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Rex Willcox interviewed about his experiences in the 4th Machine Gun Battalion AIF during the First World War
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Maker: Willcox, Rex Unknown Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office
Discusses: early life; pre-war employment; enlistment March 1916; family's reaction to enlistment; impressions of France; met General Birdwood; lice; return to Australia and discharge in October 1919;...S02075
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Richard Tompkinson interviewed by Georgina Binns for her Project : Music of the Boer War and First World War
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Maker: Binns, Georgina Mary
Richard Tompkinson interviewed by Georgina Binns at the War Veteran's Home in Myrtle bank, South Australia. Richard was called up to enlisted in 1916 and went to the Liverpool Barracks England to trai...S05760
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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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Robert H. Riddell interviewed about his experiences in 57th Battalion AIF during the First World War
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Maker: Riddell, Robert H Unknown Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office
Discusses: early life; prewar employment; enlistment in the AIF April 1917; mother's reaction to enlistment; memories of France; artillery attacks; opinion of the Germans; living conditions; trenches ...S02066
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Robert Hugh Riddell (4878) private, 57th Battalion AIF, 1917-1919, interviewed by Peter Rubinstein for "Voices From The Great War".
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Maker: Riddell, Robert Hugh Rubinstein, Peter
(4878) Riddell, Robert Hugh (Private) A transcript of this recording is available. For further information please contact the Sound section.S03418
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Robert John Crawford (3022) as a private, 49th Battalion 13th Australian Infantry Brigade, France 1915-1916, interviewed by Peter Crawford
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Maker: Crawford, Peter
Crawford speaks of his experience as a stretcher bearer at Pozieres and at Mouquet Farm during the First World War. He was mentioned in despatches for 'his excellent work as a stretcher-bearer August...S03043
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Robert L. Ponsford interviewed about his experiences in the Australian Army Medical Corps (AAMC) Dental Corps during the First World War
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Maker: Ponsford, Robert Unknown Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office
Discusses: early life; prewar employment; his brother enlists in the British Army as a doctor; enlistment in the Army; his mother's reaction to his enlistment; in camp at Broadmeadows Vic; Gallipoli; ...S02064
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Robert O. Revill interviewed about his experiences in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) during the First World
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Maker: Revill, Robert O Unknown Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office
Discusses: early life; enlistment in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN); trained on HMAS Tingira; A transcript of this recording may be available. For further information please contact the Sound sectio...S02065
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Roderick Mafeking Clarke talks about serving in the Royal Australian Navy during the First and Second World Wars
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Maker: Clarke, Roderick Mafeking Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office
Roderick Clarke discusses prewar life and work; enlisted in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) in 1915; posted to training ship HMAS Tingira when he was 15 years old; punishment on board; death of friend...S02035
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Ronald D. Austin relates his experiences as a boy sailor telegrapher in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) during the First World War and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) during the Second World War
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Maker: Austin, Ronald D Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office
Ronald Austin (6195) discusses : early life; reasons for enlistment in Royal Australian Navy (RAN); war experience; post war training; discharge from RAN 1927; the Depression; enlistment in Royal Aust...S02025
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Ronald 'Max' McGregor Gunn, as a private, 23rd Australian Army Medical Corps, 1914-1918, interviewed by Michael Rimmer
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Maker: Gunn, Ronald 'Max' McGregor Rimmer, Michael Robin
Ronald 'Max' McGregor Gunn, discusses his experiences during the First World War as a Private in the 23rd Australian Army Medical Corps. Max Gunn served on Gallipoli and in France. A transcript of thi...S04974
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Ross, John
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Maker: Ross, John Rubinstein, Peter
John Ross 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.S03461
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Rowcliff Thompson interviewed about his experiences in 38th Battalion AIF during the First World War
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Maker: Thompson, Rowcliff Unknown Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office
Discusses: early life; enlistment November 1916; Mother's reaction to enlistment; impressions of France; comradeship; wounded at Passchendaele October 1917; evacuated to England and repatriated to Aus...S02072
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Roy Briggs interviewed by Georgina Binns for her Project : Music of the Boer War and First World War
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Maker: Binns, Georgina Mary
Roy Briggs interviewed by Georgina Binns at Queen Victoria Home in Lindisfarne, Hobart. Roy recalls singing parodies to well-known songs and was a member of the choir "Fragments from France" that ente...S05757
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Sergeant John H. Lockett relates his experiences with 38th Battalion during the First World War
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Maker: Lockett, John H Unknown Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office
John Lockett (1194) discusses: early life; prewar work; enlistment in March 1916; training; trench raids; travel on leave; pay; mates; return to Australia; discharged September 1919; effects of war on...S02038
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Sidney Norris, 19th Battalion AIF, France, 1916 - 1918, interviewed by Alistair Thomson
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Maker: Norris, Sidney Thomson, Alistair
Sidney Norris, (SERN (5375), 19th Battalion AIF, France, 1916 - 1918, interviewed by Alistair Thomson.S01323
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Sir Roden Cutler VC KCMG KCVO, Air Marshal Sir Richard Williams KBE DSO and Matron Ellen Savage GM, speak on their experiences during the First and Second World Wars for the Film Australia production "Australians Remember"
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Maker: Cutler, Arthur Roden Savage, Ellen Williams, Richard Film Australia
Interviews conducted for the Film Australia production "Australians Remember".S00279
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Sir Sidney Nolan, artist, interviewed by Ivan Page about his art including, the Gallipoli series of paintings
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Maker: Nolan, Sidney Page, Ivan
Sidney Nolan was interviewed by Ivan Page on behalf of the Memorial. The aim of the interview was to gather information about specific artworks to assist in the the preparation of a catalogue. The int...S00328
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Sir Sidney Nolan discusses his Gallipoli series of paintings in an interview with Gavin Fry, Curator of Art, Australian War Memorial
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Maker: Nolan, Sidney
Sir Sidney Nolan discusses his Gallipoli series of paintings.S00359
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(2156) Smallman, John Henry (Jack) (Private)
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Maker: Rubinstein, Peter
Jack Smallman, as a member of the 41st Battalion AIF, 1916-1918, interviewed by Peter Rubinstein for "Voices From The Great War". A transcript of this recording may be available. For further informat...S03447