Podcast

Uncle Charlie: The Invisible Hero - Uncle Charlie: De Onzichtbare Held

SBS

On 3 March 1942, Japanese Zero fighter planes launched a devastating air raid on Broome, Western Australia. Charles D’Antoine, a young Indigenous man, was cleaning flying boats in Roebuck Bay when the bombs fell. Amid the chaos, Charles known to his loved ones as Uncle Charlie, saved the lives of three Dutch citizens. For his bravery, he was awarded a Silver Medal by the Dutch government. But why was this …