Robert John Crawford (3022) as a private, 49th Battalion 13th Australian Infantry Brigade, France 1915-1916, interviewed by Peter Crawford

Accession Number S03043
Collection type Sound
Measurement 1 hr 2 min
Object type Oral history
Physical description audio cassette; AUDIOSONIC C60; mono
Maker Crawford, Peter
Place made Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Kingsgrove
Date made 25 October 1986
Access Open
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
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Description

Crawford speaks of his experience as a stretcher bearer at Pozieres and at Mouquet Farm during the First World War. He was mentioned in despatches for 'his excellent work as a stretcher-bearer August 13th-16th 1916, under heavy fire.'
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