Tom – Rodeo Rider; Shearer; Vietnam Veteran
Posted on: Mon 16 Oct 2023
We’re told that Mid North South Australia born Vietnam War Veteran (he served with 4 RAR and 9 RAR)… drover, shearer, rodeo rider Tom Bruce also served a stint as one of the the iconic Marlborough Men who graced our Aussie TV and film screens decades ago… before cigarette advertising was banned in Australia. When Tom returned from Vietnam he says he had no direction… no family…
Today we bring you a great interview that Tom held with Regional Historian John Mannion and Glyn Shackleford. It reflects an Australia fast fading into the annuls of time.
Images: Left – Tom Bruce in Vietnam. Right – Tom Bruce recent photo. Both images provided by Tom Bruce and used with permission
