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Cuthbert Joseph Trevor King, Captain 55/53rd Battalion, interviewed by Daniel Connell for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45
Sound
Maker: King, Cuthbert Joseph Trevor
Discussing enlistment in militia; pre-war employment; transfer to AIF in 1941; embarkation for Port Moresby on the Aquitania; Kokoda Campaigns and inadequacy of Australia's preparations; battalion cas...S00590
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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
Sound
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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'Jolli-Joe' banjo-ukulele : Lance Corporal S V Finnigan, 55/53 Battalion CMF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Aluminium necked, pressed steel bodied banjo-ukulele with tin resonator, nickle-plated brass endpiece, nickle-plated brass j-hooks, wooden bridge and bakelite machine heads. A circular brass plate, im...REL44515
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Trevor Allen Harper, as a Corporal, 55/53rd Battalion, interviewed by Daniel Connell for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45
Sound
Maker: Harper, Trevor Allen
Discusses enlistment in militia (AMF); army training at Greta Camp; recruits; leisure; embarkation for Port Moresby; Kokoda Trail; militia (AMF)-AIF rivalry; transfer to the AIF; amalgamation with 53r...S00562
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Walter William Augustus (Mick) Button, as a Private, 55/53rd Battalion, interviewed by Daniel Connell for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archives of Australia in the War of 1939-45
Sound
Maker: Button, Walter William Augustus (Mick)
Discussing pre-war employment; formation of 53rd Battalion; AIF/Militia conflict; embarkation for New Guinea on the Aquitania; landing at Port Moresby; first raid on Port Moresby; lack of training and...S00584
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William Archibald (Bill) Elliott, as a Sergeant, 55/53rd Battalion, interviewed by Daniel Connell for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archives of Australia in the War of 1939-45
Sound
Maker: Elliott, William Archibald (Bill)
Discussing pre-war employment; enlistment and training; formation of 53rd Battalion; inadequacy of training period prior to embarkation for New Guinea; arrival in Port Moresby; inadequacy of supplies;...S00585