| Place | Oceania: Pacific Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Gazelle Peninsula, Rabaul Area, Rabaul |
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| Accession Number | S01043 |
| Collection type | Sound |
| Measurement | 2 hr |
| Object type | Oral history |
| Physical description | Cassette |
| Maker |
Holmfield, Herbert John (Jack) Nelson, Hank |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Echuca |
| Date made | 11 May 1991 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
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| Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction. |
| Source credit to | The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the war of 1939-45 |
Herbert John (Jack) Holmfield as a lance bombardier, 2/22nd Battalion, interviewed by Hank Nelson for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-1945
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TAPE 1: Early life; enlisting in army; preparations for departure to Rabaul with 2/22nd Battalion; daily activities in Rabaul before Japanese invasion; Japanese invasion; end of resistance by Australians; avoiding Japanese troops; criss-crossing the island seeking evacuation. TAPE 2: Making way to New Guinea; return to Australia; posted to anti- aircraft unit in Victoria; then posted to training Battalion driving cars and trucks; applied for and granted discharge in 1944.
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