Jim Hammill 9 July '06 pt 1 of 7

Jim Hammill, Australian WW2 veteran, relates his experience serving with the 7th Division of the 2nd AIF fighting in Tobruk. Videotaped by nephew John Frame 9th July 2006 at Jim's Brisbane home in conversation with his grandnephew Scott Casey (with Scot's brother Ben and their mother, my sister, Kathy).

Topics in part 1 of 7: "the most handsome bloke" (with tongue slightly in cheek); tanks, dust and big guns, "Lord Haw Haw" and the coining of the term "Rats Of Tobruk"

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Education

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• WW2
• Brisbane
• Australia
• AIF
• Rats
• of
• Tobruk
• war
• veteran