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Mrs Edith Dorothy Kate Eadie (nee Butler), as a Major, 2/3rd Australian General Hospital, Second World War, interviewed by Dr John Mitchell
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Maker: Eadie, Edith Mitchell, John
SX3061 Major Edith Dorothy Kate Eadie (nee Butler), 2/3rd Australian General Hospital (AGH), relates her experiences as a matron during the Second World War. There is extensive conversation that relat...S01507
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Nelson Alfred Ernest Short as a private 2/18th Australian Infantry Battalion and a prisoner of the Japanese, 1940-1945, interviewed by Tim Bowden
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Maker: Short, Nelson Alfred Ernest Bowden, Timothy Gibson 'Tim'
Nelson Alfred Ernest Short as a private 2/18th Australian Infantry Battalion and a prisoner of the Japanese, 1940-1945, interviewed by Tim Bowden A transcript of this recording may be available. For ...S02907
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Nesta Noy (James) as senior officer 2/10th Australian General Hospital and a prisoner of the Japanese, 1942-1945, interviewed by Margaret Evans
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Maker: James, Nesta Gwyneth Evans, Margaret
Nesta Noy (James) as senior officer 2/10th Australian General Hospital and a prisoner of the Japanese, 1942-1945, interviewed by Margaret Evans A transcript of this recording may be available. For fu...S03014
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Noel Venning Harvey interviewed by Kelso High School students Luke Markwick and Joshua Potts about his experiences as a Prisoner of War (POW) on the Burma-Thailand Railway during the Second World War
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Maker: Harvey, Noel Venning Markwick, Luke Potts, Joshua
Noel Venning Harvey interviewed by Kelso High School students Luke Markwick and Joshua Potts about his experiences as a Prisoner of War (POW) on the Burma-Thailand Railway during the Second World War ...S01724
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NX50742 Alan Iredale Love as a Sergeant and NX54635 Charles Reid Wilkinson as a Lance Sergeant, both 2/20 Battalion and prisoners of the Japanese, 1941-45, interviewed by Don Wall
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Maker: Love, Alan Iredale Wilkinson, Charles Reid Wall, Donald
A transcript of this recording may be available. For further information please contact the Sound section.S04101
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NX57941 Alan "Joe" Wentworth Weston as a Sergeant, 2/18 Battalion, and prisoner of the Japanese, 1941-45, interviewed by Don Wall
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Maker: Weston, Alan Wentworth Wall, Donald
Talks of E Force; Kuching to Sandakan; distribution of radio parts between men and Captain Matthew's underground intelligence organisation; radio contact outside the camp with Lieutenant General Baba;...S04078
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NX56636 Angus McDougall as a Private, 2/20 Battalion and prisoner of the Japanese, 1941-1945, inverviewed by Don Wall
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Maker: McDougall, Angus Wall, Donald
Talks of the train to Ban Pong, the Japanese military's use of "comfort women" [women enslaved for sexual abuse]; 180 mile march to Sonkurai camp; smoke torture; worsening conditions on march; road wo...S04083
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NX498 Archibald Clyde Menzies Ewart as a Major, 2/20 Battalion and prisoner of the Japanese, 1941-45, interviewed by Donald Wall
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Maker: Ewart, Archibald Clyde Menzies
Ewart reads description of fighting at Mersing and Kranji, Singapore; death of Major Cohen; casualties and wounded; comments that not enough officers were available in headquarters area to give orders...S04103
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NX32045 Arthur Frederick Wright as a Private, 2/20 Battalion and prisoner of the Japanese, 1941-1945, interviewed by Don Wall
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Maker: Wright, Arthur Frederick Wall, Donald
Talks of the end of the war and rescue from Japanese POW camp; drowning of a guard in a latrine; on board a US hospital ship; delay in Manilla due to ill health; B29s fly overs in Tokyo area; workin...S04093
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NX34554 Aubrey Ernest Watson as a Corporal , 2/20 Battalion and prisoner of the Japanese, 1941-45, [reminiscence]
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Maker: Watson, Aubrey Ernest
Describes Mersing de-mining party; Japanese officer Lieutenant Kakuichi and his version of attempted escape by POWs; finding remains of Chinese; death and burial of old Chinese man; stories of men in ...S04075
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NX20022 Bryan Joseph Patrick Flanagan as a Private, B coy 2/20 Battalion and prisoner of the Japanese, Burma-Thai railway, 1941-1945 [reminiscence]
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Maker: Flanagan, Bryan Joseph Patrick
Describes POW experiences in Thailand; events at Mersing; attack by Japanese, withdrawal of Australians to Singapore and Kranji area; injury and death of friend; shooting incident at hut at Kranji; co...S04061
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NX70273 Captain Charles Rowland Bromley Richards 2/15th Field Regiment, Australian Army Medical Corps (AAMC) and a prisoner of the Japanese in the Second World War, interviewed by Dr John Mitchell
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Maker: Richards, Charles Rowland Bromley 'Rowley' Mitchell, John Richards, C R
NX70273 Captain Charles Rowland Bromley ‘Roly’ Richards, 2/15th Field Artillery Regiment, relates his experiences as a medical officer (MO) and prisoner of war (POW) in A Force. The interview covers h...S01531
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NX35756 Clifford Leslie Farlow as a Corporal, 2/19 Battalion and prisoner of the Japanese, 1941-1945, interviewed by Don Wall.
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Maker: Farlow, Clifford Leslie Wall, Donald
Talks of the sinking of Rakuyo Maru and rescue by USS Pampanito A transcript of this recording may be available. For further information please contact the Sound section.S04058
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NX35108 Cornelius Gerald Sexton as a Captain and padre, 2/20 Battalion and Prisoner of the Japanese, 1941-1945, interviewed by Frank Hole
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Maker: Sexton, Cornelius Gerald Hole, Frank
Talks of Japanese guard asking for Catholic priest's blessing; memories of Frank Hole. A transcript of this recording may be available. For further information please contact the Sound section.S04056
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NX36620 Donald Wall as a Private, 2/20 Battalion and prisoner of the Japanese, 1941-45, reading from other POW journals
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Maker: Wall, Donald
Thai-Burma Railway; learns of A force going to Burma to build airstrips; at 105 camp and bombing that killed 5 Australians; Ban Pong and Sergeant Don Gunner; Great World camp, (Changi) 1942 and Singap...S04076
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NX36620 Donald Wall as a Private, 2/20 Battalion, reading extracts from 22 Brigade Headquarters Diary and 2/15 Field Regiment Diary
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Maker: Wall, Donald
Extracts from 22 Brigade Headquarters Diary and 2/15 Field Regiment DiaryS04060
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NX59308 Francis Joseph Baker as a Sergeant, 2/20 Battalion and prisoner of the Japanese, 1941-45, interviewed by Donald Wall
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Maker: Baker, Francis Joseph Wall, Donald
Experiences as a medical orderly on the Thai-Burma railway and other POW camps; describes illnesses, caring for sick men, conditions at camps and ancedotes; stories about John Quigley (medical assista...S04070
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NX55797 Frank Alexander Chaplin as a Staff Sergeant, 2/20 Battalion and prisoner of the Japanese, 1941-1945, interviewed by Don Wall
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Maker: Chaplin, Frank Alexander Wall, Donald
Talks of fall of Malaya and Singapore / Endua River; quotes from diary written at time of events; building Thai-Burma Railway; transported to Naoetsu POW camp in Japan A transcript of this recording...S04064
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NX72734 Frank Clem Smith as a Private, 2/30 Battalion and prisoner of the Japanese, 1941-1945, interviewed by Donald Wall
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Maker: Smith, Frank Clem Wall, Donald
(Smith known as Pierce in service) Sonkurai, British camp, warning about condition of men before marching in; offer of rice to Australians from British POWs; feels that the British troops were let dow...S04088
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NX34885 Frank Gaven as a Lieutenant, 2/20 Battalion and prisoner of the Japanese, 1941-45, interviewed by Don Wall
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Maker: Gaven, Frank
Tape 1 Side A: Disorganisation pulling out of Kranji during advance of Japanese on Singapore; position of 'A' Coy; leaving bogged truck; shock at seeing someone killed for first time; conflicting repo...S04104