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Alexander (Lewis) Johnston interviewed about his career in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) from 1919-1946
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Maker: Johnston, Alexander 'Lewis' Unknown Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office
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 emplo...S02048
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Birthday greetings to Bill Paterson, (VX139314) an Australian Army officer stationed in Darwin during the Second World War 1939-1945 from his mother, Mrs Sheehy. [Recorded letter]
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Maker: Unknown
Birthday greetings to Bill Paterson, (VX139314) an Australian Army officer stationed in Darwin during the Second World War 1939-1945 from his mother, Mrs Sheehy. (Recorded Letter)S03035
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Christmas greetings to Bill Paterson, (VX139314) an Australian Army officer stationed in Darwin during the Second World War 1939-1945 from his mother, Mrs Sheehy. [Recorded letter]
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Maker: Unknown
Christmas greetings to Bill Paterson, (VX139314) an Australian Army officer stationed in Darwin during the Second World War 1939-1945 from his mother, Mrs Sheehy. [Recorded letter]S03036
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Ernest 'Frank' McGrath, as a Sergeant, discusses his experiences of being a prisoner of war, interviewed by an unknown student for thesis research.
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Maker: McGrath, Ernest 'Frank' William Unknown
Frank McGrath served in the 2/19 Battalion and was a prisoner of the Japanese on the Burma Thai Railway. A transcript of this recording may be available. For further information please contact the Sou...S04969
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Lance Corporal Ernest Avery relates his experiences in the Australian Army Medical Corps (AAMC) during the First World War and with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) as a nurse during the Second World War.
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Maker: Avery, Ernest Unknown Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office
Ernest Avery discusses: early life; prewar employment; enlistment in the Army; transfer to the Australian Army Medical Corps (AAMC); post war occupation; marriage; enlistment in the Royal Australian A...S02026
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Leslie Lyall Hopkins and Walter William David Hopkins, as Privates, Second World War, in an interview with an unknown interviewer
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Maker: Hopkins, Leslie Lyall Hopkins, Walter William David Unknown
(VX54980) Hopkins, Leslie Lyall (Private) and (VX10265) Hopkins, Walter William David (Private) discuss their plans and preferred posting options for the remainder of the Second World War in an interv...S03728
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Memorial Service for victims of RAAF Dakota A65-61, Bomana War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea, 17 February 1971
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Maker: Unknown
Memorial Service held at Bomana War Cemetery Port Moresby, New Guinea on 17 February 1971. The service was for the crew of RAAF Dakota A65-61 which crashed on 18 September 1945. Form of Ceremony: 1. ...S04617
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2nd Cook's Mate Richard F. Pavey talks about his experiences in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) during the First World War and with the Australian Army Medical Corps (AAMC) during the Second World War
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Maker: Pavey, Richard F Unknown Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office
Discusses: early life; enlistment in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) during the First World War; duties on ship; employemnt during the 1920's and 1930's; enlistment in the Army during the Second World...S02063
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Robert D. McKenzie inteviewed about his experiences in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) during the First World War and in the Australian Army Garrison Forces and the 2nd Australian Imperial Force (AIF) from 1940-48.
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Maker: McKenzie, Robert D Unknown Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office
Discusses: joined the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) 1915; served on training ship HMAS Tingira; posted to the torpedo boat destroyer (TBD) HMAS Warrego; Malta; sea patrols; discharged from RAN March 191...S02057
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Squadron Leader Alan Roy Harcourt Morris DFC discusses his career in the RAAF during Second World War, in a talk to University of the 3rd Age (U3A), Milton NSW.
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Maker: Morris, Alan Roy Harcourt Unknown
Alan Morris enlisted in the RAAF in March 1941; he was trained to fly Tiger Moths at Temora, NSW and then in Canada under the Empire Air Training Scheme (EATS). On arrival to the UK he was posted to N...S04853