Soldiers Three (radio serial)
| Genre | drama serial |
|---|---|
| Running time | 25 mins[1] (7:35 pm – 8:00 pm) |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Language(s) | English |
| Written by | Edmund Barclay |
| Original release | January 9, 1943 |
| No. of series | 1 |
Soldiers Three is a 1943 Australian radio serial by Edmund Barclay.[2] It was commissioned for the Australian war effort to emphasise the contribution of Australian soldiers.[3]
Premise
The story of Australian soldiers, focusing on three of them: Hilary Masters, a student ("Hil"); Daniel Judd (“Mud”), a farmer; and Percy Smith ("Smart Alec Pierce", from the city. They become friends.[4]
Cast
- Lloyd Berrell as Dan[5]
- Hal Lashwood as Hilary
- Eddie Finn as Perc
References
- ^ "ABC Coming Features". Nambour Chronicle And North Coast Advertiser. No. 2022. Queensland, Australia. 12 March 1943. p. 3. Retrieved 2 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Australasian Radio Relay League., ""Soldiers Three" Serial By Edmund Barclay", The wireless weekly : the hundred per cent Australian radio journal (Vol. 37 No. 51 (January 2, 1943)), Sydney: Wireless Press, nla.obj-723134726, retrieved 2 September 2023 – via Trove
{{citation}}:|issue=has extra text (help) - ^ Inglis, Kenneth Stanley (1983). This is the ABC: the Australian Broadcasting Commission, 1932-1983. , Melbourne University Press. p. 101.
- ^ ""Soldiers Three"". Daily Examiner. Vol. 33, no. 8061. New South Wales, Australia. 6 January 1943. p. 4. Retrieved 2 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Activities in and Around Wilcannia". Western Grazier. Vol. XLII, no. 3745. New South Wales, Australia. 5 March 1943. p. 1. Retrieved 3 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.