Interview with Donald Martin Stewart [sound recording] Interviewer: Rob Linn, Part 2 of 2

Donald Martin (Don) Stewart was born in Adelaide South Australia in 1945. Don was called up in the National Service Scheme ballot in 1965. He completed his initial training at the Recruit Training Battalion, Keswick Barracks, and was later selected for the newly established Officer Training Unit, Sydney. Following service in Malaysia and Borneo as a conscript, Don decided to enlist with the regular army. Don served in the Vietnam War in 1968, and in 1984 he served with a peace-keeping force (the Multinational Force and Observers force) in the Sinai.

Don speaks of his service in Vietnam, Malaysia, Borneo and the Sinai; community attitudes to Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War; and of his service with the Legacy Club of Adelaide.

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