AUSTRALIAN MILITARY World War II –

• 265 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. First Edition.

• • War correspondents — Australia
  • World War, 1939-1945 — Personal narratives, Australian
  • #111225
  • Frank Hooper Legg (26 June 1906 – 30 March 1966) was an Australian war correspondent and journalist. He served as a sergeant in the Australian Imperial Force at Tobruk. He wrote articles for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) during his service and was involved in radio and television journalism upon his return to Australia. He enlisted into the Australian Imperial Force, in which he served as a Sergeant and being promoted to Sergeant Major. He was active at Tobruk, Libya and Tel El Eisa, Egypt where he would write about the experiences of the soldiers of the ABC. His articles, ‘Tales of Tobruk’ were published in the magazine ABC Weekly. In his broadcast ‘The Worst Day’, he gave an account of his experiences from the battle of El Alamein on 31 October 1942. He admitted an expectation that he would die during the battle and in this and future broadcasts, he would express his admiration for the fighting soldier. He would gain the rank of Lieutenant in 1943 before being asked to be the ABC’s war correspondent in the Pacific. He documented the experiences of Australian soldiers in New Guinea, Manila and Tokyo.