Life on the Line [Series 3, Episode 49] Nathan Bolton

Accession Number	AWM2020.1032.7
Collection type	Sound
Object type	Podcast
Physical description	digital audio file; wave
Maker	Bolton, Nathan Mascall-Dare, Sharon Thistle Productions
Place made	Australia: South Australia, Adelaide
Date made	12 February 2019
Access	Open
Conflict	Afghanistan, 2001-2021
Copyright	Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright
Copying Provisions	Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction.

Description

Sharon Mascall-Dare interviews Special Operations Engineer and Afghanistan veteran Nathan Bolton. Podcast released 2 April 2019.

Episode description from www.lifeonthelinepodcast.com: Life on the Line tracks down Australian war veterans and records their stories. Nathan Bolton is a veteran of the Special Operations Engineer Regiment. After his first tour of Afghanistan, he completed the SAS Selection course but was not selected for further training with the regiment. He went back to Afghanistan with the Special Operations Task Group as a combat engineer, searching and clearing improvised explosive devices. Nathan spoke to Sharon Mascall-Dare about his relentless pursuit to be the best, the dangers of ensuring the safety of members of the 2nd Commando Regiment from a hidden threat, and the intense emotional journey he went through after his medical discharge.