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Rats of Tobruk
Rob with John Shallcross

Rats of Tobruk

Click below to listen to an exclusive interview conducted by Rob with an original Rats of Tobruk veteran John Shallcross and hear his fascinating tales.

Australian soldiers were dubbed as 'rats' because of how they fought in battle 'like cornered rats' and because they tunnelled to provide shelter from bombardment during the Siege of Tobruk during World War II in 1941.

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