Mud Between the Toes

History Project

The “Mud Between the Toes” history project is a series of interviews conducted by association committee members with many veterans of the 39th Battalion. Originally produced as DVDs, these incredible videos have now been enhanced and provide incredible stories behind some of the men from the 39 Battalion.

All interviews are linked below, listed alphabetically by surname.

James is top left of the photo

Akhurst – Sidney James VX131686 (V65792)
Bailey – Gordon Eric VX103089 (V41203)
Barkla – Henry Harold VX117671 (V245226)
Bellairs – William Barker Scott VX132240 (V66632)
Bellis – George Keith VX147370 (V44770)
Briscoe – Alfred James (John) VX118184 (V175014)
Brown – Mervyn Kenneth (V65390)
Bryan – Colin George VX144785 (V37395)
Coomber – William Henri (Brun) VX147482 (V11868)
Cooper – William Charles VX119917 (V220140)
Cops – George Albert VX117679 (V58666)
Cumming – William George VX132362 (V39078)
Cunningham – Valentine Victor VX66007
Dalton – Vincent Joseph VX131616 (V45711)
Daniels – Donald Alexander VX142391 (V66054)
Dawes – John Alexander VX66059
Dawson – Joseph VX117313 (V56140)
Downes – Lawrence William VX103106 (V58286)
Driscoll – Cecil Nott VX117315
Duffy – Jack James (V280195)
Flanagan – James Jack Edward VX105397 (V40538)
Forrester – Arnold William VX117685 (V122135)
Geale – Athol Sylvester VX64649
Gleeson – William Joseph (V124005)
Grassby – Arthur Edward VX70493 (V17866)
Grey – Kevin VX113951 (V44845)
Hall – Noel William(V40106)
Hannah – John (Pat) VX127780 (V66076)
Hodgetts – Eric George William V64555
Holloway – Charles Turley (Peter) VX101132 (V121131)
Horsfall – Vincent Edward VX103117 (V57768)
Hosier – Ronald Arthur VX103118 (V39848)
Kelly – Hugh Harold VX117105 (V58819)
Lochhead – Alexander Joseph VX118202 (V65755)

Lovett – Keith Harold VX100099 (V25513)
Marsh – Harold William VX103134 (V41129)
McAndrew – Ormond Alexander VX106101 (V127033)
McClean – Douglas lan Hamilton MC ED VX100098 (V55254
McElholum – John Charles VX103128 (V48009)
McKay – John Donald MM VX118205 (V54635)
McLeod – Jack Alexander VX149521 (V305014)
McPhail – John Alexander V45921
Moore – Alan Watson VX100094 (V36205)
Murray – Stuart James VX135919
Perkins – Ronald Arthur VX143640 (V185259)
Phelan – Kenneth Richmond VX117704
Pomeroy – William VX128758 (V220041)
Pyke – Charles Richard MM (V42272)
Pyke – Samuel Joseph (V42273)
Rennie – Allen William VX128388 (V55052)
Secker – Richard Fredrick VX105409 (V48107)
Simmons – Leslie Mervyn(V64888)
Stillman – James Robert VX136494 (V24503)
Sullivan – James Thomas VX131875
Stuart – Edward Claude VX120255 (V113728)
Surtees – Kevin Francis Jordan VX69589
Thatcher – Herbert James (V270127)
Fry – Albert Thomas VX141616 (V42487)
Trevan – John Douglas VX148095 (V14586)
Van Prooven – William Thomas VX147252 (V185304)
Waldron – Leonard Peter VX113955 (V54650)
Watson – Keith George VX148351 (V250131)
Wilson – Ernest Melville VX100857 (V54653)
Wiltshire – Jack Alwyn VX117332