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From The Ground Up
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The RAR rises from the ashes of the Second World War to become Australia’s first ever professionalised infantry force. We’ll hear from soldiers who were on the ground during the occupation of Japan in 1946 as the RAR and its purpose came into view, meeting challenges of its time, and preparing to head into the RAR’s first theatre of war in the Korean War.
Interviews:
- His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd) Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia (1RAR, 5/7RAR)
- Daniel Alan Keighran, VC (2RAR, 6RAR)
- Major General Alan Lindsay "Alby" Morrison, AO, DSO, MBE (2RAR, 3RAR, 9RAR)
- James 'Blue' Newell (3RAR)
- Brigadier David Scott Thomson (1RAR, 4RAR)
Episode cover image:
Haramura, Japan. C.1949. Two soldiers from 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), operate a Vickers Gun, demonstrating the firepower of the Light Machine Gun. Image by: O'Halloran, John Frederick M courtesy of AWM.
Produced by Pivot Studios for the Department of Veterans Affairs and The Royal Australian Regiment Foundation.
If you need support for PTSD or a mental health condition, please call Lifeline on 13 11 14.
Members of the RAR can receive non urgent assistance from the RAR Foundation through battalions. Talk to your current or former battalion CO or padre for more information.
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