| Accession Number | S04068 |
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| Collection type | Sound |
| Measurement | 44 min 46 sec |
| Object type | Oral history |
| Physical description | audio cassette; TDK AD90; two track mono |
| Maker |
Buchanan, William Reginald |
| Date made | 7 November 1984 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
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| Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Permission of copyright holder required for any use and/or reproduction. |
William Reginald Buchanan (NX45079) as a Corporal, 2/20 Battalion and prisoner of the Japanese, 1941-45, interviewed by Frank Hole.
Description
Talks of of Fukuika (Number 2B) POW camp known as "Nagasaki"; locals hiding arms in coffins, eating food left on graves, Captain 'Yate's dates', travel from Kobi to Fukuoka coal mines 11 May, sound and smoke of atom bomb on Nagasaki, aftermath and effects; arrived in Japan on Kamukura Maru; Frank Hole describes train trip from Nagaski; reception by Americans after release from camp, Red Cross girls, back in Sydney Harbour 13 October; meeting Lord Mountbatten.
A transcript of this recording may be available. For further information please contact the Sound section.
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William Reginald Buchanan (NX45079) as a Corporal, 2/20 Battalion and prisoner of the Japanese, 1941-45, interviewed by Frank Hole.