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Voices from overseas: Flying Officer Allan Ross Cocks as a member of the Royal Australian Air Force, 1944
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Maker: Cocks, Allan Ross
A message from Flying Officer Cocks to his family and fiance in Australia recorded just prior to his posting to Nos 181 and 183 (Typhoon) Squadrons RAF Fighter Command, North West Europe. 'Voices fro...S03258
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"Voices from Overseas", messages from 411736 B. G. S. Bradley and NX54645 Robert Wood
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Maker: B. G. S. Bradley; Robert Wood Myer Emporium Ltd Red Cross
Personal messages to their families in AustraliaS02108
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VP (Victory in the Pacific) thanksgiving service held at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT, on 16 August 1945.
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Maker: Various Australian Broadcasting Commission
The recording begins with the sound of a Scottish band playing in the background as the unidentified commentator commences a run through of the Order of Service. The recording of the broadcast stops a...S00018
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(VX103088) Austin, Victor Patrick (Sergeant)
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Maker: Austin, Victor Patrick
Victor Austin, 39th Battalion, interviewed by Harry Martin for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45S00513
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(VX3877) Dr Roy Roland Colyer Easdown MM recollects his experiences in the Australian army in North Africa, Greece, Crete and New Guinea during the Second World War
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Maker: Easdown, Roy Roland Colyer Easdown, Roy Roland Colyer
Tape 1: Side 1: Declaration of war, training; to Aden. side 2: Aden, Ber Sar Lim, to Instructors' School. Tape 2: side 1: Ber Sar Lim to Athens, loading carriers. Side 2: loading carriers, to Corinth ...S01923
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VX23814 Fogarty, William Thomas (Sergeant)
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Maker: Fogarty, William Thomas Fogarty, William 'Bill' Lawrance
William Thomas Fogarty, as a Lance Corporal, 1st Australian Corps Petrol Park and later as a Sergeant, 2/105th General Transport Company, AIF, Middle East and Papua New Guinea, 1940-1945, interviewed...S01831
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VX32127 Gunner William 'Bill' Robert Larke interviewed by Ian Braybrook about his experiences as a prisoner of war (POW) on the Burma-Thailand railway during the Second World War
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Maker: Larke, Bill Braybrook, Ian
Interview conducted for Bendigo FM Education Broadcasters as part of a series of interviews gathered for use in Australia Remembers Programs. A transcript of this recording may be available. For furt...S01759
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(VX47252 ) Kelly, Eric Norman (Staff Sergeant) as a member of 2/21st Infantry Battalion and a POW on Ambon, interviewed by Janet Roberts Billett
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Maker: Kelly, Eric Norman Billett, Janet Roberts
Eric Kelly as a member of 2/21st Infantry Battalion discusses the need for discipline in the POW camp on Ambon, and the punishments given out by Japanese and camp CO's for stealing. A transcript of th...S04327
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(VX29061) Kollmorgen, Frederick William 'Fred' (Private)
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Maker: Kollmorgen, Frederick William 'Fred' Nelson, Hank
Frederick William (Fred) Kollmorgen as a private, 2/22nd Battalion and Lark Force, interviewed by Hank Nelson for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-1945S00911
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(3101001 / VX220) Refshauge, Sir William Dudley (Major General)
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Maker: Refshauge, William Dudley Connell, Daniel
Major General Sir William Dudley Refshauge as a lieutenant colonel, Australian Army Medical Corps (AAMC), interviewed by Daniel Connell for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of ...S01055
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(VX117109/V40104) Donald James Simonson MC, as a captain, platoon commander 39th Battalion, interviewed by Harry Martin for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45.
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Maker: Simonson, Donald James (Don)
Interview includes discussion of: birth, education and family details; father’s service in First World War; cadets and militia; called up and joining 39th Battalion in PNG; SS Aquitania; troops badly ...S00503
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(VX62790) Williams, Henry Leslie 'Les' (Captain)
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Maker: Williams, Henry Leslie (Les) Connell, Daniel
Henry Leslie (Les) Williams as a captain and coastwatcher, New Guinea and New Britain, interviewed by Daniel Connell for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45.S00959
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Walker, Reginand Bladen, Leading Seaman, (H1671), interviewed about his WW2 experiences.
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Maker: Walker, Reginald Bladen
Reginald Bladen Walker, HMAS Australia 1941-1945, interviewed by Tim Bowden for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45.S00708
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Wallace Berrigan (Wally) Bottin as a sergeant, 3 Squadron RAAF, interviewed by Edward Stokes for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45
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Maker: Bottin, Wallace Berrigan (Wally) Stokes, Edward
Wallace Berrigan (Wally) Bottin as a sergeant, 3 Squadron RAAF, interviewed by Edward Stokes for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45S01008
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Walter Charles (Wal) Button as a sergeant, the 2/8th Battalion, interviewed by Harry Martin for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-1945.
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Maker: Button, Walter Charles (Wal) Martin, Harry
Walter Charles (Wal) Button as a sergeant, the 2/8th Battalion, interviewed by Harry Martin for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-1945.S01052
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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 Adams, Christopher Australian War Memorial
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 available. For further information please ...S02140
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Walter George (Wally) Spooner, 2/3 Machine Gun Battalion, Middle East and POW Changi, interviewed by Alison Viney Houghton
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Maker: Spooner, Walter George Houghton, Alison Viney
SX12091 Walter George (Wally) Spooner, 2/3 Machine Gun Battalion, interviewed by Alison Viney Houghton for her "The Age of Innocence 1937-1947" oral history project. The interview covers topics relate...AWM2018.572.54
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Walter Hamilton Arthur 'Wal' Mailey as a flight lieutenant, 3 Squadron RAAF, interviewed by Edward Stokes for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45.)
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Maker: Mailey, Walter Hamilton Arthur (Wal) Stokes, Edward
Walter Hamilton Arthur 'Wal' Mailey as a flight lieutenant, 3 Squadron RAAF, interviewed by Edward Stokes for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45.S00942
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Walter Hauser, a member of the Vienna Mozart Boys' Choir that was performing in Australia at the outbreak of the Second World War, interviewed by Harry Martin for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45
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Maker: Hauser, Walter Martin, Harry
Walter Hauser, a member of the Vienna Mozart Boys' Choir that was performing in Australia at the outbreak of the Second World War, interviewed by Harry Martin for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of A...S00998
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Walter Leslie (Les) Kearney as a sergeant, the 2/8th Battalion, interviewed by Harry Martin for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-1945.
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Maker: Kearney, Walter Leslie (Les) Martin, Harry
Walter Leslie (Les) Kearney as a sergeant, the 2/8th Battalion, interviewed by Harry Martin for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-1945.S01050