Yarn Up participants
Fred Leftwich
Fred Leftwich discusses his father’s 20 years of service, and the effect that this had on family life as Fred’s father suffered from PTSD and alcoholism. Fred also talks about his own experiences in the Army reserves in the 1980s.
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John Lester
John Lester discusses the World War 2 service of his father Athol Frederick Lester in New Guinea, and his post-war life in Sydney. Athol was very politically active after the war and John reflects on this, talking about his father’s protests against not being allowed to drink in an RSL amongst...
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Allen Lockyer
Allen Lockyer talks about his family’s extensive service during World War 2 – Allen’s father was one of five brothers who all served in World War 2, only three of whom returned.
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Francis Lovegrove
Francis Lovegrove discusses his family’s history of service including his father’s uncle’s service in France during World War 1 and his brother’s two tours of Vietnam.
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John Lovett
John Lovett discusses his father Herbert’s service. Herbert Lovett served as a machine gunner on the Western Front during World War 1, and served again in World War 2. Herbert received no soldier settlement, despite having applied.
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Daphne Lowe
Daphne Lowe speaks briefly about her uncle Leo Lovett who served in Korea, and other family members who may have served.
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Robert Lowe
Robert Lowe talks about his uncle who served during World War 2, and about the wider history of Aboriginal soldiers from the southwest of Victoria and the development of regional Victoria’s first dedicated memorial to Aboriginal soldiers that was unveiled in Warnambool in 2010.
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Jeffrey McCormack
Jeff McCormack joined the army in 1966 and his military career spanned 30 years. Jeff spent his first 4 years with the infantry and for the remainder worked in recruit training, a role he absolutely loved. Jeff’s older brother had joined the army in 1965 and served in Vietnam, and Jeff himself...
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Linda McBride-Yuke
Linda McBride-Yuke’s father Lambert McBride served in World War 2. Following the war he was a leader of the Queensland Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders and the One People of Australia League, and heavily involved in the movement for the 1967 Referendum. Linda...
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Claude McDermott
Claude McDermott talks about his son Shannon’s service in the army in East Timor, Afghanistan and Iraq.
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