The first documentation of the perspective of a Timorese veteran in the public domain. In this interview series Rufino Correia invites us to share his recollections of World War 2 as the servant (criado) for Lt. Tom Nisbet. Tom Nisbet passed away in April, 2003. In his recollection Rufino describes some harrowing experiences, reveals some funny insights and the traumatic moment when their Australian friends had to leave them behind on the beach to the mercy of the Japanese