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  1. Frank McDonald MM (53) as a corporal, 40th Battalion AIF, 1916-1919, interviewed by Peter Rubinstein for "Voices From The Great War"

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    Maker: Rubinstein, Peter

    Frank mentions knowing James Newland VC before the war and recalls witnessing the VC award winning action of Percy Statton (Proyart, France). A transcript of this recording is available. For further ...

    S03417

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    (224) McHugh, William George (Private)

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    Maker: McHugh, William George

    William George McHugh as a private, 40th Battalion, France, 1916-1919, interviewed by Bryan Butler.

    S00419

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    Private James Edwin Moses (721) interviewed about his service in 40th Battalion AIF during the First World War

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    Maker: Moses, James E Unknown Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office

    Discusses: early life; prewar employment in mining; enlistment in AIF March 1916; family's attitude to enlistment; impressions of France; Le Harve; Rouen; wounded at Passchendaele; Armistice; returned...

    S02059