Richard Donovan's military journey with the Royal Welch Regiment began in 1951, when he narrowly missed deployment to Korea and instead embarked on an adventure in the Caribbean. Stationed at Park Camp in Jamaica, Donovan enjoyed the sun-soaked island life, even encountering Hollywood legend John Wayne on a beach. However, his time there wasn't all leisure; his regiment was tasked with internal security, facing challenges such as riots, a devastating hurricane, and disturbances in Grenada and British Guyana. After serving as an instructor, Donovan was finally sent to Korea, but fate had other plans. Just as he arrived, a peace treaty was signed, and his battalion was rerouted to Malaya. Here, he engaged in the harsh realities of the Malayan Emergency, conducting dangerous jungle patrols with the Ghurkhas against the Malayan Races Liberation Army (MRLA). Donovan's vivid accounts reveal the grueling tactics employed to weaken the MRLA, terrifying encounters with wildlife, and a near-trap sprung by two POWs. Leading a platoon through the dense jungle, Donovan's experiences included tracking a rogue elephant and surviving friendly fire incidents. Reflecting on his service, his only regret was retiring too early. In later life, he became a dedicated historian of the Royal Welch Regiment.

Sharon's interview provides an insight into the life of an ambitious woman who pushed against gender boundaries at the time. Having always wanted to join the military, Sharon thrived on the discipline at Guildford and felt proud to wear her uniform. She describes however, the difference in treatment towards men and women within her chef trade training, and how she felt as if the expectations of women were far lower than that of their male counterpoints. Sharon also describes her first posting to Ireland with the Army Catering Corps and the harsh reality of serving during this dangerous period. She later recalls her return to Belfast in 1988, where she was an unfortunate victim of the bombing and reflects on the trauma, she, and others alike, faced on that tour. Sharon also describes the conditions she worked in at the nuclear bunker in Wilton during the height of the Cold War. She only cooked with rations, tinned goods and remained underground for entire shifts. From this point onwards she continued to rise in her corps and as a result became the first female chef to serve officer residences, where she catered for individuals such as Prince Charles and Princess Diana. Reflecting on her time with the WRAC Sharon maintains that she feels forever connected to the female corps, but recognises how it restricted women's opportunities at the time.

Morris Morby had been a regular soldier for a year in 36th Army Engineer Regiment when he volunteered for Korea in 1951. He recalls a pleasant journey by sea, marked by watching the porpoises playing round HMT Orwell and hearing the choir of a Welsh battalion in full voice. Once in Korea, the 3-day journey from Busan to Seoul was hair-raising, with rough tracks instead of roads. He then joined 28th Field Engineer Regiment as part of Stores Troop, ferrying defence and bridging stores from the railhead to the front line on the Imjin River. He was ‘under fire’ twice: on one occasion it turned out to be REME armourers testing Bren guns, unaware there were troops in front of them; on another, ammunition from tanks overshot when they fired at rafts that the Chinese were floating down-river to destroy bridges. He also recalls two deception operations: on one occasion he drove dummy tanks into the forward positions; on another, he was involved in building a huge netting tunnel to camouflage a road.