It was itchy feet that encouraged John Croxford to join the Australian Navy. He spent most of his time patrolling the Korean coast where there was no room for mistakes.
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Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
B2002415
Language
English
Audience classification
Mediatheque - all ages (ACMI classified)
Subject categories
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Australia - Armed forces
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Australia. Royal Australian Navy
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Korean War, 1950-1953
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Veterans
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Veterans - Australia
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Memory
History → Hiroshima (Japan) - Bombardment, 1945
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White and Colour
Holdings
DVCAM; Master
MOV file H264; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation
DVCAM; Sub-master
DVD [PAL]; Access Print (Section 1)
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI External Digital Access Copy