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BBC needs a hand with Marshall and Graves research
Volume 49, No. 18, October 04, 2007 |
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I am an assistant producer for BBC television in the UK and am doing some research for a long-running series presented by UK-based bushcraft specialist Ray Mears.
We have filmed in Australia on several occasions over the past few years.
The subject of my research are two individuals who served in World War II in the Australian Army but worked closely with aircrew sharing their bushcraft skills.
One is Kenneth Murray Marshall, who apparently as an English officer had a distinguished World War I record. His Australian record appears to start in June 1942 (but he may have served under another name prior to this).
He served much of his time in the NT teaching survival training and bushcraft skills to Air Force pilots and crew. He also actively took part and led searches for missing planes and crew.
He was killed on May 17, 1945, while serving with the “Z” Special Unit.
The other person I’m trying to find out about is Richard (Dick) Harry Graves who also served in WWI and went on to serve again in WWII. He, too, apparently had extensive knowledge of bushcraft skills and used them during active service with the Australian Jungle Rescue Detachment.
I’m not clear where this was based and where he served but it is mentioned in the publicity on a book about bushcraft he had published after the war.
If any of your readers know anything about either of these individuals I would be most interested to hear from them. Perhaps some of your readers were either taught by them, served alongside them or were rescued by them or their colleagues.
I can be contacted at sally.dyas@bbc.co.uk or at BBC Television, Whiteladies Rd, Bristol, BS8 2LR.
Sally Dyas
Bristol, England |
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