The man we know as Uncle Charlie

First Nations First
17/07/2025 21 min
The man we know as Uncle Charlie

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Two years after the Broome air raid—when Japanese Zero fighter planes attacked and more than 80 lives were lost—local Bardi man Charles D’Antoine was awarded a medal by the Kingdom of the Netherlands for saving three Dutch nationals. Now, 83 years on, the Australian government has yet to formally acknowledge Uncle Charlie’s act of bravery. In the second episode of this 3-part series, host Paulien Roessink finds out who Uncle Charlie was, and what was the cost of being a hero?

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