Memories of Service 5 - Robert Wynn

Robert Wynn had already served in the Australian Navy before returning to New Zealand to join the army and fight what were called CTs, or Communist Terrorists, during the Malayan Emergency. Of the two years he spent in the country, he estimates he clocked up 18 months on patrol in the jungle. Aside from the enemy there were other concerns, including tigers and red ants. Robert saw action, but in this Memory of Service interview he doesn’t like to talk about that. Instead he focuses on his impressions of the country, and the unbreakable bonds forged with his fellow soldiers.

It was like looking for a needle in a haystack, a lot of bashing and crashing and walking through that bush.

– Robert Wynn

Key Cast & Crew

David Blyth

Director, Interviewer, Producer

Patricia Stroud

Research, Producer

Jed Town

Composer

Stephen Latty

Camera, Sound

Edward Larsen

Editor