My father was one of more than 100,000 Australian Army personnel who spent time on the Atherton Tablelands of North Queensland during World War II. From early 1943 until late 1945, the region was home to roughly 43,000 troops at any given time, reaching … Read More
Most of what I know about my father’s World War II army service I’ve learnt since his death in 1999. My father rarely spoke about his wartime experiences. Growing up, I knew very little about what he actually did during … Read More
My father rarely spoke about his wartime experiences. Growing up, I knew very little about what my father actually did during his 5½ years of military service during World War II. I was aware that he served first in Darwin, … Read More
