I Was Only Doing My Job: Australia's Military History

I Was Only Doing My Job: Australia's Military History


Latest Episodes

"The Silent ANZAC" Lieutenant Commander Henry Hugh Gordon Dacre Stoker DSO MID and the Sinking of HMAS AE2
October 24, 2023

25-APRIL-1915, While serving as Commanding Officer of the Royal Australian Navy's second Submarine HMAS AE2, Royal Navy Officer Lieutenant Commander Henry Hugh Gordon Dacre Stoker was faced with the challenge, to traverse the Dardanelles when the last

Honouring the Silent Service: Lieutenant Commander Thomas Fleming Besant and the sinking of HMAS AE1
September 29, 2023

14-SEPTEMBER-1914, While serving as Commanding Officer of the Royal Australian Navy's first Submarine HMAS AE1, Royal Navy officer Lieutenant Commander Thomas Fleming Besant was killed in action when AE1 disappeared during a patrol following the Australia

From the Frontlines to the Operating Room: Surgeon Lieutenant Dr Kenneth Morris MID and the sinking of HMAS Canberra
August 20, 2023

9-AUGUST-1942. While serving as a Surgical Officer aboard the Royal Australian Navy Heavy Cruiser HMAS Canberra, Surgeon Lieutenant Kenneth Newman Morris MID participated in the first American counter-attack during the Pacific Campaign, the Battle of Guad

Coastwatchers: Chief Yeoman of Signals Stephen Lamont and the sinking of the MV Montevideo Maru
July 30, 2023

This Episode marks Two years since the launch of the podcast.1-JULY-1942. While serving as Chief Yeoman of Signals as part of the Royal Australian Navy, Chief Yeoman of Signals Stephen Lamont was selected as part of the network of observers stationed acr

Unresolved Valor: Midshipman Robert Ian Davies and the Sinking of HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse
July 06, 2023

10-December-1941. While serving as a midshipman aboard the Royal Navy Battlecruiser HMS Repulse, Midshipman Robert Ian Davies MID participated in the first major naval engagement of the Pacific Campaign. We delve into the remarkable story of Midshipman R

The Hero of Kokoda: Part Five: Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Honner DSO, MC: Buna, Gona and Sanananda Campaigns
May 30, 2023

20-MAY-1941. While serving as a Company Commander within the 2/11th Australian Infantry Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Honner, participated in the first major engagements of the Australian Imperial Force during the Second World War including the capt

The Bangka Island Massacare: Sister Florence Rebecca Casson
May 11, 2023

16-FEBRUARY-1942. Serving as a Staff Nurse in the 2/13th Australian General Hospital, Second Australian Imperial Force, Sister Florence Casson was one of the 21 nurses executed as part of the Bangka Island Massacre at the hands of the Imperial Japanese Ar

The Hero of Kokoda: Part Four: Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Honner: The Kokoda Trail Campaign
April 16, 2023

20-MAY-1941. While serving as a Company Commander within the 2/11th Australian Infantry Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Honner, participated in the first major engagements of the Australian Imperial Force during the Second World War including the capt

The Hero of Kokoda: Part Three: Major Ralph Honner: The Defence of Crete
March 22, 2023

20-MAY-1941. While serving as a Company Commander within the 2/11th Australian Infantry Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Honner, participated in the first major engagements of the Australian Imperial Force during the Second World War including the capt

The Hero of Kokoda: Part Two: Captain Ralph Honner: The Fall of Greece
February 28, 2023

3-JANUARY-1941. While serving as a Company Commander within the 2/11th Australian Infantry Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Honner, participated in the first major engagements of the Australian Imperial Force during the Second World War including the c