| Place | Oceania: Australia, Northern Territory, Darwin |
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| Accession Number | S02048 |
| Collection type | Sound |
| Measurement | 33 min 31 sec |
| Object type | Oral history |
| Physical description | TDK D90 Cassette |
| Maker |
Johnston, Alexander 'Lewis' Unknown Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Burwood East |
| Date made | 4 July 1994 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 First World War, 1914-1918 |
| 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. |
Alexander (Lewis) Johnston interviewed about his career in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) from 1919-1946
Description
Discusses: early life; employment; love of ships and desire to join the Navy; enlist in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) May 1919; sail to Darwin on HMAS Sydney; discharged August 1921; inter-war employment; re-enlists in RAN June 1940; discharged July 1946; effects of war on his hearing; marriage; recreation activities.
A transcript of this recording may be available. For further information please contact the Sound section.
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Alexander (Lewis) Johnston interviewed about his career in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) from 1919-1946