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F5076 Norman Ronald Stephens, as an able seaman, Royal Australian Navy (RAN) corvette HMAS Tamworth and mine-layer HMAS Bungaree; Australian waters, Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf and West Pacific Ocean; 1943-1946; interviewed by John Roberts.
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Maker: Stephens, Norman Ronald (Ron) Roberts, Niall John
Ron Stephens talks about: his early life, schooling and his first job; joining the Navy and traveling to the Flinders Naval Depot; kitting out and basic training; his tiddly suit; being drafted to HMA...S01791
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F5430 (O1421, R/31845) Commander William Gray Ritchie AM , as a radar operator; Royal Australian Navy (RAN) HMAS Platypus and corvettes HMAS Broome, Bathurst and Fremantle; North Pacific area including Philippines and Hong Kong, and Australian waters; 1944-1946, interviewed by Margaret Rickard
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Maker: Ritchie, William Gray (Bill) Rickard, Margaret Rickard, Margaret Ritchie, William Gray (Bill)
Part of a collection of nineteen oral history interviews conducted by the Royal Australian Navy Corvettes Association of Western Australia. Interviewers included John Roberts, Margaret Rickard, Lorna ...S01786
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F3414 Percy George Beer, as a Sick Berth Attendant, Royal Australian Navy (RAN) corvette HMAS Pirie, west Pacific Ocean, 1941-1946, interviewed by Margaret Rickard.
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Maker: Beer, Percy George (George) Rickard, Margaret
Part of a collection of nineteen oral history interviews conducted by the Royal Australian Navy Corvettes Association of Western Australia. Interviewers included John Roberts, Margaret Rickard, Lorna ...S01790
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Frances Cowcher as a member of the Australian Women's Land Army (AWLA), 1942-1945, interviewed by Sue Maslin
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Maker: Maslin, Sue
Frances Cowcher as a member of the Australian Women's Land Army (AWLA), 1942-1945, interviewed by Sue MaslinS02741
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Francis William Kirkham as an able seaman Australian Merchant Navy, South West Pacific Area, 1942-1945, interviewed by Kevin Dickson
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Maker: Kirkham, Francis William Dickson, Kevin Alexander
Francis William Kirkham as an able seaman Australian Merchant Navy, South West Pacific Area, 1942-1945, interviewed by Kevin Dickson A transcript of this recording may be available. For further infor...S01779
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(F4267) Reed, Albert Edward (Able Seaman) interviewed by John Roberts
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Maker: Roberts, Niall John
Part of a collection of nineteen oral history interviews conducted by the Royal Australian Navy Corvettes Association of Western Australia. Interviewers included John Roberts, Margaret Rickard, Lorna ...S02009
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F4144 Robert John "Jack" Forsyth, as an able seaman, Royal Australian Navy (RAN) corvettes HMAS Cessnock and Dubbo; Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean, Mediterranean, Australian and northern waters; 1942-1946, interviewed by Margaret Rickard
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Maker: Forsyth, Robert John (Jack) Rickard, Margaret
Robert Forsyth talks about his education and early working life; recruitment into the RAN in WA; travel to the Flinders Naval Depot; basic training; a subterfuge to get leave; pay and promotion to Ord...S01798
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(F4493) Wallis, John Thomas (Stoker) interviewed by John Roberts
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Maker: Wallis, John Thomas Roberts, Niall John
Part of a collection of nineteen oral history interviews conducted by the Royal Australian Navy Corvettes Association of Western Australia. Interviewers included John Roberts, Margaret Rickard, Lorna ...S02010
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F3526 Walter Henry Preen, as a leading stoker, on Royal Australian Navy (RAN) corvettes HMAS Gawler, Horsham, Launceston and Broome, eastern, western and northern Australian waters, Indian Ocean, Red Sea, Mediterranean Sea and east Atlantic Ocean, 1941-1946, interviewed by William Gray Ritchie
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Maker: Preen, Walter Henry (Wally) Ritchie, William Gray (Bill)
Walter Preen speaks about; his recruitment and training; being drafted to HMAS Gawler, pre-commissioning, under construction at Whyalla; escort duties off east and west Australian coasts; deployment t...S01795
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Gloria Gear as a member of the Australian Women's Land Army (AWLA), 1942-1945, interviewed by Sue Hardisty
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Maker: Hardisty, Sue
Gloria Gear as a member of the Australian Women's Land Army (AWLA), 1942-1945, interviewed by Sue HardistyS02764
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Gordon Frederick Hallett as a corporal 16th Advanced Ordnance Depot, 1942-1945, interviewed by Kevin Dickson
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Maker: Hallett, Gordon Frederick Dickson, Kevin Alexander
Gordon Frederick Hallett as a corporal 16th Advanced Ordnance Depot, 1942-1945, interviewed by Kevin Dickson A transcript of this recording may be available. For further information please contact th...S01776
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Group Captain Frank Moreton Griggs DFC DFM (Rtd) as a pilot Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Nos 218, 214 and 109 Squadrons Royal Air Force (RAF) and No 404 Squadron Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), North West Europe 1940-1944, interviewed by Kevin Dickson
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Maker: Griggs, Frank Morton Dickson, Kevin Alexander
Discusses prewar education, 26th Light Horse, Citizens Military Force (CMF); enlistment; training; embarkation; SS Oranje; Empire Air Training Scheme (EATS); aircraft Anson; convoys. A transcript of ...S01775
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Group Captain John Brook Hampshire DFC (Rtd) as a pilot in RAAF and USAAF bomber operations, South West Pacific Area 1943-1945, recorded for Lex McAulay
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Maker: Hampshire, John Brook Hampshire, John Brook
Hampshire speaks of his RAAF flying experience from enlistment to 1942; operational experience as a bomber pilot with No 6 (Bomber) Squadron RAAF on Lockheed Hudsons with 43rd Operational Group USAAF ...S00486
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Helen Dart as a member of the Australian Women's Land Army (AWLA), 1942-1945, interviewed by Sue Hardisty
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Maker: Hardisty, Sue
Helen Dart as a member of the Australian Women's Land Army (AWLA), 1942-1945, interviewed by Sue HardistyS02722
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Helen Newton-Turner as a member of the Australian Women's Land Army (AWLA), 1942-1945, interviewed by Sue Hardisty
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Maker: Hardisty, Sue
Helen Newton-Turner as a member of the Australian Women's Land Army (AWLA), 1942-1945, interviewed by Sue HardistyS02769
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Herbert George Lewis (Bert) Wainewright, as a Lance Corporal, 2/28th Battalion and POW in Italy, interviewed by Brian Wall for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archives of Australia in the War of 1939-45
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Maker: Wainewright, Herbert George Lewis (Bert) Wall, Brian Wall, Brian
Discussing pre-war employment; enlistment in army; posting to Middle East as reinforcement for 2/28th Battalion; training in Palestine, battles at El Alamein; Battle at Ruin Ridge; capture by Germans;...S00570
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H1655 John Walter "Jack" Appleby as a stoker; Royal Australian Navy (RAN) corvette HMAS Inverell, tug HMAS Forceful and cruiser HMAS Australia; eastern and western seaboards and northern waters of Australia; 1941-1946; interviewed by John Roberts
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Maker: Appleby, John Walter (Jack) Roberts, Niall John
John Appelby talks about his early childhood and education; recruitment into the RAN and initial training in Hobart and the Flinders Naval Depot; graduation as a stoker; assignment to a tug HMAS Force...S01793
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Howard Charles Lester as a RAAF pilot officer pilot No 185 (Fighter) Squadron RAF, Malta 1942, as related by Ella Lester, recorded for Lex McAulay
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Maker: Lester, Ella Lester, Ella
Howard Charles Lester as a RAAF pilot officer pilot No 185 (Fighter) Squadron RAF, Malta 1942.S00487
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Ira 'Joey' Harris (Wilson) as a member of the Australian Women's Land Army (AWLA), 1942-1945, interviewed by Sue Maslin
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Maker: Maslin, Sue
Ira 'Joey' Harris (Wilson) as a member of the Australian Women's Land Army (AWLA), 1942-1945, interviewed by Sue MaslinS02750
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Iris Smith as a member of the Australian Women's Land Army (AWLA), 1942-1945, interviewed by Sue Maslin
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Maker: Maslin, Sue
Iris Smith as a member of the Australian Women's Land Army (AWLA), 1942-1945, interviewed by Sue MaslinS02763