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Geoffrey Lewis Holmes as a Corporal, 2/12th Battalion, interviewed by Michael Sprod for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45
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Maker: Holmes, Geoffrey Lewis Sprod, Michael
Discussing enlistment; 2/12 Battalion; army training; embarkation; shipboard activities; fighting in Middle East; return to Australia; service in New Guinea; action at Milne Bay; attitudes to Japanese...S00540
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Maxwell Edwin Thow, Sergeant 2/12th Battalion, interviewed by Michael Sprod for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archives of Australia in the War of 1939-45
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Maker: Sprod, Michael Thow, Maxwell Edwin
Discussing pre-war employment; reasons for enlistment in army; army training at Brighton Camp; duties as Sergeant at Headquarters of 2/12th Battalion; relationships between Tasmanians and Queenslander...S00574
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Samuel Robert Cooper as a captain, 2/21st Infantry Battalion, interviewed by Michael Sprod for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archive for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45.
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Maker: Cooper, Samuel Robert Sprod, Michael
Discussing enlistment in militia; joining AIF; army training at Brighton Camp; formation of 2/12th Battalion; camp leisure activities; promotions; embarkation for Middle East; arrival at Tewfik; Tobru...S00560