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Dear Gwen, you don't know me, but Peter did. Peter was my best friend who I kept in contact with at Wesley College and beyond until he became a commando, and joined the SAS. We saw each other a lot at school and on weekends. Although I wanted to become a commando and follow in Peter's footsteps, I couldn't. I was a chronic asthmatic. So I eventually became a Math and English teacher, and worked for over 30 years in HK. Although I got divorced from my first wife, i have two boys, David and Benjamin Kneale. I have a daughter from my 2nd marriage, Kiki. I have always wondered where my great and best friend Peter is. I wanted to contact him many years ago but never did. I regret this greatly. Recently my brother, Alan, who knew Peter as well sent me a summary of the 7.30 ABC report where you were being interviewed. My brother wanted to know who the SAS veteran spoken of by yourself and the interviewer was. He watched until the end when Peter's name was revealed. He sent me a message and I received a few days ago. I was greatly saddened to know what had happened, and that I could no longer see my great friend who I never forgot. I knew his family and Andrew his brother. One consolation I got from learning of his passing was that he now no longer suffers. I feel for you and the children and your loss. May God be with you and help you to live with the fond memories he gave you and to manage with this loss. Your friend Kristan (Bakity as Peter knew me) Kneale PS: I still substitute teach at Singapore International School, Hong Kong.

You're a legend mate.

Fantastic Matty, youve got this! 😁

I know this is a long shot but I would love to speak to Nathan if anyone knows how I can get in contact or Nathan if your seeing this please reach out. I am a Occupational Therapy Student and I am also doing my dissertation around vetrans and their transitioning and also their mental health. I would love to speak to you about your journey, thoughts, tips and experience around the subject.

Such a moving and beautiful video!

G’day M&ESHA, It’s the 15th of July and only today I came across this amazing video of Ross Coulthart’s moving presentation of your Remembrance Day’s keynote presentation last year. I’m a retired journalist who has become a military historian. I can’t begin to tell you how deeply I was moved by the haunting images of ‘The Lost Diggers’ photographs and the fascinating history behind how they were rediscovered. My own military service was with the peacetime RAAF which started just before we began organising to withdraw from Vietnam. Although I had put my name down for a posting to an operational or base squadron in Vietnam, by the time I had finished my basic training and a couple of courses it was too late to be deployed. Back to the time of WW1 or ‘The Great War’, my father was born in 1900 in Warrnambool; coming from a family of 12 children. My mother’s family, the Tomlinsons of Hobart, had 10 children. Out of those 22 related children 6 of the boys and Grandpa Tomlinson served in ‘The Great War’. Our combined families went on to have later generations who served in WW2 and Korea in Army and the RAAF. My elder brother was in the RAAF; joining about 15 years before I took the oath. Our entire, extended family was, and still is, proud of our connections to the ADF. I certainly wish I’d heard of M&ESHA before now. I would like to learn more about it and, perhaps, do anything I can to help my former brothers and sisters in uniform. It is no understatement to say I’m surprised, almost shocked, that I’m the first comment on this RUclips video. I am also taken aback to note that I am only the 60th viewer of this outstanding and important slice of Australian military history. These images prove beyond doubt the adage that a picture is worth a thousand words. It will be some time indeed before the faces and eyes of those exhausted, war weary Diggers will leave my consciousness. Of course, when we were doing our 14-year part time research project for our proposed documentary series on Field Marshal Sir Thomas Albert Blamey; we were generously afforded behind the scenes access to the AWM’s document, sound, picture and film archives. During that time, we saw well over 1000 WW1 images but perhaps that was ‘overload’ because none of them affected me the way the several photographs in this video have. Thank you so much for this video. If there is anything I can ever do for your organisation please do make contact. I shall learn what I can about M&ESHA online and I’ll be contacting Ross to let him know I’ve seen his excellent presentation. Cheers and all the very best. Bill & Joanne Halliwell www.TheBlameyEnigma.com.au

Nice presentation, Nathan!

Well done.

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