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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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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