o...S02863
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Colonel Owen Maxwell Carroll (Rtd) as a platoon commander, later Officer Commanding Tracker Team, 3rd Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (3 RAR), Malaya 1957-1959, interviewed by Colonel David Chinn MBE (Rtd)
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Maker: Carroll, Owen Maxwell Chinn, David Alexander Australian War Memorial Brassell, Bill
Carroll speaks of his experience of being a platoon commander in 17th National Service Training Battalion following his commissioning through OCS Portsea, before joining 3 RAR at Ingleburn NSW; his im...S02867
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Colonel Peter Edward Seddon (Ret) as Battery Commander 100th (A) Field Battery Royal Australian Artillery, Malaya 1957-1959, interviewed by Colonel David Chinn MBE (Ret)
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Maker: Australian War Memorial
Seddon speaks of his service background of a Second World War posting to a Middle East experienced field regiment; retitling the battery (to 'A' Field Battery), ceremonial duties role of 'A' Field Bat...S02875
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General Peter Courtney Gration AC OBE (Rtd) as Troop Officer 4th (Australian) Field Troop 11th Independent Field Squadron, Malaya 1955-1957, interviewed by Colonel David Chinn MBE (Rtd)
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Maker: Australian War Memorial
Gration speaks of his service background, experience and training; troop commander, senior non-commissioned officers and troop strength; lack of briefing of 4th Field Troop on the Malayan commitment; ...S02866
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Lieutenant Colonel Claude Henry Ducker MC (Rtd) as a platoon commander, later Officer Commanding Tracker Team, 3rd Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (3 RAR), Malaya 1957-1959, interviewed by Colonel David Chinn MBE (Rtd)
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Maker: Australian War Memorial
Ducker speaks of his prior training in Australia; 3 RAR's deployment by ship to Malaya; his initial role in Malaya as Assistant Quartermaster 3 RAR; the jungle warfare course at the Jungle Warfare Sch...S02859
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Lieutenant Colonel Gordon Francis Bute Rickards (Rtd) as a lieutenant troop leader 105th Field Battery, Malaya 1955-1957, interviewed by Colonel David Chinn MBE (Rtd)
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Maker: Australian War Memorial
Rickards speaks of his experience of field artillery training and training national servicemen as a young officer; joining 105th Field Battery shortly before embarkation; battery organisation and pers...S02871
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Lieutenant Colonel William George Rennie Fleming (Rtd) as an Australian Army lieutenant pilot 656th Air Observation Post/Light Liaison Squadron Royal Air Force (RAF), Malaya 1956-1957, interviewed by Colonel David Chinn MBE (Rtd)
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Maker: Fleming, William George Rennie Chinn, David Alexander Australian War Memorial Preston, Lenny
Fleming speaks of his service background prior to posting to Malaya - RMC Duntroon including flying training; National Service training and the Royal Australian Army Service Corps (RAASC) induction co...S02872
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Lieutenant General Lawrence George O'Donnell AC (Rtd) as a lieutenant exchange troop leader 1st King's Dragoon Guards, British Army, Malaya 1957-1958, interviewed by Colonel David Chinn MBE (Rtd)
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Maker: Australian War Memorial
O'Donnell speaks of his initial experiences on graduation from RMC Duntroon preparing him for exchange duty; the role of the British Commonwealth Far East Strategic Reserve in Malaya; the role of the ...S02861
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Matthew John Mealing as a leading scout Mortar Platoon (rifle platoon role) 3rd Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment, Malaya 1957-1959, interviewed by Colonel David Chinn MBE (Rtd)
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Maker: Mealing, Matthew John Chinn, David Alexander Australian War Memorial Brassell, Bill
Mealing speaks of his service background (RAN and 3 RAR Korea); introduction to 3 RAR; training for the Malayan Emergency; impression of the state of 3 RAR; 'professionals' among the warrant officers ...S02873
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Neil Ronald Eiby as a rifleman 3rd Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (3 RAR), later a corporal rifle section commander 1st Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (1 RAR), Malaya 1958-1960, interviewed by Colonel David Chinn MBE (Rtd)
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Maker: Eiby, Neil Ronald Chinn, David Alexander Australian War Memorial Brassell, Bill
Eiby speaks of his training for service in Malaya with 3 RAR, later 1 RAR; impressions of 3 RAR on joining as a reinforcement; weapons, ammunition carried and clothing, with effects on weapon handling...S02874
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Patrick Trost as the captain Second-in-Command 28th Commonwealth Independent Infantry Brigade Group Signal Squadron, Malaya 1955-1957, interviewed by Brad Manera
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Maker: Trost, Patrick Manera, Brad Australian War Memorial Preston, Lenny
Trost speaks, as an overview, of his family background and military career up to and including the Malayan Emergency; his selection of signals as his military career and training; experience of Britis...S03353
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Robert John Fletcher as a platoon commander 2nd Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (2 RAR), Malaya 1955-1957, interviewed by Colonel David Chinn MBE (Rtd)
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Maker: Australian War Memorial
Fletcher speaks of his service background and training prior to joining 2 RAR; the state of 2 RAR and its manning when he arrived; the training of 2 RAR and other commitments at Enoggera Camp, as 2 RA...S02865
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Wallace Talbot Claxton Thompson OAM as a rifle section commander 2nd Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (2 RAR), Malaya 1955-1957, interviewed by Colonel David Chinn MBE (Rtd)
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Maker: Australian War Memorial
Thompson speaks of his military training prior to joining 2 RAR in Australia; 2 RAR in terms of individual and collective operational experience; 2 RAR's perceptions of its operational roles in Malaya...S02864