‘Stout-hearted men’ talk: 20 May 2023
PUBLISHED May 2023
Some images from Dr Jan McLeod's talk on 20 May 2023, 'Stout-hearted men'. The talk can also be viewed on the Walkway's YouTube channel.
KTMW Project Officer John Hall introduces Dr Jan McLeod.
Dr McLeod begins her talk, pointing out a family photo featuring her two great-uncles.
Dr McLeod's talk featured excerpts from her great-uncle's diary and wartime photo album.
Some precious family momentos that belonged to her great-uncle.
A slide from Dr McLeod's presentation on the deadly attack at Soputa on 27 November 1942, which had a profound affect on all those who survived, including Nick Kennedy, Dr McLeod's great-uncle.
Dr McLeod finished her talk with a poignant image of her great-uncle Nick, taken on Anzac Day 1976, shortly before his death.