Reg Saunders was the first Aborigine to obtain a commission in the Australian Army and was included among those who went to Korea.
SERGEANT JACK GALLAWAY
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CORPORAL RON CASHMAN
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"A TOP SOLDIER AND A LIKEABLE CHAP", CORPORAL RON CASHMAN
MAJOR BEN O'DOWD
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CORPORAL JOE VEZGOFF
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"HOW COME YOU'VE GOT AN AMERICAN SECOND IN COMMAND?"
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TREATED BADLY BECAUSE OF HIS COLOUR
Although he was in charge of a company in Korea, Reg Saunders was reduced to rank of Lieutenant when he got home. To those who served with him, they saw this as a major oversight.
SERGEANT JACK GALLAWAY, 'A MOVING FAREWELL'
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MAJOR BEN O'DOWD, 'THE SOULFULL SOUND OF THE DIDGERIDOO'
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