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Harvey Haig Blundell, Signaller 55/53rd Battalion, interviewed by Daniel Connell for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archives of Australia in the War of 1939-45
Sound
Maker: Blundell, Harvey Haig
Discussing call up notice for 53rd Battalion; army training at Ingleburn Camp; selection as signaller; embarkation for New Guinea on the Aquitania; arrival at Port Moresby; poor morale of battalion du...S00576
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Jack Humphries Stevens, as a Private, 55/53rd Battalion, interviewed by Daniel Connell for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archives of Australia in the War of 1939-45
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Maker: Stevens, Jack Humphries
Discussing pre-war employment; call-up for 55th Battalion; army training at Greta Camp; tensions between AIF and Militia recruits; embarkation for Port Moresby; description of bombing of the Macdhui; ...S00580
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(N46368) Wilkins, Charles John (Private)
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Maker: Wilkins, Charles John
Charles John Wilkins, Lance Corporal and Signaller 55/53rd Battalion, interviewed by Daniel Connell for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45 Discusses call up for milit...S00563
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SANANANDA, NEW GUINEA. MEMBERS OF B COMPANY, 55/53RD BATTALION FORDING A RIVER. THE FIRST MAN IN ...
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Maker: Bottomley, Clifford
SANANANDA, NEW GUINEA. MEMBERS OF B COMPANY, 55/53RD BATTALION FORDING A RIVER. THE FIRST MAN IN LINE WITHOUT A HAT IS PRIVATE J. HUNTER AND THE NEXT THREE IN LINE ARE PRIVATES J. STEVENS, T. WATKINS ...013865