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Private James Kerr, 12th Battalion, interviewed about his experiences during the First World War
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Maker: Kerr, James Unknown Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office
Discusses: prewar employment; mother's attitude to enlistment; enlist AIF February 1915; training; became ill on troopship; repatriated to Australia July 1915; discharged December 1915; work during th...S02050
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(3216) Private John Cyrus (Jack) Sykes as a private 55th Battalion, France, 1916-1919, interviewed by Dr Timothy Bottoms
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Maker: Bottoms, Timothy D R
Enlistment; tried to join with Snowy River March but parents sent him back to work; why he joined; reaction to serving on Western Front; comments on images portrayed of Western Front in modern films; ...S03732
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Private John R. Wishart interviewed about his experiences in the 14th General Service Reinforcements during the First World War
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Maker: Wishart, John R Unknown Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office
Discusses: early life; enlistment in the AIF in May 1918; opinion of the war; training; family's reaction to enlistment; ship turned around in South Africa as the war ended; discharge February 1919; m...S02074
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Private Leonard Hickman, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, interviewed about his experiences during the First World War
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Maker: Hickman, Leonard Unknown Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office
Discusses: prewar employment; parents attitude to enlsitment; enlist AIF February 1915; Gallipoli; collect sick and wounded at Gallipoli; Western Front; armistice; return to Australia 1919; return to ...S02047
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Private Percy McIvor interviewed about his experiences in 38th Battalion AIF during the First World War
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Maker: McIvor, Percy Unknown Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office
Discusses: early life; prewar employment; enlistment February 1916; training; attitude to war; impressions of France; mud; awarded the Military Medal 1917; trench raid; wounded in arm; rescues drownin...S02055
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Private Ralph Silvester Scobie (3719) DCM as a private 54th Infantry Battalion AIF France 1917-1918, interviewed by Bryan Butler.
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Maker: Scobie, Ralph Sylvester Butler, Bryan
Private Ralph Silvester Scobie DCM as a private 54th Infantry Battalion AIF France 1917-1918, interviewed by Bryan Butler. Born Maitland NSW in 1900, third generation Australian; enlisted 4 September ...S00421
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Private Raymond W. Bisset relates his experiences in the 23rd Battalion and as a Prisoner of War (POW) during the First World War
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Maker: Bisset, Raymond W Unknown Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office
Ray Bisset discusses: early life; enlistment underage; departure to war; Gallipoli; Lone Pine; wounded; evacuated wounded to Egypt; sent to France; impressions of France and the French people; taken P...S02029
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Private Robert Comb MM (5708), 23rd Battalion AIF, 1916-1919, interviewed by Peter Rubinstein for "Voices From The Great War"
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Maker: Rubinstein, Peter
Robert Comb joined the AIF as a sixteen year old. He was awarded the Military Medal for his actions at Mont St Quentin in 1918. A transcript of this recording may be available. For further information...S03416
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Private Royden Stanley Turner, 8th Battalion, First World War oral history
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Maker: Turner, Royden Stanley
Audio cassette containing the First World War recollections of 1461 Private Royden Stanley Turner, 8th Battalion. A transcript of this recording may be available. For further information please contac...S05033
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Private Samuel Rutter McMahon, First World War veteran relates his wartime experiences in 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance on Gallipoli
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Maker: McMahon, Samuel Rutter
Private Samuel Rutter McMahon, First World War veteran relates his wartime experiences in 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance on Gallipoli 1 x Cassette tape - Private Lance Day, Private Samuel Rutter McMa...S05473
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Private Thomas Bryan (1316), 9 Battalion, First World War 1914-1919, interviewed by Jamie Simpson
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Maker: Bryan, Thomas Simpson, Jamie Alexander
Tom Bryan relates his memories of the First World War and life in Newcastle, NSW after his return. Interview conducted as part of Simpson's Honours Thesis on Newcastle's returned servicemen. Topics co...S01901
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Private Thomas (Tom) Brain relates his experiences with 59th Battalion during the First World War
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Maker: Unknown Brain, Thomas Ralph Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office
Tom Brain discusses: early life; pre-war work; enlistment; prior military training; Egypt; Fromelles; leave in England; return to Australia; marriage; post-war employment; the DepressionS02032
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Private Wilfred John Robinson, AIF, First World War and 45th Royal Fusiliers, North Russian Relief Force 1919, interviewed by Stuart Menzies
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Maker: Menzies, Stuart Robinson, Wilfred John
Interview with Mr W J Robinson, Private 61464 of the 11th General Service Reinforcement of the 1st AIF, also served with the 45th Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers North Russian Relief Force, enlistmen...S00181
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Private William E. G. Butt relates his experiences in the Australian Army Veterinary Corps during the First World War and in the Royal Australian Engineers during the Second World War
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Maker: Butt, William E G Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office Butt, William E G
Mr Butt explains his underage enlistment at 16 years and subsequent discharge 3 months later; work between the wars; enlisted in Engineering Corps during the Second World War; sent to Greece; evacuate...S02033
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Queenie Sunderland as a WW1 British war bride, interviewed by Peter Rubinstein for "Voices From the Great War".
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Maker: Sunderland, Queenie Rubinstein, Peter
Queenie talks about her early life in England, working while at Salisbury Station (UK) near the military camp (Larkhill) and there meeting her Australian husband-to-be, Edward Henry Sunderland, a Gunn...S03442
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Raymond Fagg interviewed by Georgina Binns for her Project : Music of the Boer War and First World War
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Maker: Binns, Georgina Mary
Raymond Fagg, age 89, interviewed by Georgina Binns at the Queen Victoria Home in Lindisfarne, Hobart. Raymond enlisted at age 17 on 16 September 1914, in Hobart. He discusses his experiences in Galli...S05750
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Ray Sanders interviewed by Georgina Binns for her Project : Music of the Boer War and First World War
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Maker: Binns, Georgina Mary
Ray Sanders interviewed by Georgina Binns at the War Veterans Home in Myrtle bank, South Australia. Ray, a university student, enlisted in June 1916 and left for France within six weeks with the 14th ...S05761
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Redman, Frank
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Maker: Redman, Frank Rubinstein, Peter
Frank Redman 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.S03446
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Remembrance Day ceremonies at Ypres, Belgium and Villers-Bretonneux, France .
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Maker: Smith, Stanley
Remembrance Day ceremonies at Ypres, Belgium and Villers Bretonneux, France, November 1978. Includes interviews with veterans Jim Bryant, Arthur McMillan, Jack Nicholson and Bert Field recorded by Sta...S00311
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Remembrance Day Special. Broadcast by ABC Radio - Grafton
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Maker: Skyring, Kerry Blomfield, Tracy Skyring, Kerry Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Grafton
Brian Lewis reads from his book "Our War" on the Battle of the Somme; reminiscences of George Cox who saw action on the Somme; reading by Geoffrey Switzer from Grafton of a poem written by Siegfried S...S00367
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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
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Smith, Laurence Henry as Lieutenant in the Light Horse and Australian Flying Corps [Memoir]
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Maker: Smith, Laurence Henry
Oral memoir recorded by Laurence Henry Smith relating to his family history and service as a Lieutenant in the Light Horse and later the Australian Flying Corps during the First World War and as a Cap...S04307
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Sound of Small Arms Weapons used during the First and Second World Wars, plus 25 Pounder Gun and Stuart Tank.
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Maker: Australian Business Theatre
Actuality recording of small arms fire, commissioned by the Memorial.PASU0138
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[Sound recording] Annie Laurie
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Maker: Hicks, Alan Latham, Chris Goodwin, Andrew
Recording of the song titled, 'Annie Laurie', created as part of the Music and the First World War project. Produced by Chris Latham, with David Hidden as vocalist (baritone), and Alan Hicks on piano....AWM2018.404.49
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[Sound recording] Anzacs, Well Done!
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Maker: Hicks, Alan Latham, Chris Goodwin, Andrew
Recording of the song titled, 'Anzacs! Well Done!', created as part of the Music and the First World War project. Lyrics written by William Darwin, who served with the 7th Battalion at Gallipoli, and ...AWM2018.404.63
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[Sound recording] A perfect day
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Maker: Hicks, Alan Hidden, David Hines, Andy Latham, Chris
Recording of the song titled 'A perfect day', created as part of the Music and the First World War project with music and lyrics written by Carrie Jacobs-Bond. Produced by Chris Latham, with David Hid...AWM2018.404.19
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[Sound recording] A Soldier's Life
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Maker: Hicks, Alan Latham, Chris
Recording of the instrumental piece titled 'A Soldier's Life', created as part of the Music and the First World War project. Music composed by Carl Reber. Produced by Chris Latham, with Alan Hicks on...AWM2018.404.73
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[Sound recording] A Soldier's Thoughts Of Home
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Maker: Hicks, Alan Latham, Chris Goodwin, Andrew
Recording of the song titled, 'A Soldier's Thoughts Of Home', created as part of the Music and the First World War project. Lyrics written by Reginald Walter Jones, who served with the AIF during the ...AWM2018.404.87
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[Sound recording] Australia is the land for me
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Maker: Hicks, Alan Latham, Chris Hidden, David
Recording of the song titled 'Australia is the land for me', created as part of the Music and the First World War project. Music and lyrics written by Harry Lauder. Produced by Chris Latham, with Davi...AWM2018.404.9
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[Sound recording] Australia's Bonny Boys in Navy Blue
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Maker: Hicks, Alan Latham, Chris Hidden, David
Recording of the song titled 'Australia's Bonny Boys in Navy Blue', created as part of the Music and the First World War project. Lyrics written by Frank King with music composed by B Fuller. Produced...AWM2018.404.56
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[Sound recording] Australia's Boys in Khaki and Blue
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Maker: Hicks, Alan Latham, Chris Goodwin, Andrew
Recording of the song titled 'Australia's Boys in Khaki and Blue', created as part of the Music and the First World War project. Music and lyrics written by Stanley David Hewitt, who served with the A...AWM2018.404.23