In honour of Remembrance Day, join us for a special Afternoon Light Live with acclaimed author and podcaster Tom Trumble, who will be unpacking the fascinating story of his latest book, Survival in Singapore: The Triumph and Tragedy of Australia’s Greatest Commando Operation.

Operation Jaywick has long been hailed as Australia’s most daring commando raid ever, even warranting its own 1989 TV miniseries. In 1943, Aussie troops hoodwinked the Japanese authorities in a stealth attack on occupied Singapore. But what happened to the unwitting and innocent Singaporeans left to cop the blame for what occupying forces assumed must have been an inside job?

The format will be a conversation between Tom and Robert Menzies CEO Georgina Downer for the first 30 minutes, followed by 30 minutes of audience Q&A.

We invite you to join us online via Zoom OR attend in person (if you are in Melbourne) at the Robert Menzies Institute by registering via Eventbrite.

EVENT DETAILS

Date: 16 November 2026
Time: 3-4pm AEDT
Venue: Robert Menzies Institute Museum, East Wing, Old Quad, University of Melbourne, Parkville VIC 3010
Tickets: FREE. To attend online, register HERE / To attend in-person, register HERE.

This is a non-catered event.

ABOUT TOM TRUMBLE

Tom Trumble is an author and host of the In Extremis podcast, telling longform stories from WWII, the Cold War, and beyond. He graduated with honours in history and has also studied music and journalism. He is the author of Unholy Pilgrims, Rescue at 2100 Hours, Tomorrow We Escape: One Man’s Extraordinary Story of Courage and Survival from Tobruk to the Prison Camps of Occupied Europe, and most recently Survival in Singapore: The Triumph and Tragedy of Australia’s Greatest Commando operation.