102-Year-Old: 2nd World War Veteran Jim Brooks Shares Memories: Pacific War

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102-Year-Old: 2nd World War Veteran Jim Brooks Shares Memories: Pacific War - Borneo Bonus S2E8

Sep 1, 2023 · 6m 37s

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Today, we have the honour of talking to 102-year-old 2nd World War veteran Jim Brooks about his memories. We talk to him about his time he spent during the 2nd...

Today, we have the honour of talking to 102-year-old 2nd World War veteran Jim Brooks about his memories. We talk to him about his time he spent during the 2nd World War in Darwin, Papua New Guinea, and Borneo. The Borneo campaign was considered the final major Australian operations of the 2nd world war in the Pacific. Beginning on 1 May 1945 and continuing through to August, the campaign comprised of three distinct operations: Balikpapan, Brunei Bay and Tarakan. Overall, Australian casualties numbered more than 2000 for the entire campaign.

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