I have vivid memories of watching the Army march along Swanston Street, fit and tanned with heads held high, wearing the famous slouch hat. Jean King’s husband was a navy salvage diver during World War II, and she shares her experiences of being the wife of a war veteran as well as the toll the war took on families and the returned after the war
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ACMI Identifier
B2001756
Language
English
Audience classification
ACMI classified
Subject categories
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Australia - Armed forces
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Veterans - Australia
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → War - Australia - History
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Women in war
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Australia
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Personal narratives, Australian
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
DVCAM; Master
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI External Digital Access Copy