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

CW: Suicide This episode was re-recorded and re-edited on 12/04/2023 7-AUGUST-1916. Serving in the 48th Infantry Battalion, Australian Imperial Force, Sgt David Twining would participate in the Battle of Pozieres; during the second phase of the First Battle of the Somme. Following horrific German counterattacks, a wounded man would enter the 48th Battalion Headquarters with a simple message: &quot...

CW: Sexual Assault- This episode contains a discussion of the murder of women and allegations of sexual assault in war. The sexual assault is isolated to the end of the episode, with a warning just prior. the discussion of the Bangka Island Massacre will begin at 5:16 to 8:06  Audio Re-recorded and uploaded 14/12/2021 16-FEBRUARY-1942. Serving as a Staff Nurse in the 2/13th Australian General...

This episode was re-recorded and re-uploaded on 7-10-2021 27-SEPTEMBER-1917. Serving in the 45th Infantry Battalion, Australian Imperial Force, The Souvenir King of the AIF. Pte John Hines, would participate in the Battle of Polygon Wood; during the second phase of the Third Battle of Ypres. it was during this battle where Frank Hurley, Australian War Photographer snapped arguably his most ph...

This episode was re-recorded and re-uploaded on 04/03/2023 30-JULY-1943 Serving as a Stretcher Bearer in the 2/5th Infantry Battalion Second Australian Imperial Force, Cpl Leslie "Bull" Allen would participate in the Battle of Mount Tambu, and assist forces of the 1st Battalion, 162nd Infantry Regiment, US Army. with casualties rising, and both US medics killed, Bull Allen would voluntarily walk i...

Welcome to I Was Only Doing My Job, the new podcast from Ross Manuel. Each week, I talk about Australian Military History by looking into the life, service, and historical impact of individual Australian soldiers, sailors, airmen and nurses, not all of who recieved the proper recognition. Find more stories from Ross @docwinters on TikTok and on Instagram

This is the introductory episode to cover what I hope to achieve with this podcast.  "I Was Only Doing My Job" is a fortnightly (Bi-weekly) Australian Military History podcast hosted by Ross Manuel. Instead of focusing on maps and dates, each episode is devoted to chronicling Australia's Military History through the individual stories of those who served; where they grew up, what they did, an...