Aussie actors
The only Australian actors I can recall with any war service are Peter Finch who was a Naval Gunner, and Charles "Bud" Tingwell a RAAF pilot. They also starred in WW2 movies (must have been released from active service) such as "The 40,000 horsemen" and "The Desert Rats" along side Aussie greats of the period such as Chips Rafferty and Errol Flynn.
Despite his reputation as a daring and adventurous leading man, Errol Flynn could not enlist due to health problems, much like John Wayne, who never joined up I believe due to his isolationist political views. Does anyone know more re John Wayne?
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