During the war, without communication, the soldiers were sitting ducks. Signalmen, like Bruce Christie, may not have been on the front line, but, as Bruce illustrates, their role was just as crucial to the war.
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ACMI Identifier
B2001971
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Borneo
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Australia - Armed forces
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Hiroshima (Japan) - Bombardment, 1945
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Military life
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Veterans
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Veterans - Australia
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → War - Australia - History
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → War damage to buildings - Japan
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Australia
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Papua New Guinea
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Personal narratives, Australian
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
History → Hiroshima (Japan) - Bombardment, 1945
History → Japan - History - 1945-
History → Japan - History - 20th century
History → War - Australia - History
History → World War, 1939-1945 - History
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White and Colour
Holdings
DVCAM; Master
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI External Digital Access Copy