Alf Thornton fondly recalls his time serving in the Australian Navy during World War II, when letting your mates down was more feared than being killed. When Thornton returned, he spent most of his time trying to regain his lost youth but eventually found an anchor on the H.M.A.S. Castlemaine.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
B2002410
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 → Veterans
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Veterans - Australia
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Biography
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Personal narratives, Australian
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Psychological aspects
Biographical → Autobiographies
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Memory
People → Autobiographical memory
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