Reflections of an Ordinary Aussie Soldier

Kyt · 21-03-2008, 12:11 PM

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My great uncle Phil fought in WW2 in the AIF (2/7th Battalion). As opposed to many veterans who are very reticent about discussing their experiences (my maternal grandfather was an Engineer in 2/6th Battalion and would never mention the war), he was always happy to tell stories and talk about what he saw and did. I remember being a kid and shooting tin cans with a .22 with him, and him talking about Bren guns and Thompson sub-machine guns that he had used. I was fairly in awe.

He wrote the following document a few years ago for family members. Apparently he then tried to get it published but was not successful. Being interested in military history, I thought it was a good read, so here it is.

I'm enjoying reading this.

Antipodean Andy · 22-03-2008, 11:46 AM

Ooh, need to find the time to get into that for sure. A rare record.

spidge · 23-03-2008, 08:29 AM

I just had a browse on the Bardia-Tobruk pages and it is quite interesting.

The Tobruk attack was launched on the 21st January 1941 not the 24th as stated. My father was hit at the end of the battle on the first day (21st) before they took Tobruk on the 22nd.