| Accession Number | S04103 |
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| Collection type | Sound |
| Measurement | 57 min 33 sec |
| Object type | Oral history |
| Physical description | audio cassette; HITACHI C60; mono |
| Maker |
Ewart, Archibald Clyde Menzies |
| Date made | 17 May 1982 |
| 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. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction. |
NX498 Archibald Clyde Menzies Ewart as a Major, 2/20 Battalion and prisoner of the Japanese, 1941-45, interviewed by Donald Wall
Description
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 to units; Ewart wounded in neck; motorbike blown up and received shrapnel injuries; missing CO; help from locals; three days in hospital; 12 February 1942 returned to duty wearing found and borrowed clothing and equipment; delegation to Bill Gaden; 44th Indian Brigade; hard time convincing division headquarters of events; returned to unit; fate of officers; Don Wall explains his reasons for writing the book and the direction of profits.
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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