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Abram Unicomb as a private, 41 Battalion, France, 1916-1919, interviewed by his son Ivan Unicomb
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Maker: Unicomb, Abram Unicomb, Ivan
Side A: discussion of unit, reinforcements for the Battalion; Battalion bugler and runner, when bugler called on to use bugle; description of shooting down of "Red Baron", Baron Manfred von Richthofen...S01983
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Abram Unicomb as a private 41st Infantry Battalion AIF, France 1916-1918, interviewed by Ivan Unicomb
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Maker: Unicomb, Abram Unicomb, Ivan
Unicomb speaks of his shooting at Captain Baron Manfred von Richthofen (The Red Baron), near Corbie, France, 21 April 1918; aerial combat; the supply of rations and water to troops; some of the weapon...S01982
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"Accounts of Anzac", C E W Bean, Turkish General Rustu Erdelhun, Mr H V Howe, Major E A Lloyd
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Maker: Bean, Charles Edwin Woodrow (C E W) Erdelhun, Rustu Howe, H V Lloyd, Edward Acton Australian Broadcasting Commission
C E W Bean and Turkish General Rustu Erdelhun are interviewed about the Gallipoli Campaign for the ABC.S00156
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(3050A) Davies, John Hayden (Private)
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Maker: Davies, John Hayden Rubinstein, Peter
John Hayden Davies, as a member of the 44th Battalion AIF, 1917-1918, interviewed by Peter Rubinstein for "Voices From The Great War". A transcript of this recording may be available. For further inf...S03460
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Address at the unveiling of the Desert Mounted Corps Memorial Anzac Parade Canberra, presented by the Right Honorable John Grey Gorton MP, Prime Minister of Australia 1968-1971
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Maker: Australian Capital Territory Electricity Authority
Other speakers include Mr Nixon, The Right Honorable J R Marshall MP Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand and Colonel Kent Hughes.S00266
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'A Farewell Message to Australia' by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood of Anzac
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Maker: Birdwood, William Riddell Nicholson's Broadcasting and Sound Recording Studios, 6PR
"By the courtesy of the Australian Broadcasting Commission I am able to send a few words of farewell to my old comrades of the AIF and the NZTF. All throughout the war we were one force in spirit and ...S00202
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(3530A) Francis (Frank) Wormald as a driver, 14 Field Artillery Brigade, 1915-1919, interviewed by Philippe Ed Tabuteau.
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Maker: Wormald, Francis (Frank) Philippe Ed Tabuteau
Frank Wormald discusses his experiences during the First World War including his account of the shooting down of Baron von Richthofen.S01487
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Air Marshal Sir George Jones KBE CB DFC discusses his service in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF), Australian Flying Corp (AFC) and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) 1915-1952, in an interview with Frank Marshall
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Maker: Jones, George Marshall, Frank
Air Marshal Sir George Jones KBE CB DFC discusses his service in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF), Australian Flying Corp (AFC) and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) 1915-1952, in an interview ...S00381
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Air Marshal Sir Valston Eldridge Hancock interviewed by Ken Llewelyn about his career in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)
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Maker: Hancock, Valston Eldridge Llewelyn, Kenneth
(O315) Hancock, Valston Eldridge (Air Marshal)S01657
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Air Vice Marshal Henry Neilson Wrigley CBE DFC AFC (Ret'd) discusses his career in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), 1921-1946, in an interview with Frank Marshall
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Maker: Wrigley, Henry Neilson
Air Vice Marshal Henry Neilson Wrigley CBE DFC AFC (Ret'd) discusses his career in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), 1921-1946, in an interview with Frank MarshallS00416
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A J Whittington interviewed by David Chalk about his service with the 16th Battalion, 4th Brigade AIF in WW1
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Maker: Whittington, A J Chalk, David
A J Whittington interviewed by David Chalk about his service with the 16th Battalion, 4th Brigade AIF in WW1.S01206
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Alban Pearce interviewed about his experiences in 24th Battalion AIF during the First World War
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Maker: Pearce, Alban Unknown Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office Pearce, Alban
Discusses: early life; enlistment after height restrictions lowered in August 1917; prewar employment; sergeant in Cadets; family's attitude to enlistment; cooking detail at Alexandria; guard duties a...S02077
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Albert Charles Linton (728) as a private 31st Infantry Battalion AIF, France 1916-1918, interviewed by Dr Alistair Thomson.
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Maker: Linton, Albert Charles Thomson, Alistair
Discusses early life in Tasmania; travelling to Egypt and camping at Heliopolis; difference between Australian and English soldiers and officers; fighting at Fromelles and having to retreat through fl...S01318
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Albert Marshall interviewed by David Chalk about his service with the 15 Battalion 4th Brigade AIF in WW1
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Maker: Marshall, Albert Chalk, David
Albert Marshall interviewed by David Chalk about his service with the 15 Battalion 4th Brigade AIF in WW1S01191
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Alchin, Matthew Edgar (Eddie)
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Maker: Alchin, Matthew Edgar (Eddie) Rubinstein, Peter
Eddie Alchin interviewed by Peter Rubinstein for "Voices From The Great War". A transcript of this recording may be available. For further information please contact the Sound section.S03455
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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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Alex Campbell (2731) as a private, 15th Battalion AIF, 1915-1916, interviewed by Peter Rubinstein for "Voices From The Great War".
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Maker: Campbell, Alex William (Alec) Rubinstein, Peter
(2731) Campbell, Alex William (Alec) (Private) A transcript of this recording may be available. For further information please contact the Sound section.S03425
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Alfred Edward Stabb as Lance Corporal, 29th Infantry Battalion AIF, France 1916-1918, interviewed by Dr Alistair Thomson
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Maker: Stabb, Alfred Edward Thomson, Alistair
Alfred Edward Stabb (SERN (3314) as a lance corporal 29th Infantry Battalion AIF, France 1916-1918.S01324
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Alfred George Hayden as a private 1st Battalion, AIF, 1915-1919, interviewed by Richard White
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Maker: Hayden, Alfred George White, Richard
(3353) Hayden, Alfred George (Private) A transcript of this recording may be available. For further information please contact the Sound section.S04348
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Alfred Hughes Lawrence as a member of 7th Infantry Battalion AIF, Gallipoli 1915, interviewed by Peter Baster
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Maker: Lawrence, Alfred Hughes Baster, Peter
Lawrence speaks of the invention and operation of the delayed action rifle prepared for use by Australian troops during the withdrawal from Gallipoli, December 1915.S01577
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Allan Melrose Salveson (843) Private, 23rd Battalion and 5th Machine Gun Battalion AIF, 1915-1919 interviewed by Peter Rubinstein for "Voices From The Great War"
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Maker: Salveson, Allan Melrose Rubinstein, Peter
Allan Melrose Salveson, 23rd Battalion and 5th Machine Gun Battalion AIF, 1915-1919 interviewed by Peter Rubinstein for "Voices From The Great War". A transcript of this recording may be available. F...S03429
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Allen, William Evan Crawford
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Maker: Rubinstein, Peter
William Allen interviewed by Peter Rubinstein for "Voices From The Great War". A transcript of this recording may be available. For further information please contact the Sound section.S03454
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An address by Major-General Sir Charles Rosenthal regarding the lack of artillery support at the landing at Gallipoli, 1915
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Maker: Rosenthal, Charles Australian Broadcasting Commission
This address was recorded for the Australian War Memorial as part of a program to record distinguished leaders of the war, 1914-18. Participants were invited to write a script of 800 words length, add...S00021
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Angel, Harold Lionel (Harry) (Lieutenant)
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Maker: Rubinstein, Peter
Harry Angel, as a member of the 1st Battalion AIF, interviewed by Peter Rubinstein for "Voices From The Great War". A transcript of this recording may be available. For further information please con...S03448
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"Anzac Day Commemoration Programme". A radio re-enactment of the conversation on 12 March 1915 when Lord Kitchener assigned the command of all land forces for the invasion of the Dardanelles to General Sir Ian Hamilton.
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Maker: South African Broadcasting Corporation
A radio re-enactment of the conversation on 12 March 1915 between Lord Kitchener and General Sir Ian Hamilton when Lord Kitchener assigned the command of all land forces for the invasion of The Dardan...S00136
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Anzac Day Requiem by C E W Bean. Recorded on 15 August 1946 for radio broadcast on Anzac Day, 25 April 1947, and possibly subsequent Anzac Days.
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Maker: Bean, Charles Edwin Woodrow (C E W)
Anzac Day Requiem by Dr C E W Bean. Recorded on 15 August 1946 for radio broadcast on Anzac Day, 25 April 1947, and possibly subsequent Anzac Days.S00134
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Arthur Donne (2320) 30th Battalion, 1915-1919, First World War interviewed by Jamie Simpson
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Maker: Simpson, Jamie Alexander Donne, Arthur
Interview by Jamie Simpson with Arthur Donne, his memories of the First World War and the period afterwards . Topics covered include: Somme winter of 1916; duckboards; fatalism of life at the front; s...S01902
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Arthur Ebdon (4643), 15th Field Company Engineers, 5 Division, discusses his experiences of the Western Front during the First World War in an interview with Paul Cobb
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Maker: Ebdon, Arthur Cyril Cobb, Paul Ebdon, Arthur Cyril
Discusses, Side A: Fromelles battle; deployment of artillery; equipped for battle; battlefield memorials and cemeteries in France; VC Corner; machine guns at Fromelles; casualties; Pompey Elliot; weat...S02097
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Arthur Mowbray Wilson discusses his service in the Royal New Zealand Army, 1914-1918, and later the Australian army, 1940-1943, in an interview with John Clements
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Maker: Wilson, Arthur Mowbray Clements, John Grand Specialities
Wilson enlisted in the Wellington Regiment, New Zealand Army on 17 August 1914, serving on Gallipoli and later in Belgium, reaching the rank of sergeant. He emigrated to Western Australia in the 1920s...S00301
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Arthur Tulloch interviewed by David Chalk about his service with the 14 Battalion 4th Brigade AIF in WW1
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Maker: Tulloch, Arthur Chalk, David
Arthur Tulloch interviewed by David Chalk about his service with the 14 Battalion 4th Brigade AIF in WW1.S01203
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August (Augie) Band (6066), driver, 15th Field Company Engineers AIF, 1915-1919, interviewed by Peter Rubinstein for "Voices From The Great War"
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Maker: Band, August (Augie) Rubinstein, Peter Band, August (Augie)
(6066) Band, August (Augie) (Driver) A transcript of this recording may be available. For further information please contact the Sound section.S03432
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Barclay, Alexander (Alex)
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Maker: Barclay, Alexander (Alex) Rubinstein, Peter
Alex Barclay interviewed by Peter Rubinstein for "Voices From The Great War". A transcript of this recording may be available. For further information please contact the Sound section.S03445
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Bayford (nee Swanton), Joan, as the daughter of Private George Beamish Swanton interviewed by Photographs Curator Shaune Lakin
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Maker: Bayford (nee Swanton), Joan
Joan is the baby pictured in the studio portrait DA09050S04273
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Benjamin Howard Kennett , private 43rd Infantry Battalion AIF, France 1916-1918 relates his participation in the shooting down of Baron Von Richthofen's aircraft.
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Maker: Kennett, Benjamin Howard Douglas and Audrey Whitrow
Benjamin Kennett relates the shooting down of Red Baron; Richthofen's aircraft flew low over the position of the 43rd Infantry Battalion in heavy fog; a number of rifles fired first then machine guns ...S01634
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Bernie Bond interviewed by Georgina Binns for her Project : Music of the Boer War and First World War
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Maker: Binns, Georgina Mary
Bernie Bond, aged 91, interviewed by Georgina Binns at the War Veteran's Home in Myrtle bank, South Australia. Bernie sings a variety of First World War songs and recalls when and why these particular...S05765
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Bert Dalwood interviewed by Georgina Binns for her Project : Music of the Boer War and First World War
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Maker: Binns, Georgina Mary
Bert Dalwood interviewed by Georgina Binns at Queen Victoria Home in Lindisfarne, Hobart. Bert enlisted in September 1917 and joined the 41st battery, Australian field artillery brigade, 11th Brigade....S05756
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Bill Richardson, as a member of 48th Battalion, First World War 1916-1919, interviewed by Mr Roger Davis
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Maker: Richardson, John William "Bill" Davis, Roger
Roger Davis interviews Bill Richardson about his experiences while serving with the AIF on the Western Front during the First World War., including early life on a rural property near the town of Modb...S04838
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(16387) Birks, Alfred Clifford (Cliff) (Sapper)
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Maker: Rubinstein, Peter
Cliff Birks, as a member of the 5th Division Signals C. AIF, 1916-1919, interviewed by Peter Rubinstein for "Voices From The Great War". A transcript of this recording may be available. For further i...S03459
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Blanche Redaway interviewed by Georgina Binns for her Project : Music of the Boer War and First World War
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Maker: Binns, Georgina Mary
Blanche Redaway interviewed by Georgina Binns at the War Veteran's Home in Myrtle bank, South Australia. Blanche was the House Supervisor at the War Veteran's Home and she sings a short song that was ...S05764
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Bombadier Walter Fenton relates his experiences with the 36th Heavy Artillery Group during the First World War
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Maker: Fenton, Walter Unknown Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office
Relates his experiences with the 36th Heavy Artillery Group during the First World War. Walter Fenton discusses: early life in India; emigrate to Australia 1910; prewar employment; enlist in the Citze...S02041
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Brigadier John McNeil as a member of the 5th Light Horse Regiment, Gallipoli and Palestine, interviewed by Major Aylmer Campbell Robertson.
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Maker: McNeil, John George Robertson, Aylmer Campbell Brickhill, Clive
Left Queensland in December 1914 as a junior officer with the 5th Light Horse Regiment; arrived Egypt January 1915; the Light Horse trained with horses in Egypt until Gallipoli and then went to Gallip...S00186
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Broadcast description on ABC Radio station 2BL by Bryson Taylor and A W Sagley of the 1940 Anzac Day March in Sydney
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Maker: Bryson Taylor and A.W.Sagley Australian Broadcasting Commission
A broadcast description over radio 2BL of the 1940 Sydney Anzac Day march by Bryson Taylor of the ABC and A.W. Sagley.S00012
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Bruce Heathcote interviewed by Georgina Binns for her Project : Music of the Boer War and First World War
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Maker: Binns, Georgina Mary
Bruce Heathcote interviewed by Georgina Binns at the War Veteran's Home in Myrtle bank, South Australia. Bruce enlisted under age and had to wait in Australia for a year before he embarked on HMAS Bal...S05762
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Charles C. Fisher relates his experiences as a private with 5th Battalion AIF during the First World War
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Maker: Fisher, Charles C Unknown Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office Fisher, Charles C
Charles Fisher discusses: early life; prewar employment; enlistment March 1916; training in Egypt; complete training at Etaples; wounded at Pozieres; battle at St Martin's Wood; reaction to Armistice;...S02043
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Charles Devers, 4th Brigade, First AIF, interviewed by David Chalk.
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Maker: Devers, Charles Chalk, David
Charles Devers (SERN 1935) interviewed by David Chalk about his service in A Company, 15th Battalion, First World War. Broad precis: Enlistment in the army; experiences on Gallipoli; losing comrades ...S01176
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Charles Edward Bingham (793), as a private, 14 Field Ambulance, Gallipoli, France and Belgium, 1914-1918, interviewed by Peter Sekuless.
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Maker: Bingham, Charles Edward Sekuless, Peter
Pre-war life; training; sent as reinforcement to Gallipoli; first aid training; working at casualty clearing station; description of the First World War Australian soldier; conscription; August and Se...S00183
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Charles Eric Kavanagh as a gunner, 10th Field Artillery Brigade, 1918-1919, interviewed by Richard White
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Maker: Kavanagh, Eric Charles White, Richard Kavanagh, Michael Mervyn
(59989) Kavanagh, Charles Eric (Gunner) A transcript of this recording may be available. For further information please contact the Sound section.S04347
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Charles Robert Bowden as a lance corporal train driver 4th Australian Broad Gauge Railway Operating Division, France 1917-1918, interviewed by Dr Alistair Thomson
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Maker: Bowden, Charles Robert Thomson, Alistair
Enlisted late 1916; driving trains in the Somme region France; working out of Dunkirk; moving goods including wine and beer; consuming wine and beer; relationship with French locals; prostitution and ...S01306
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Clark, Angus Mackay
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Maker: Clark, Angus Mackay Rubinstein, Peter
Angus Mackay Clark interviewed by Peter Rubinstein for "Voices From The Great War". A transcript of this recording may be available. For further information please contact the Sound section.S03452
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Clarrie James interviewed by David Chalk about his service with the 13 Battalion, 4th Brigade AIF in WW1
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Maker: Clarrie James Chalk, David
Clarrie James interviewed by David Chalk about his service with the 13 Battalion, 4th Brigade AIF in WW1.S01187
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Clarry Harrison interviewed by Georgina Binns for her Project : Music of the Boer War and First World War
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Maker: Binns, Georgina Mary
Clarry Harrison interviewed by Georgina Binns at the Queen Victoria Hospital in Lindisfarne, Hobart. He recalls singing First World War songs such as It's Long Way to Tiperary, playing cards and two u...S05751
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Colonel James Lumsden McKinlay as a member of 4th Divisional Signal Company, AIF, Gallipoli and France 1915-1918, interviewed by John Clements
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Maker: McKinlay, James Lumsden Clements, John Grand Specialities
McKinlay speaks of his experiences in Egypt, Gallipoli, France and Belgium in the First World War and relates some stories of his youth and of William (Billy) Hughes MP.S00287
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Corporal James (Jim) H Tansley interviewed by Peter H Liddle about his service with the 6th Yorks and Lancaster Battalion, British Army, on Gallipoli and the Western Front during the First World War
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Maker: Tansley, James H Liddle, Peter Hammond
Pre-war work on the railways; divisional training in England; first landing at Lemnos; landing rehearsals; advances and retreats at Gallipoli; wounded at Gallipoli and return to England; joined 10th Y...S01728
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Cullen, Jack
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Maker: Cullen, Jack Rubinstein, Peter
Jack Cullen interviewed by Peter Rubinstein for "Voices From The Great War". A transcript of this recording may be available. For further information please contact the Sound section.S03434
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Curran, James Barton (Historian)
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Maker: Curran, James Barton Rubinstein, Peter
James Barton Curran as an historian interviewed on the subject of First World War history by Peter Rubinstein for "Voices From The Great War". A transcript of this recording may be available. For fur...S03438
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Cyril Baldwin as a merchant seaman during the First World War interviewed by Peter Rubinstein for "Voices From The Great War"
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Maker: Baldwin, Cyril Rubinstein, Peter
A transcript of this recording may be available. For further information please contact the Sound section.S03436
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"Dawn Service Address", Anzac Day 1943, by Colonel A G Butler DSO.
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Maker: Butler, Arthur Graham
Colonel Arthur Butler gives the address at the Anzac Day Dawn Service in 1943. This was the first Dawn Service in Canberra that was coordinated by the Returned & Services League (RSL). Arthur Butler w...S00126
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Days of Pride
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Maker: Nevitt, Roy Stantonbury Campus Drama Group Kitchen, Roger Horton, Alan Simpson, Roy
A musical documentary play telling the story of Wolverton and New Bradwell in Buckinghamshire, England, 1913-1918. Devised by Roy Nevitt and Roger Kitchen, performed by the Stantonbury Campus Drama Gr...S00351
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Dr Bill Gammage interviewed by Andrew Jack, Steven Corvini and Ian Affleck about the Australian War Memorial's collection of First World War photographs.
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Maker: Gammage, Bill Affleck, Ian Corvini, Steve Jack, Andrew
Dr Bill Gammage talking about aspects of First World War history with members of Australian War Memorial Audio-Visual Records staff Ian Affleck, Steve Corvini and Andrew Jack. Mr Gammage was supplying...S00378
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Driver August Gilbert interviewed about his experiences with the 8th Field Artillery Brigade during the First World War
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Maker: Gilbert, August Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office
Discusses: early life; brothers enlist; enlist AIF July 1915; impressions of war; gassed; injured in leg; at Casualty Clearing Station (CCS) when it was bombed; discharged in Britain and worked in a m...S02045
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Driver Clement V. Hennessy, 1st Division Signal Company, interviewed about his experiences during the First World War
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Maker: Hennessy, Clement V Unknown Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office Hennessy, Clement V
Discusses: early life; prewar employment; brothers enlist; parent's impression of war; enlist AIF May 1916; France; signalman duties; leave in Ireland; attitude to war; armistice; return to Australia ...S02046
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Driver Edward D. Eastham relates his experiences with the 3rd Division Artillery Column during the First World War
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Maker: Eastham, Edward D Unknown Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office
Edward Eastham discusses: early life; prewar employment; enlistment in December 1915; training at Codford Britain; impressions of France; mud; detonation of Messines mines in 1917; recalls the Somme, ...S02040
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Edgar Lewis Cuddeford MM (5352) as a private 45th Infantry Battalion AIF, France 1916-1918, interviewed by Dr Alistair Thomson
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Maker: Cuddeford, Edgar Lewis Thomson, Alistair
Edgar Cuddeford MM was a despatch rider (runner) with the 45th Infantry Battalion AIF, France 1916-1918.S01308
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Edgar W Percival, Australian aircraft designer and Hilda Horne, British Army despatch rider, First World War, interviewed by John Clements.
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Maker: Percival, Edgar W Clements, John
note - Edgar Percival served in 7th Light Horse, (SERN 2485) before being commissioned in the British Royal Flying CorpsS00387
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Edmund Spencer interviewed by David Chalk about his service with the 16 Battalion 4th Brigade AIF in WW1
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Maker: Spencer, Edmund Chalk, David
Edmund Spencer interviewed by David Chalk about his service with the 16 Battalion 4th Brigade AIF in WW1.S01200
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Edward David "Ted" Smout , a member of the 3rd Sanitation Section AIF, 1915-1919, interviewed by Peter Rubinstein for "Voices From The Great War".
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Maker: Smout, Edward (Ted) David Rubinstein, Peter
He discusses early days and school life in Cunnamulla and Brisbane; enlistment in 1915; the first time he saw death first hand; Christmas dinner in 1916; meeting Frank (later Sir Frank) Beaurepaire; ...S03424
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Edward Harold O'Brien as a private, C Squadron, 3 Light Horse Regiment, 1917-1919, interviewed by Major Douglas Wyatt.
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Maker: O'Brien, Edward Harold
Private Edward O'Brien (service number 3511) discusses: working with the Lines Department of the Post Master General (P.M.G.) after the war, Colonel George Bell, Major Clarke in Palestine, working as ...S00681
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Edward John McKenzie (670) as a private 24th Infantry Battalion AIF, Gallipoli and France 1915-1918, interviewed by Dr Alistair Thomson
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Maker: McKenzie, Edward John Thomson, Alistair
Edward John McKenzie as a private 24th Infantry Battalion AIF, Gallipoli and France 1915-1918, interviewed by Dr Alistair ThomsonS01320
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Edward Pinnell interviewed by David Chalk about his service with the 16 Battalion 4th Brigade AIF in WW1
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Maker: Pinnell, Edward Chalk, David
Edward Pinnell interviewed by David Chalk about his service with the 16 Battalion 4th Brigade AIF in WW1.S01195
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Edward S. Duncan talks about his experiences as a Private during the First World War
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Maker: Duncan, Edward S Unknown Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office
settlement scheme discusses: early life; parent's reaction to enlistment; enlistment July 1917; sent to Middle East and joined the 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance; part of Camel Corps initially; colle...S02039
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(1442) Edwards, Harold Raymond (Private)
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Maker: Rubinstein, Peter
Harold Edwards, a member of Australian Flying Corps, interviewed by Peter Rubinstein for "Voices From The Great War". A transcript of this recording may be available. For further information please c...S03420
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Effie May Fussell (nee Garden) as a member of the Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS) 1914-18, and Voluntary Aid Detachments (VAD), 1939-45, interviewed by Jan Bassett
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Maker: Fussell (nee Garden), Effie May
Early life; nursing training in Bendigo; joining army; voyage to Egypt; conditions at Heliopolis in Egypt; types of wounds suffered by the Australian troops; moving with the 1st Australian General Hos...S01815
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Elsie Caroline Alford (Wildash) as a nursing sister, England and Egypt, 1915-1918 interviewed by Viviane Gastine and Bill Ruxton
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Maker: Alford (Wildash), Elsie Caroline
Mrs Alford discusses her time as a nurse in England and Egypt during the First World War with Viviane Gastine and Bill Ruxton. She also mentions meeting her husband-to-be in Cairo after he had returne...S01993
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Eric Arthur (Dick) Busby, 6th Light Horse, First World War interviewed by Tony Brown.
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Maker: Busby, Eric Arthur Brown, Frank Anthony (Tony)
Interview with Dick (Eric Arthur) Busby discussing his service in the First World War as a member of 6th Light Horse. Dick served in Gallipoli, Sinai and Palestine, and was based in Egypt after the wa...S04616
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Eric Kingsley Abraham, a member of the 5th Division Signals Company AIF, 1915-1919, interviewed by Peter Rubinstein for "Voices From The Great War".
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Maker: Abraham, Eric Kingsley Rubinstein, Peter
(4355) Abraham, Eric Kingsley (Private) A transcript of this recording is available. For further information please contact the Sound section.S03423
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Eric Kingsley Abraham as a private 5 Division Signal Company, Gallipoli and France, 1915-1919 [memoir]
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Maker: Abraham, Eric Kingsley
Eric Kingsley Abraham as a private 5 Division Signal Company, Gallipoli and France, 1915-1919. Abraham is not in interview but records his story alone, a very full account of his time in the Signals d...S04443
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Erle Joseph interviewed by Georgina Binns for her Project : Music of the Boer War and First World War
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Maker: Binns, Georgina Mary
Erle Joseph interviewed by Georgina Binns in Lindisfarne, Hobart. Erle enlisted in January 1915, and landed on Gallipoli Peninsula on the 26 May 1915. He was wounded and left on a hospital ship to Egy...S05758
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Ernest Etchell interviewed by David Chalk about his service with the 4th Brigade AIF during the First World War.
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Maker: Etchell, Ernest Chalk, David
Ernest Etchell interviewed by David Chalk about his service with the 4th Brigade AIF during the First World War.S01178
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Ernest Franklin interviewed by Georgina Binns for her Project : Music of the Boer War and First World War
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Maker: Binns, Georgina Mary
Ernest Franklin, age 88, interviewed by Georgina Binns at the War Veteran's Home in Mt Lawley, Perth. Ernie enlisted on the 28 January 1916 and trained at Black Boy Hill, Western Australia. He embarke...S05766
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Ernest Morton (439) as a trooper, Light Horse Regiment and 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, Egypt and France 1914-1918, interviewed by Dr Alistair Thomson
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Maker: Morton, Ernest Thomson, Alistair
Reasons for enlisting; training camp; Cairo; reputation of Australian soldiers; Gallipoli; wounded and evacuated to England; self-inflicted wounds; relationship between officers and men; discipline; a...S01322
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Excerpts of interviews conducted by Fred Morton with six members of the Australian Flying Corps
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Maker: Morton, Fred A
Excerpts of interviews with six members of the Australian Flying Corps: Lieutenant Eric Rupert Dibbs; Squadron Leader Alexander Augustus Norman Dudley "Jerry" Pentland, MC, DFC, AFC; Air Marshal Sir R...S00368
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Formal talk by William Herbert Smith about his experiences during the First World War.
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Maker: Smith, William Herbert
A transcript of this recording may be available. For further information please contact the Sound section.S05007
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Frank Clark, as a private, relates his experiences during the First World War
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Maker: Clark, Frank Unknown Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office
Frank Clark discusses his enlistment in Ballarat; Egypt; father's reaction to enlistment; France; fun; duty on a machine gun post; marching; reconnaissance duties; opinion of Germans; return to Austra...S02034
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Frank Lawrie interviewed by David Chalk about his service with the 16 Battalion 4th Brigade AIF during the First World War
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Maker: Lawrie, Frank Chalk, David
Frank Lawrie interviewed by David Chalk about his service with the 16 Battalion 4th Brigade AIF during the First World WarS01190
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Frank Massey interviewed by David Chalk about his service with the 13th Battalion 4th Brigade AIF in WW1
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Maker: Massey, Frank Edward Chalk, David
Frank Massey interviewed by David Chalk about his service with the 13th Battalion 4th Brigade AIF in WW1S01192
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Frank McDonald MM (53) as a corporal, 40th Battalion AIF, 1916-1919, interviewed by Peter Rubinstein for "Voices From The Great War"
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Maker: Rubinstein, Peter
Frank mentions knowing James Newland VC before the war and recalls witnessing the VC award winning action of Percy Statton (Proyart, France). A transcript of this recording is available. For further ...S03417
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Frank McGinty interviewed by David Chalk about his service with the 30 Battalion 4th Brigade AIF and 37 Battery AFA in WW1
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Maker: McGinty, Frank Chalk, David
Frank McGinty interviewed by David Chalk about his service with the 30 Battalion 4th Brigade AIF and 37 Battery AFA in WW1S01193
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Frederick Earey, private, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, 1916-1919, interviewed by his grandson Douglas Fry.
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Maker: Earey, Frederick Fry, Douglas
Joining up underage with his brother, George; training at Broadmeadows Camp, Victoria; deployment overseas, Egypt and Gallipoli; being on transport ship Southland when it was torpedoed en route to Lem...S03241
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Frederick "Fred" John Kelly (2599) as a Private, First World War interviewed by Peter Rubinstein
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Maker: Rubinstein, Peter
Fred Kelly served with the 1st Battalion at Gallipoli, then was transferred to the 53rd Battalion 14th Machine Gun Company, and finally the 5th Machine Gun Battalion. He was interviewed by Peter Rubin...S03419
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Frederick Matthew Bartlett interviewed by his son, Lawrence Bartlett, about his experiences at Gallipoli during the First World War
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Maker: Bartlett, Frederick Matthew Bartlett, Lawrence Francis
Discusses: Side A: British landing at Cape Helles; French landings; Turkish Forces were entrenched and waiting; beach obstacles; losses for the British 29th Division; details the personal kit they car...S02134
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Frederick Roy Hocking as a staff sergeant 23rd Infantry Battalion AIF, Gallipoli and France 1915-1918, interviewed by Dr Alistair Thomson
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Maker: Hocking, Frederick Roy Thomson, Alistair
Frederick Roy Hocking (SERN (1810) as a staff sergeant 23rd Infantry Battalion AIF, Gallipoli and France 1915-1918.S01316
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Frederick Theodore Farrall (1647) as a private 55th Infantry Battalion AIF, France 1916-1918, interviewed by Dr Alistair Thomson
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Maker: Farrall, Frederick Theodore Thomson, Alistair
Frederick Theodore Farrall as a private 55th Infantry Battalion AIF, France 1916-1918, interviewed by Dr Alistair ThomsonS01311
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Fred Scanlon interviewed by Georgina Binns for her Project : Music of the Boer War and First World War
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Maker: Binns, Georgina Mary
Fred Scanlon interviewed by Georgina Binns at the War Veteran's Home in Myrtle bank, South Australia. At age 20, Fred embarked on 9 June 1916 with the 43rd Battalion. He recalls singings songs on the ...S05763
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(2332) Freeman, Harold Arthur (Seaman) as a crew member of HMAS Sydney 1913-1916, interviewed by Elizabeth Burness
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Maker: Freeman, Harold Arthur Burness, Elizabeth
Harold Arthur Freeman, as a crew member of HMAS Sydney 1913-1916, interviewed by Elizabeth Burness.S00422
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George Henry Bramich (3567) as a private, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, 1916-1918, interviewed by Major Douglas Wyatt.
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Maker: Bramich, George Henry Wyatt, Douglas M
Discusses service in 26th Light Horse Regiment (Tasmania Mounted Infantry) prior to the First World War at Wynyard under Lieutenant Tyrell; Easter Encampments at Mona Vale; enlisted in the AIF in 1916...S00683
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George Langley, as Brigadier, Commanding Officer 1st (Australian) Battalion Imperial Camel Corps and 14th Light Horse Regiment, December 1916 - January 1919 [memoirs]
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Maker: Langley, George Furner
Brigadier George Langley DSO, Commanding Officer of the 1st Battalion (Australian) Imperial Camel Corps, and Commanding Officer of the 14th Light Horse Regiment, December 1916 - January 1919 [memoirs]...S04815
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Gerald Kaye (Major - British Army) (MC, Croix de Guerre)
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Maker: Kaye, Geoffrey
Dr Geoffrey Kaye narrates the military career of his brother Major Gerald Kaye MC, Croix de Guerre, in the First World War and Second World War.S00327
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Guest of Honour. An ABC Radio program featuring Patsy Adam Smith
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Maker: Smith, Patsy Adam Australian Broadcasting Commission
"Guest of Honour" An ABC Radio program broadcast 14 January 1979 featuring Patsy Adam Smith who describes her journey, in November 1978, with First World War veterans to France and Belgium to commemor...S00326
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Guinn, Henry George
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Maker: Guinn, Henry George Rubinstein, Peter Guinn, Henry George
Henry George Guinn interviewed by Peter Rubinstein for "Voices From The Great War". A transcript of this recording may be available. For further information please contact the Sound section.S03440
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Gunner Albert Roy Kyle interviewed about his experiences in 6th Battalion AIF during the First World War
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Maker: Kyle, Albert Roy Mills, Kerry Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office
Discusses: early life; prewar employment; enlistment June 1915; parent's attitude to enlistment; training at Seymour; Gallipoli; wounded by artillery shell in France; boxing; theatre; return to Austra...S02052