Valda Maskell, with the assistance of her husband Alfred, gives a touching account of how their love for each other survived World War 2. Valda met Alfred in Bendigo and they managed to get engaged just before Alfred was despatched to Malaya to fight the Japanese. The story is mostly told from Valda’s perspective, how she joined the RAAF and worked there as a cook and how she spent three years working there, all the while knowing nothing of Alfred’s fate. On his return, Valda promptly went AWOL, married Alfred and shares with us the ups and downs of her life with a returned soldier, who was also a prisoner of war.
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B2001864
Language
English
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Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Australia - Armed forces
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Australia. Royal Australian Air Force
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 - Personal narratives, Australian
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Prisoners and prisons
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
History → War - Australia - History
History → World War, 1939-1945 - History
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DVCAM; Sub-master
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan
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