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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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Harry Miles interviewed about his experiences in 4th Field Artillery Brigade during the First World War
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Maker: Miles, Harry Unknown Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office
Discusses: early life; education; enlistment August 1915; family's reaction to enlistment; duties in Field Artillery; Le Harve; snow; caring for horses; mud and rain; artillery barrages; Armentieres a...S02058
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Private George Cooper relates his experiences with the Gordon Highlanders during the First World War
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Maker: Cooper, George Unknown Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office
George Cooper discusses: prewar work; conscription; joins the Gordon Highlanders August 1917; expectations of war; family's reaction to his enlistment; training; escort at military funerals; elite dri...S02036
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Percival (Percy) C. Nayler interviewed by Simon Townsend about his service in 57th Battalion during the First World War
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Maker: Nayler, Percival Cook Townsend, Simon Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office Nayler, Percival Cook
Discusses: early life; prewar employment; enlistment July 1915; family's attitude to his enlistment; sent to England and then France; impressions of France; participated sprint races at front; wounded...S02060
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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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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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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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Hugh R. Officer interviewed about his service as a Gunner in 8th Field Artillery Brigade AIF in the First World War and his service with the Indian Army from 1917-1948
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Maker: Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office Officer, Hugh R
Hugh Officer, 8th Field Artillery Brigade AIF discusses: early life; education; enlistment November 1916; family's reaction to enlistment; with artillery at Messines Ridge; cadet in Indian Army; staye...S02061
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Walter Parker interviewed about his service in 20th Battalion AIF during the First World War
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Maker: Parker, Walter Edwin Unknown Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office Parker, Walter
Discusses: early life; prewar employment; enlistment July 1915; family's reaction to enlistment; guard duty on troopship; meals on ship; sent to Gallipoli; water and ammunition carrying parties; winte...S02062
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Private James Edwin Moses (721) interviewed about his service in 40th Battalion AIF during the First World War
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Maker: Moses, James E Unknown Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office
Discusses: early life; prewar employment in mining; enlistment in AIF March 1916; family's attitude to enlistment; impressions of France; Le Harve; Rouen; wounded at Passchendaele; Armistice; returned...S02059
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Private James A. M. Jolly, 8th Battalion, interviewed about his experiences during the First World War
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Maker: Jolly, James A M Unknown Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office
Discusses: prewar employment; mother's reaction to his enlistment; enlist AIF August 1916; training at Ballarat; winter in France; football and cricket matches behind the lines; being wounded near Hil...S02049
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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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Private Clive McKenzie, 5th Battalion, interviewed about his experiences during the First World War
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Maker: McKenzie, Clive Unknown Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office
Discusses: early life; enlistment March 1916; family's reaction to enlistment; impressions of France; extreme cold; lack of rations in front line; Albert and meeting a civilian girl; wounded at Bullec...S02056
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James Baddeley as a private, 58 Battalion, France, 1916-1919
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Maker: Baddeley, James Unknown Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office
James Baddeley discusses: early life; pre-war occupation; enlistment in Army 1916; war service as an observer and signaller; Bapaume; Polygon Wood; training as a signaller; influenza; return to Austra...S02027
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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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William (Bill) Boyce relates his experiences with 58th Battalion during the First World War.
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Maker: Boyce, William 'Bill' Morrison, Jill Boyce, William 'Bill' Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office
Marriage and family; Bill Boyce discusses: early life; pre-war employment; enlistment; training; war on the Western Front compared to the desert; mateship; attitude to war; denied a soldier settlement...S02031
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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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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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William Thomson interviewed about his experiences in the Gordon Highlanders during the First World War
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Maker: Thomson, William Unknown Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office
Discusses: early life; enlistment in the army in 1914; fighting at Ypres; wearing kilts in the trenches; mud; lack of food; armistice; discharge from the army; immigrated to Australia in 1923; post wa...S02073
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William R Bowman relates his experiences as a gunner, 8th Field Artillery Brigade, First World War
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Maker: Bowman, William R Unknown Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office
William Bowman discusses: early life; reasons for enlisting; enlistment and training; joined unit at Messines; German breakthrough at the Somme in 1918; the "big push" on 8 August 1918; description of...S02030
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William Hunt Smith talks about his experiences in 6th Battalion AIF during the First World War
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Maker: Smith, William Hunt Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office
Discusses: early life; prewar employment; enlistment in the AIF July 1915; brother enlisted in the AIF served at Gallipoli and killed at Pozieres; mateship; rations; mud; life in the trenches; fought ...S02069
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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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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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Hubert R. Matthews interviewed about his experiences in 11th Battalion during the First World War
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Maker: Matthews, Hubert R Unknown Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office
Discusses: prewar employment; brother killed at Dardenelles; enlistment August 1915; his family's attitude to enlistment; training in Egypt as a signaller; swimming in the Suez Canal; attitude to Fren...S02054
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Lance Corporal William (Bill) C. Gamble, 2nd Machine Gun Company, interviewed about his experiences during the First World War
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Maker: Gamble, William C 'Bill' Unknown Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office Gamble, William C 'Bill'
Discusses: early life; prewar employment; enlisted in AIF August 1916; impressions of France; gassed; training at Gas School; mates; shelling of Corbie Town Hall; Somme; relationships with British sol...S02044
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William Herbert Smith talks about about his experiences in 1st Division Signals Company during the First World War
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Maker: Smith, William Herbert Unknown Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office
Discusses: reaction to war and reasons for enlisting; enlistment in the AIF May 1915; trained as a signaller; Gallipoli; attached to 1st Division Signal Company, No.3 Section, 3rd Infantry Brigade; su...S02068
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William Smith (103650) interviewed about his experiences in the Royal Engineers and the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) during the First World War
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Maker: William Smith Unknown Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office
Discusses: early life; pre-war employment; enlistment in the Royal Engineers; mother's reaction to enlistment; duties as a dispatch rider; covering party duties in No-man's land; awarded the Military ...S02067
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Jill Morrison reads an account of an interview she conducted with 743A Private George Ferrier about his experiences with the 3rd Machine Gun Battalion during the First World War
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Maker: Ferrier, George Morrison, Jill Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office
Jill Morrison reads an account of an interview she conducted with 743A Private George Ferrier about his experiences with the 3rd Machine Gun Battalion during the First World War Interview covered: ea...S02042