It aired on 2BL as part of a special radio session for 'diggers'.
[1] Timms was a former Australian soldier who had served in World War One.
There was a special session for Australian soldiers five nights a week from 7pm to 7.15pm.
The serial Three Diggers aired Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
[5] Timms later co wrote the script for the film Forty Thousand Horsemen which was about three diggers in World War One.