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Aart Hopman as a Lieutenant Commander, Royal Netherlands Navy, 1939-1952, and Royal Australian Navy 1954-1977, interviewed by Ian Fulton
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Maker: Hopman, Aart Fulton, Ian Fulton, Ian
Aart Hopman was a submariner with the Royal Netherlands Navy and was based in Western Australia during the Second World War. He married an Australian girl and they later settled in Australia, where Aa...S05091
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Able Seaman Frederick George Eustace as a Defensively Equipped Merchant Ship gunner, interviewed by Daniel Connell for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in The War of 1939-45.
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Maker: Eustace, Frederick George 'Fred' Connell, Daniel
Frederick George Eustace,as a Defensively Equipped Merchant Ship gunner, interviewed by Daniel Connell for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in The War of 1939-45.S00721
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Ada Corbitt (Mickey) Syer as a captain, Australian Army Nursing Service and a prisoner of the Japanese, 1941-1945, interviewed by Margaret Evans
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Maker: Syer, Ada Corbitt Evans, Margaret
2/10th Australian General Hospital, was one of four reinforcement nurses when she embarked in 1941; went as the nation and fighting soldiers needed them, no familial reason not to go, and it was a way...S02914
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Ada Therese Grace 'Tress' Kenny interviewed by Alison Viney Houghton about her experiences as a young person growing up in SA during the Second World War.
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Maker: Kenny, Ada Therese Grace 'Tress'
Ada Therese Grace 'Tress' Kenny interviewed by Alison Viney Houghton for her "The Age of Innocence 1937-1947" oral history project. The interview contains subjects related to her experiences as a youn...AWM2018.572.38
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Address at the commemoration of the Cowra breakout, presented by Graham Apthorpe as Development Officer, Cowra Shire Council, August 2004
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Maker: Apthorpe, Graham John Colhoun, Ernest Terence
Address at the commemoration of the Cowra breakout, presented by Graham Apthorpe as Development Officer, Cowra Shire Council, August 2004S03338
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Adib Tadros as a 10 year old boy living in Zghorta, Lebanon during the Second World War interviewed by Majida Abboud Said
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Maker: SBS Radio
CD contains an interview with Adib Tadros, a transcript of the interview and photos - Also available on CD at SBS Radio, Artarmon NSW. Completed as part of SBS Radio's Arabic Language Program in 2005....S03893
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Agnes Betty Jeffrey as a nursing sister 2/10th Australian General Hospital and a prisoner of the Japanese, 1939-1945, interviewed by Margaret Evans
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Maker: Jeffrey, Agnes Betty Evans, Margaret
Agnes Betty Jeffrey as a nursing sister 2/10th Australian General Hospital and a prisoner of the Japanese, 1939-1945, interviewed by Margaret Evans. A transcript of this recording may be available. Fo...S02908
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Air Chief Marshal Sir Neville Patrick McNamarra KBE AO AFC AE (Ret'd) discusses his career in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), 1941-1984, in an interview with Wing Commander Ken Llewelyn.
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Maker: McNamara, Neville Patrick Llewelyn, Kenneth Australian War Memorial Brassell, Bill Burton, Neill
Discusses his career in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and gives a commentary on the history of the RAAF from the 1930's to 1993.S01198
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Air Commodore Clarence Haddon Spurgeon OBE DFC (Rtd) as a pilot No 8 Squadron RAAF and a prisoner of the Japanese, 1939-1945, interviewed by Tim Bowden and Dr Hank Nelson
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Maker: Spurgeon, Clarence Haddon Bowden, Timothy Gibson 'Tim' Nelson, Hank
Air Commodore Clarence Haddon Spurgeon OBE DFC (Rtd) as a pilot No 8 Squadron RAAF and a prisoner of the Japanese, 1939-1945, interviewed by Tim Bowden and Dr Hank Nelson A transcript of this recordi...S02932
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Air Commodore David Hitchins interviewed by Ken Llewelyn about his career in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)
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Maker: Hitchins, David Llewelyn, Kenneth
(O5836) Hitchins, David (Air Commodore)S01658
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Air Commodore James Alexander OBE, Royal Australian Air Force 1929-1957 [Memoir]
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Maker: Alexander, James
James Alexander records his memoirs, including his service in the RAAF from 1929-1957.S04777
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Air Commodore James Baird Coward AFC (Ret) as a pilot 266 Squadron RAF and 19 Squadron RAF and a member of Winston Churchill's personal staff, 1939-1945, interviewed by John White
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Maker: Coward, James Baird White, John Australian War Memorial Preston, Lenny
James Baird Coward speaks of his experiences as a fighter pilot during the Second World War. He discusses his involvement in the Battle of Britain and the evacuation of Dunkirk. Coward suffered a seve...S02858
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Air Commodore Percival (Nobby) Lings interviewed by Ken Llewelyn about his career in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)
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Maker: Lings, Percival George Llewelyn, Kenneth
(O557) Lings, Nobby (Air Commodore)S01660
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Air Commodore William Henry (Bill) Garing CBE DFC, US Distinguished Service Cross, 75 Squadron RAAF, interviewed by Edward Stokes for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45
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Maker: Garing, William Henry Stokes, Edward
(O326) Garing, William Henry (Air Commodore) discussing RAAF cadetship at Duntroon; flying training at Point Cook; posting to Pilotage and Navigation School at Andover, Britain; navigational courses i...S00586
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Air Marshal Sir George Jones KBE CB DFC discusses his service in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF), Australian Flying Corp (AFC) and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) 1915-1952, in an interview with Frank Marshall
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Maker: Jones, George Marshall, Frank
Air Marshal Sir George Jones KBE CB DFC discusses his service in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF), Australian Flying Corp (AFC) and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) 1915-1952, in an interview ...S00381
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Air Marshal Sir Valston Eldridge Hancock interviewed by Ken Llewelyn about his career in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)
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Maker: Hancock, Valston Eldridge Llewelyn, Kenneth
(O315) Hancock, Valston Eldridge (Air Marshal)S01657
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Air Vice Marshal Fred Barnes interviewed by Ken Llewelyn about his service in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)
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(O33196) Barnes, Fredrick William (Air Vice Marshal)S01674
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Air Vice Marshal Henry Neilson Wrigley CBE DFC AFC (Ret'd) discusses his career in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), 1921-1946, in an interview with Frank Marshall
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Maker: Wrigley, Henry Neilson
Air Vice Marshal Henry Neilson Wrigley CBE DFC AFC (Ret'd) discusses his career in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), 1921-1946, in an interview with Frank MarshallS00416
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Air Vice Marshal Russell Law interviewed by Ken Llewelyn about his career in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)
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Maker: Law, Russell Noel Llewelyn, Kenneth
Law, Russell (Air Vice Marshall)S01659
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Alan Anderson as a private Australian Photographic Unit, Middle East in the period 1940-1943, interviewed by Martin Hadlow
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Maker: Anderson, Alan Frederick Hadlow, Martin Hadlow, Martin
Alan Anderson as a private Australian Photographic Unit, Middle East in the period 1940-1943, interviewed by Martin Hadlow A transcript of this recording may be available. For further information ple...S03052
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Alan Carew interviewed by Dawn Peel for her oral history project on Colac, Victoria during the War of 1939-1945
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Alan Carew describes his experiences as a child when Italian Prisoners of War worked on his family's farm and neighbouring farms in the Colac district of Victoria, 1941-1945.S00637
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Alan David Wickow as an Able Seaman, Merchant Navy, interviewed by Harry Martin for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45.
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Maker: Wickow, Alan David Martin, Harry
Alan David Wickow as an Able Seaman, Merchant Navy, interviewed by Harry Martin for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45.S00791
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Alan Edwin Russell, QX56992 (Q108646), as a Signaller ; Frederick Harold (Ted) Johnston, QX38701 (Q1110) as a Signaller ; Alan Ivor Staatz, QX54519 (Q1220) as a Sergeant ; Eric Lionel Mortensen, Q1148, as a Signaller (Despatch Rider) ; William Frederick (Bill) Royce, Q108789, as a Signaller ; Alan John Harlen, QX39400 (Q1685), as a Captain; and Thomas Arthur (Tom) Williamson, Q989, as a Signaller (Despatch Rider), all in the 7th Brigade interviewed by Peter Brune.
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Maker: Johnston, Frederick Harold (Ted) Mortensen, Eric Lionel Russell, Alan Edwin Russell, Alan Edwin Staatz, Alan Ivor Williamson, Thomas Arthur (Tom) Brune, Peter
Russell, E A - Signaller D.O.B. 25/9/21 QX56992 (Q108646); Johnston, F H (Ted) - Signaller D.O.B. 31/5/21 QX38701 (Q1110); Staatz, Sgt A I (Alan) D.O.B. 15/4/91 QX54519 (Q1220); Mortensen, Eric L - Si...S02466
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Alan Hugh Jeffrey, VX27582, as a Sergeant, Gunner, 2nd 6th Heavy Ack Ack Battery, interviewed by Peter Brune.
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Maker: Brune, Peter Jeffrey, Alan Hugh
Jeffrey, Alan Hugh - Gunner 2/6th Heavy Ack Ack Battery, Date of Birth 11th December 1914, VX27582S02479
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Alan Humphrey Braby as a warrant officer class 2, 2/6 Australian General Hospital, interviewed by Edward Stokes for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45.
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Maker: Braby, sean Stokes, Edward
Alan Humphrey Braby as a warrant officer class 2, 2/6 Australian General Hospital, interviewed by Edward Stokes for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45.S00949
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Alan Inglis Lancaster as a warrant officer Catalina crew member, 20 Squadron RAAF, interviewed by Harry Martin for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45.
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Maker: Lancaster, Alan Inglis Martin, Harry
Alan Inglis Lancaster as a warrant officer Catalina crew member, 20 Squadron RAAF, interviewed by Harry Martin for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45.S00953
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Alan Ivor Staatz, QX54519 (Q1220) as a Sergeant ; Eric Lionel Mortensen, Q1148, as a Signaller (Despatch Rider) ; William Frederick (Bill) Royce, Q108789, as a Signaller ; as a Captain; and Thomas Arthur (Tom) Williamson, Q989, as a Signaller (Despatch Rider); and Patrick Kevin (Kevin) Hackett, QX63681 (Q1102), as a Corporal, all in the 7th Brigade interviewed by Peter Brune.
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Maker: Royce, Willaim Fredrick Williamson, Thomas Arthur (Tom)
Staatz, Sgt A I (Alan) D.O.B. 15/4/91 QX54519 (Q1220); Mortensen, Eric L - Signaller (Despatch Rider) D.O.B. 18/8/18 Q1148; Royce, W F (Bill) - Signaller D.O.B. 8/5/23 Q108789, Williamson, T A (Tom) -...S02467
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Alan Lee Potts as an able seaman Royal Navy, South West Pacific Area, 1943-1947, interviewed by Kevin Dickson
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Maker: Potts, Alan Lee Dickson, Kevin Alexander
A transcript of this recording may be available. For further information please contact the Sound section.S03846
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Alan Lindsay Dyce as an able seaman, ASDIC operator, HMAS Nepal, 1942-1946, interviewed by Edith Steel Swift
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Maker: Dyce, Alan Lindsay Swift, Edith Steel
Alan Lindsay Dyce as an able seaman, ASDIC operator, HMAS Nepal, 1942-1946, interviewed by Edith Steel Swift A transcript of this recording may be available. For further information please contact th...S04496
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Alan Noel Kidger as an ordinary seaman, Merchant Navy, interviewed by Daniel Connell for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45
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Maker: Kidger, Alan Noel
Alan Noel Kidger as an ordinary seaman, Merchant Navy, interviewed by Daniel Connell for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45S00720
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Alan Watson Moore and Arthur Godfrey Garland, as Lieutenants 39th Battalion, New Guinea, 1942-1943, interviewed by the author Peter Brune as research for his book, 'We band of brothers : a biography of Ralph Honner, soldier and statesman'.
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Maker: Garland, Arthur Godfrey (Judy) Moore, Alan Watson (Kanga) Brune, Peter Brune, Peter
Alan Watson Moore and Arthur Godfrey Garland, as Lieutenants 39th Battalion, New Guinea, 1942-1943, interviewed by the author Peter Brune as research for his book, 'We band of brothers : a biography o...S02332
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Albert Anthony (Bert) Treschman, QX133, as a Private, D Company, 2nd 12th Battalion, interviewed by Peter Brune.
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Maker: Brune, Peter Treschman, Albert Anthony (Bert ( Ack-Ack))
Treschman, Pte A A (Bert (Ack-Ack)) 2/12th Bn D Company Date of Birth 4th November 1917 QX133S02474
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Albert (Bert) Jones as a member of the 2/21 Battalion, which later became Gull Force (with some input from Russell Lavery, also of the 2/21.)
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Maker: Jones, Albert George Billett, Janet Roberts
Bert Jones as a member of the 2/21 Battalion, which later became Gull Force (with some input from Russell Lavery, also of the 2/21.) Bert talks about his three years as a POW in Ambon, describing stea...S04322
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Albert Dennis (Mike) Mitchell as a leading signalman, HMAS Lismore, interviewed by Edward Stokes for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45.
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Maker: Mitchell, Albert Dennis (Mike) Stokes, Edward
Albert Dennis (Mike) Mitchell as a leading signalman, HMAS Lismore, interviewed by Edward Stokes for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45.S01015
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Albert Ernest 'Bill' Minty as a flight lieutenant, pilot on A24 Consolidated Catalinas, interviewed by Edward Stokes, for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45.
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Maker: Minty, Albert Ernest 'Bill' Stokes, Edward
Albert Ernest 'Bill' Minty as a flight lieutenant, pilot on A24 Consolidated Catalinas, interviewed by Edward Stokes, for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45.S00742
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Albert James Wood, SX953, Seargent (Lance Corporal), D Company, 2nd 10th Battalion; Robert Henry (Bob) Warren, SX1064, Seargent (WO 2), D Company, 2nd 10th Battalion, interviewed by Peter Brune.
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Maker: Brune, Peter Warren, Robert Henry (Bob) Wood, Albert James
Wood, Albert James, SX953 Seargent (Lance Corporal) D Company; Warren, Robert Henry (Bob), SX1064, Seargent (WO 2) D Company interviewed by Peter BruneS02405
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Albert Joseph Koorey as a section leader 2/3rd Battalion, AIF, 1939-1943 and as RAAF aircrew serving with 148 Squadron RAF, 1943-1945, interviewed by Don Barnby
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Maker: Koorey, Albert Joseph
Albert Joseph Koorey as a section leader 2/3rd Battalion, AIF, 1939-1943 and as RAAF aircrew serving with 148 Squadron RAF, 1943-1945, interviewed by Don Barnby A transcript of this recording may be ...S03722
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Albert Moore interviewed by Dr Michael McKernan about his service as a Salvation Army chaplain during the Second World War
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Maker: Moore, Albert E McKernan, Michael
Discusses joining the Salvation Army; postings prior to the outbreak of the Second World War; travelling abroad on troopship Queen Mary; looking after the spiritual wellbeing of the men; training in P...S00380
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Albert Norman 'Bert' Ward as a private, 2/27 Battalion, interviewed by Rob Linn for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-1945
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Maker: Ward, Albert Norman (Bert) Linn, Rob
Albert Norman 'Bert' Ward as a private, 2/27 Battalion, interviewed by Rob Linn for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-1945S00906
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Alberto Lay as a teenager in Timor during the Second World War, interviewed by SBS Radio
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Maker: SBS Radio
CD contains an interview with Alberto Lay and photographs - Also available on CD at SBS Radio, Artarmon NSW. Completed as part of SBS Radio's Portuguese Language Program in 2005. A transcript of this...S03902
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Albert Pearson, as a flight sergeant, 3 Squadron RAAF, interviewed by Edward Stokes for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the war of 1939-45.
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Maker: Pearson, Albert Stokes, Edward
Albert Pearson, as a flight sergeant, 3 Squadron RAAF, interviewed by Edward Stokes for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the war of 1939-45.S00987
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Albert Ray Irvine as a member of 214 Squadron, No 100 (Bomber Support) Group, 1943-1944, and a prisoner of war in Germany, 1944-1945, interviewed by John Fincher.
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Maker: Irvine, Albert Ray Fincher, John Farram
Background, family and employment before joining the RAAF; he had initially applied to the AIF but was not accepted on medical grounds. In 1942 he went to Calgary, Canada, to be part of the Empire Air...S02854
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Albert Ray Irvine recounts his experiences as a flying officer, wireless air gunner, 214 Squadron, No 100 (Bomber Support) Group and a prisoner of war, 1942-1945, in an oral memoir.
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Maker: Irvine, Albert Ray Irvine, Albert Ray
Irvine discusses his training in Australia, Canada and Waddington in England before posting to 214 Squadron flying Stirlings and then B-17s specially equipped with radar jamming devices to protect the...S02855
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Albert Simon as an engineer with the Maritime Services Board, 1939-1945, interviewed by Andrew Jack
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Maker: Simon, Albert Jack, Andrew Australian War Memorial Preston, Lenny
Simon speaks of his family background; employment in defence construction work during the Second World War; the entanglement of a Japanese midget submarine in the boom net in Sydney Harbour on the nig...S02648
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Alec Arthur (Alex) Little as a private, 2/27 Battalion, interviewed by Rob Linn for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-1945
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Maker: Little, Alec Arthur (Alex, Slim) Linn, Rob
Alec Arthur (Alex) Little as a private, 2/27 Battalion, interviewed by Rob Linn for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-1945S00927
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Alexander 'Alex' Bell, as a Lieutenant, 55/53rd Battalion, interviewed by Daniel Connell for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45
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Maker: Bell, Alexander (Alex)
Alexander 'Alex' Bell, as a Lieutenant, 55/53rd Battalion, recalls his early life and enlistment, comraderie with fellow battalion members, deployment to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea and Bougainvill...S00707
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Alexander Bartos as a Hungarian prisoner of war, camp Flossenberg and Dora Mittlewerk, Germany, Second World War, interviewed by Eleni Holloway
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Maker: Bartos, Alexander Emery Holloway, Eleni
From early 1945 Alex worked on the V2 rocket production line as a forced labourer in the Dora Mittlewerk underground facility.S05425
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Alexander Douglas (Doug) Crawford, as a Captain, 2/1st Anti-Tank Regiment and POW in Germany, interviewed by David McRobbie for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archives of Australia in the War of 1939-45
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Maker: Crawford, Alexander Douglas (Doug)
Discussing enlistment in CMF and later AIF; 2/5th Field Regiment; conversion of 2/5th Field Regiment to 2/1st Anti-Tank Regiment; embarkation for England and deploying to Greece; capture by German for...S00579
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Alexander Hatton Drummond as a private 2/29th Australian Infantry Battalion and a prisoner of the Japanese, 1941-1945, interviewed by Tim Bowden
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Maker: Drummond, Alexander Hatton Bowden, Timothy Gibson 'Tim'
Alexander Hatton Drummond as a private 2/29th Australian Infantry Battalion and a prisoner of the Japanese, 1941-1945, interviewed by Tim Bowden A transcript of this recording may be available. For f...S02962
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Alexander Joseph Lochhead, as a Lieutenant, 39th Battalion, interviewed by Harry Martin for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45.
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Maker: Lochhead, Alexander Joseph Martin, Harry
Early life; joining Cadet Corps; transfer to militia; shipment to New Guinea; service on the Kokoda Trail in 1942; home leave; joining 2/2nd Battalion AIF; promotion to sergeant; return to New Guinea ...S00502