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Our Wartime Heroes: firsthand stories from men and women who were there

Our Wartime Heroes: firsthand stories from men and women who were there

De : Sharon Kennedy Jeffrey Peirce Bunbury Oral History Group
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From meeting Kitchener in the Boer War at the end of the 19thC, to clearing mines in Vietnam, this is wartime history recounted by those who were there.

These remarkable stories are told by the men and women from Bunbury Western Australia, in their own words and sometimes in their own voices.

Listen to little told stories of the nurses who tended the wounded and dying men in WWI.

Listen as Percy Goring talks of escaping a frozen death in a snowstorm on Gallipoli.

Hear about the time that HMAS Australia gave Churchill a lift.

You will cry, laugh and above all be in awe of the ability of ordinary men and women to face the extraordinary.

Kennedy, Peirce, BOHG 2026
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    Kim Roberts: herioc pilot missing over France
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    During WWII, Lancaster bomber Kim Roberts flew as part of the D Day invasion. He crashed in France,

    The family had never given up hope of finding his body. Then, 50 years on, his brother Newton received a phone call. He tells the story.

    Narration Sharon Kennedy.
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    4 min
  • Ian McCaughan: a youngster who did his bit

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    Ian was just a 13 you old lad when WWII began. He had the job of delivering bad news to Bunbury families.
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    3 min
  • Majorie Higgins: runaway to the Land Army

    Majorie Higgins: runaway to the Land Army
    Jul 4 2026

    During WWII, adventurous young Marjorie was determined to join the Women's Land Army despite her parents refusal.. So she ran away from home. The uniform made her laugh, but the work was serious.

    Narration Sharon Kennedy.
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    2 min
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