Our Wartime Heroes
Visiting HMAS Sydney II. As a 13 year old Sea Scout, Neville was beyond excited to be allowed on board the Sydney when she visited Bunbury in 1941.
As a lad during WWII, Neville learned telegraphy. His skills came in use the night the sirens sounded over the town.
Kevin Keeley was too young to join up. He was a mechanic who learned first hand the pitfalls of gas conversations for cars.
From South Africa to Gallipoli, Tom Shaw volunteered.
Sister Olive Jeffrey nursed in Egypt where she treated shell shocked soldiers and formed an attachment against her better judgement.
Army nurse Olive put aside her personal grief to focus on the soldiers in her care
The lottery that no one wanted to win. Trevor Herbert was unlucky enough for his birthday to come up and he was sent to Vietnam.
In Vietnam, Australian soldiers had to understand who to trust.
On leave recuperating, Trevor didn't want to return to the war. However, the thought of abandoning the Vietnamese he had worked with overcame his reluctance.
Suffering PTSD after the war, Trevor didn't wish to go back to Vietnam. He was persuaded to return.
