Accession Number | S02314 |
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Collection type | Sound |
Object type | Oral history |
Physical description | audio cassette; SONY HF 120; PHILIPS FE-I 90; two track mono |
Maker |
Honner, Hyacinth Ralph (Jump) Brune, Peter |
Date made | 11 November 1988 |
Access | Open |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial![]() |
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. |
Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Hyacinth (Jump) Honner, WX15 interviewed by Peter Brune
Ralph Hyacinth Honner as Lieutenant Colonel 39th Battalion, New Guinea, 1942-1943, interviewed by the author Peter Brune as research for his books on Second World War New Guinea conflicts.
A transcript of this recording may be available. For further information please contact the Sound section.
Ralph Honner discusses Isurava (especially the maps for Brune's book 'Those Ragged Bloody Heros'); the general situation at Isurava; Nye's arrival from the 2/24th; the ground at Eora Creek; Japanese tactics at Isurava; Brune's theory on Pott's use of three battalions of the 21st Brigade to re-take Kokoda; his views on the 2/14th and of Challen; cut off elements of the 2/14th at Isurava; this thoughts on taking over the 39th at Isurava; views on Cameron; the withdrawal from Deniki; Brigade Hill; high command regarding Kokoda; the 39th's first attack at Gona and his thoughts on Bidstrup; discussion on the 21st Brigade attacks at Gona; command structure at Gona vs normal command structure; keeping the AIf in the Middle East and general thoughts.
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