Yarn Up participants
Leanne Holt
Leanne Holt talks about her grandfather, Herbert Arthur Lilley’s service in World War 2, and the World War 1 service of her Great Uncles Albert Lilley Knight and Sidney Lilley Knight, all from the Karuah Mission.
» read moreLyle Holt
Lyle Holt spoke to us about his continuing service in the Navy and then Air Force, having first enlisted in 1990. Lyle discussed his career highlights in both combat and non-combat roles, and his progression to a very senior position in the defence force.
» read moreGlenda Humes
Glenda Humes is proud to be both Gunditjmara from the western districts of Victoria through her father’s side and Jaowyn from around Pine Creek in the Northern Territory on her mother’s side. Glenda has a rich family history of service, which includes her father, Captain Reginald Walter Saunders...
» read moreColleen Hurley
Colleen Hurley and Iris Paulson discussed their grandfather’s service with the Light Horse during World War 1. Private Frank Fisher enlisted in 1917, and served in the Middle East.
» read moreAlec Illin
Alec Illin spent the first part of his childhood growing up in Ingham, before returning to Townsville where he has lived ever since. Alec’s two uncles, Dick and Tommy, served in the armed forces. His father also joined the Army; however, he was discharged after only a short time due to medical...
» read moreLinda Janetzki
Linda Janetzki speaks about her service in the Women’s Royal Australian Air Force (WRAAF) where she rose to the rank of Sergeant. Linda was fascinated with planes from a very early age and joined the WRAAF in 1965 at age 19 as an accounting machine operator and did her basic training in Adelaide...
» read moreKathryn Jarrett
Kathryn Jarrett discusses her father Arthur George Jarrett’s service and its effects on her and her family’s life. Arthur George Jarrett served in World War 2 in New Guinea.
» read moreSteve Jones
Steve Jones is the first known Aboriginal graduate of the Royal Military College (RMC) Duntroon. He believes that his time at RMC was very important in shaping his military career and in this interview he gives a detailed account of his extensive and varied work in the military over many years,...
» read moreRay Kelly
Ray Kelly talks about the service of his Uncle and Great Uncle in World War 2. He speaks about the great pride and honour in which his relatives who served are held in his family, and the sadness of losing his Uncle Dick in New Guinea, somewhere on the Kokoda Trail.
» read moreMarsat Ketchell
Born and bred in the Torres Strait, Marsat Ketchell enlisted in the Navy as a junior recruit at age 15 and served for 26 years. Marsat was one of a group of Torres Strait Islander boys who joined up at the same time, and his brother was a submariner and his father had served with the army in the...
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