Shine Australia is bringing Aussie YouTubers full episodes of "In Their Footsteps", a 10-part documentary series about Australia’s wartime experiences, seen through the eyes of descendants. From the team that created the award-winning series Australians at War, it’s about Australian families rising to the challenges, enduring the deprivations and dealing with the lasting scars of war.
In each episode, you can follow an Australian retracing the steps of a close ancestor’s wartime experience as a soldier, sailor, pilot or prisoner. They will walk in the footsteps of their forefathers across battlefields from Gallipoli to Fromelles, from Kokoda to Vietnam: learning about their experiences and our identity as a nation.
In the first series, you will meet Tommy Johnson. For nearly 70 years, his family never really knew what happened to him in World War II. Now, his great niece, Julie Bryce, will discover the full story behind a mantelpiece photo of a young Tommy setting off to sea.
Check out the first episode now on the In Their Footsteps channel and be sure to come back again next Monday for Episode 2.
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