The Australian Army has always had rules about who is allowed to fight for their country. But during the First World War those rules were sidestepped by thousands of underage boys desperate to enlist. In Episode 32 of Collected, Louise Maher hears the stories of the boy soldiers who went looking for adventure, many never to return, and the project to ensure their memory is kept alive.
Collected Episode 31: Women in the Airforce
Collected Episode 30: Nazi V2 Rocket
Collected Episode 29: Sweetheart Jewellery
Collected Episode 28: The Lone Pine
Collected Episode 27: From Monoplanes to Fighter Jets
Collected Episode 26: HMAS Brisbane’s Bridge
Collected Episode 25: The tail gunner
Collected - 024 Acknowledging Indigenous Service
Collected-023 A tale of two dresses
Collected-022 Places of Pride
Collected-021Peacekeeping
Collected-020 VP Day
Collected-019 Women and War Pt 2
Collected-018 Shinyo
Collected-017 Recorded letters
Collected-016 Tomb of the Unknown Australian Soldier
Collected-015 G for George
Collected-014 Military Working Dogs
Collected -013 Against all odds
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