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WW2: The Last Coastwatcher
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Length:
30 minutes
Released:
Apr 23, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
97 year old Jim Burrows OAM served as a Coastwatcher in the South Pacific during the Second World War. The Coastwatchers were an intelligence arm of the Allied Intelligence Bureau, and were set up to alert Australia of any military threat from the north. Jim was a radio operator, and spent 10 months in occupied Japanese territory. Over the last few years he has compiled the story of the Coastwatchers, and in this episode he shares this, along with his own experiences, with James. This is a very little known, secretive, part of Second World War history, and Jim outlines in particular the role played by indigenous groups in the Allied forces. His website can be found here: https://thelastcoastwatcher.wordpress.com/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Released:
Apr 23, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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