He would whittle away at scraps of wood for hours, lost in the quiet moments of himself, perhaps trying to make sense of the war, we’ll never know. A son’s reflection on the life of his father, a veteran from World War I, who returned both psychologically and physically scarred but would never share these scars with the rest of his family, choosing to spend his later years in quiet and solitary contemplation. Jim Willox and his family can only guess at the trauma that bellies the whittling his dad so regularly engaged in. A tribute to a war veteran by his son, who will never fully comprehend all he went through.
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ACMI Identifier
B2001897
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 → War - Historical perspectives
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1914-1918 - Europe
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1914-1918 - Participation, Australian
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1914-1918 - Psychological aspects
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Australia
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
History → War - Australia - History
History → War - Historical perspectives
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White and Colour
Holdings
DVCAM; Master
DVD; Access Print (Section 1)
DVCAM; Sub-master
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI External Digital Access Copy