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Air Chief Marshal Sir Neville Patrick McNamarra KBE AO AFC AE (Ret'd) discusses his career in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), 1941-1984, in an interview with Wing Commander Ken Llewelyn.
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Maker: McNamara, Neville Patrick Llewelyn, Kenneth Australian War Memorial Brassell, Bill Burton, Neill
Discusses his career in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and gives a commentary on the history of the RAAF from the 1930's to 1993.S01198
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Air Commodore James Baird Coward AFC (Ret) as a pilot 266 Squadron RAF and 19 Squadron RAF and a member of Winston Churchill's personal staff, 1939-1945, interviewed by John White
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Maker: Coward, James Baird White, John Australian War Memorial Preston, Lenny
James Baird Coward speaks of his experiences as a fighter pilot during the Second World War. He discusses his involvement in the Battle of Britain and the evacuation of Dunkirk. Coward suffered a seve...S02858
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Albert Simon as an engineer with the Maritime Services Board, 1939-1945, interviewed by Andrew Jack
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Maker: Simon, Albert Jack, Andrew Australian War Memorial Preston, Lenny
Simon speaks of his family background; employment in defence construction work during the Second World War; the entanglement of a Japanese midget submarine in the boom net in Sydney Harbour on the nig...S02648
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Commander Dean Robertson Murray RAN (Rtd) as a sub lieutenant of a landing craft flotilla, Operation Overlord, June 1944, interviewed by Simone Sharpe
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Maker: Murray, Dean Robertson Sharpe, Simone Australian War Memorial Preston, Lenny
Murray speaks of his early schooling; enlistment in the navy at 14 years of age; service prior to posting as an attachment to a Royal Navy unit; attendance at courses at various Royal Navy schools in ...S03242
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David William Manning as an Able Seaman, HMAS Perth 1941-1942 and as a Prisoner of War 1942-1945, interviewed by Aaron Pegram.
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Maker: Manning, David William Pegram, Aaron Australian War Memorial Black, Wade
David Manning discusses early life and enlistment, and describes his experience aboard Perth under Japanese naval attack; getting into lifeboats; being picked up and taken eventually to Singapore; att...S04571
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Frederick Harold (Hal) Porter and Walter Fielder-Gill interviewed by Chris Adams about the development of radar in Australia during the Second World War
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Maker: Fielder-Gill, Walter Porter, Frederick Harold (Hal) Adams, Christopher Australian War Memorial
Frederick Harold (Hal) Porter and Walter Fielder-Gill interviewed by Chris Adams about the development of radar in Australia during the Second World War A transcript of this recording may be availabl...S02142
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Frederick Harold (Hal) Porter interviewed by Chris Adams about the development of radar in Australia during the Second World War
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Maker: Porter, Frederick Harold (Hal) Adams, Christopher Australian War Memorial
Frederick Harold (Hal) Porter interviewed by Chris Adams about the development of radar in Australia during the Second World War A transcript of this recording may be available. For further informati...S02141
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Jack Bridger Chalker as a member of the Royal Artillery, and a prisoner of the Japanese, 1939-1945, interviewed by Simon Forrester
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Maker: Chalker, Jack Forrester, Simon Australian War Memorial Preston, Lenny
During the Second World War Chalker saw service with the Royal Field Artillery. He was captured at the fall of Singapore and sent to Thailand to work on construction of the Burma-Thailand railway. Cha...S02790
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Jack Murray, 460 Squadron Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), interviewed by Michael Nelmes about his experiences piloting "G for George" during the Second World War
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Maker: Jack Murray Nelmes, Mike Australian War Memorial Brassell, Bill
Jack Murray, 460 Squadron Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), interviewed by Michael Nelmes about his experiences piloting "G for George" during the Second World War A transcript of this recording may...S01852
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Keith Horton Hooper as a member of 2/6 Australian Infantry Battalion and a prisoner of war in Germany, 1939-1946, interviewed by Bill Fogarty
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Maker: Australian War Memorial Preston, Lenny
Keith Horton Hooper as a member of 2/6 Australian Infantry Battalion and a prisoner of war in Germany, 1939-1946, interviewed by Bill Fogarty A transcript of this recording may be available. For furt...S02788
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Lieutenant Commander Maxwell Henry Shean DSO and Bar RANR (Rtd) as a seaman officer attached to the Royal Navy, Atlantic and Pacific Oceans 1942-1945, interviewed by Dr Daniel Oakman
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Maker: Shean, Maxwell Henry Oakman, Daniel Australian War Memorial Preston, Lenny Shean, Maxwell Henry
Maxwell Shean discusses his education and family background, joining the Royal Australian Naval Volunteer Reserve as sublieutenant, training in anti-submarine warfare at HMAS Rushcutter; appointment t...S02804
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Marion Houldsworth as a child living in Queensland during the Second World War 1939-1945, interviewed by Chris Goddard
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Maker: Houldsworth, Marion Goddard, Chris Australian War Memorial Brassell, Bill
Marion Houldsworth as a child living in Queensland during the Second World War 1939-1945, interviewed by Chris Goddard A transcript of this recording may be available. For further information please ...S03841
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Mary Fitzhardinge interviewed by Peter Burness about her family's participation in the Second World War
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Maker: Fitzhardinge, Mary Burness, Peter J Australian War Memorial Brassell, Bill
Mrs Fitzhardinge's interview includes discussion of: Her early life; the enlistment of her husband and two brothers in the Army; seeing husband Jim off from Sydney Harbour as he was bound for the Midd...S01602
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Max van Gelder as a civilian internee of the Japanese, Netherlands East Indies, 1942-1945, interviewed by Nick Fletcher
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Maker: Gelder, Max van Fletcher, Nick Australian War Memorial Miller, Julius
Max van Gelder as a civilian internee of the Japanese, Netherlands East Indies, 1942-1945, interviewed by Nick Fletcher A transcript of this recording may be available. For further information please...S03719
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(NX117563) Bromwich, Carl Alma (Staff Sergeant)
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Maker: Bromwich, Carl Alma Raxworthy, Richard Edwin Australian War Memorial
Carl Alma Bromwich as a staff sergeant 9th Australian Field Ambulance, 1942-1945, interviewed by Richard RaxworthyS01509
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(O318689; 430651) Edward Lloyd Fleming (Flying Officer)
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Maker: Fleming, Edward Lloyd Ward, Meleah Elizabeth Australian War Memorial Black, Wade
Edward Lloyd Fleming as a flying officer, pilot, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), serving with 550 Squadron Royal Air Force (RAF), United Kingdom, 1943-1946, interviewed by Meleah Elizabeth Ward.S04444
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(423863) Painting, William James (Flying Officer)
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Maker: Painting, William James Llewelyn, Kenneth Australian War Memorial Black, Wade
William James Painting as a flight sergeant, wireless / air gunner and later as a flying officer, 320 (Dutch) Squadron, 2nd Tactical Air Force, Dunsfold, Surrey, England, 1942-1945, interviewed by Win...S04441
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Peter Pidgeon discusses his father, artist and war correspondent William Edwin Pidgeon (WEP) in an interview with the Memorial's Curator of Art Claire Baddeley
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Maker: Australian War Memorial Baddeley, Claire Pidgeon, Peter Nathaniel Preston, Lenny
An interview about artist and war correspondent William Edwin Pidgeon (WEP).S06067
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Sir Adrian Herbert Curlewis CVO CBE as a captain General Staff Officer Grade 3 Headquarters 8th Division, Malaya and Singapore, and a prisoner of the Japanese in the Second World War, interviewed by Dr Hank Nelson.
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Maker: Curlewis, Adrian Herbert Nelson, Hank Australian War Memorial
Sir Adrian Curlewis speaks of his experiences in Malaya and Singapore and as a prisoner of the Japanese during the Second World War. Sir Adrian was a barrister-at-law before he enlisted. As President...S00035
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Thomas Henry John Hollis as a rifleman 1 Platoon A Company 3rd Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (3 RAR) and a prisoner of war, Korea 1950-1953, interviewed by Bill Fogarty
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Maker: Australian War Memorial
Hollis speaks of his family background and Second World War service; his Occupation Force duty in Japan followed by discharge and service with the NSW Police; enlistment for Korea (K) Force and traini...S02298