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  1. 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

    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

  2. Alexander (Lewis) Johnston interviewed about his career in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) from 1919-1946

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    Maker: Johnston, Alexander 'Lewis' Unknown Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office

    Discusses: early life; employment; love of ships and desire to join the Navy; enlist in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) May 1919; sail to Darwin on HMAS Sydney; discharged August 1921; inter-war emplo...

    S02048

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. Driver Clement V. Hennessy, 1st Division Signal Company, interviewed about his experiences during the First World War

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    Maker: Hennessy, Clement V Unknown Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office Hennessy, Clement V

    Discusses: early life; prewar employment; brothers enlist; parent's impression of war; enlist AIF May 1916; France; signalman duties; leave in Ireland; attitude to war; armistice; return to Australia ...

    S02046

  7. 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

  8. Edward S. Duncan talks about his experiences as a Private during the First World War

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    Maker: Duncan, Edward S Unknown Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office

    settlement scheme discusses: early life; parent's reaction to enlistment; enlistment July 1917; sent to Middle East and joined the 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance; part of Camel Corps initially; colle...

    S02039

  9. Frank Clark, as a private, relates his experiences during the First World War

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    Maker: Clark, Frank Unknown Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office

    Frank Clark discusses his enlistment in Ballarat; Egypt; father's reaction to enlistment; France; fun; duty on a machine gun post; marching; reconnaissance duties; opinion of Germans; return to Austra...

    S02034

  10. Gunner Albert Roy Kyle interviewed about his experiences in 6th Battalion AIF during the First World War

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    Maker: Kyle, Albert Roy Mills, Kerry Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office

    Discusses: early life; prewar employment; enlistment June 1915; parent's attitude to enlistment; training at Seymour; Gallipoli; wounded by artillery shell in France; boxing; theatre; return to Austra...

    S02052

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. Jack Buntine interviewed about his experiences in the 12th Light Horse Brigade during the First World War

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    Maker: Buntine, Jack Unknown Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office

    Discusses: early life; pre-war employment; enlistment January 1915; impression of war; Gallipoli; wounded at Gallipoli; France; awarded the Military Medal (MM); Armistice; return to Australia and disc...

    S02076

  15. 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

  16. 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

  17. John Cullen talks about his experiences in the First World War

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    Maker: Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office

    John Cullen discusses: his early life in Ireland; moving to Australia; prewar work; enlistment September 1916; family's reaction to his enlistment; training; mates; France; return to Australia; discha...

    S02037

  18. Lance Corporal Ernest Avery relates his experiences in the Australian Army Medical Corps (AAMC) during the First World War and with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) as a nurse during the Second World War.

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    Maker: Avery, Ernest Unknown Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office

    Ernest Avery discusses: early life; prewar employment; enlistment in the Army; transfer to the Australian Army Medical Corps (AAMC); post war occupation; marriage; enlistment in the Royal Australian A...

    S02026

  19. 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

  20. 2nd Cook's Mate Richard F. Pavey talks about his experiences in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) during the First World War and with the Australian Army Medical Corps (AAMC) during the Second World War

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    Maker: Pavey, Richard F Unknown Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office

    Discusses: early life; enlistment in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) during the First World War; duties on ship; employemnt during the 1920's and 1930's; enlistment in the Army during the Second World...

    S02063

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