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When John was drafted to the army he was given the...John Bowler Film 1
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John talks about the relationship between a Platoo...John Bowler Film 2
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Most of John's training Korea took place in Norfol...John Bowler Film 3
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John's story about the Regimental got continues an...John Bowler Film 4
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Many men recall the appalling stench and scenes of...John Bowler Film 5
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John shares a strange date with destiny and talks ...John Bowler Film 6
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John recalls his first contact with the enemy. Ask...John Bowler Film 7
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John is involved in his first night time firefight...John Bowler Film 8
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John talks in detail about another very close enco...John Bowler Film 9
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John talks about his loathing of the Sten gun 'the...John Bowler Film 10
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Weather was also a huge problem for the allied for...John Bowler Film 11
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John talks about living conditions in the trenches...John Bowler Film 12
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John goes into detail to talk about his own experi...John Bowler Film 13
John Bowler Film 14
Occasionally Allied sorties were carried out behin...John Bowler Film 14
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Continuing on from Film 14 John recalls in detail ...John Bowler Film 15
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Despite the terrifying experiences of close combat...John Bowler Film 16
Probably the most memorable of the patrols that John commanded was in 1951 and known as “The Diggings”. The idea was to cross no-mans land and coerce the Chinese into a counter attack.
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John Bowler
John Bowler was awarded a Military Cross for his bravery in Korea. In his interview [1hr 53] he recounts his experiences in graphic detail.