SOME CAME HOME
Pacific War Veterans Tell
their Stories of Survival from Rabaul
By Schindler Films

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Australian and American veterans who survived the events in Rabaul during the Pacific War tell first hand of their incredible experiences. They survived against all odds. How did they do it?

Gripping accounts from 10 Australian and two American veterans and civilians who tell of their experiences during the dark days in Rabaul in the 1940’s. First hand stories of escape for some and imprisonment in Rabaul and Japan for those less fortunate.

We learn a lot about the experiences of those souls who did not make it home by listening to the stories of those who survived against all odds because SOME CAME HOME.

Interviews contained on this very interesting DVD:-

• Padre John May MBE, a former Australian Army Padre and ex POW

• Lex Fraser OAM, a former Captain in No. 1 Independent Company and ex POW

• Sister Berenice Twohill, a Catholic Nun, qualified teacher and nurse imprisoned in Rabaul

• Paul Metzler, a former Catalina pilot and ex POW

• Rudy Buckley, an indigenous resident in Rabaul talks about his experiences as a 12 year old during the Japanese occupation

• Len Woolf, a former Australian Army soldier evaded Japanese forces to escape from New Britain

• Lorna Whyte Johnston, a former Australian Army Nurse and ex POW

• Norm Furness, a former Australian Army soldier evaded the enemy to escape from New Britain

• John Holland talks about his Dad, Frank Holland, ex Z Special Unit operative who saved many Rabaul escapees

• Fred Kollmorgan, a former Australian Army soldier and sole Salvation Army Band survivor evaded Japanese forces to escape from New Britain

• John Kepchia, an American Grumman radio operator and gunner who was shot down and imprisoned in Rabaul

• Joe Nason, an American SBD Douglas Dauntless dive bomber pilot shot down and imprisoned in Rabaul

Duration:- 3hrs 40 mins

Format:- PAL

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