Interview with Tom Lowah, a Torres Strait Islander servicemen, by Robert Hall about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians and their military service during the Second World War and conditions at home at the time.

Places	Oceania: Australia, Queensland, Moa Island Oceania: Australia, Queensland, North Queensland, Torres Strait, Thursday Island
Accession Number	S04625
Collection type	Sound
Measurement	41 min 35 sec
Object type	To be confirmed
Physical description	1/4 inch sound tape reel; BASF; 7 1/2 ips/19 cm.s; stereo; 5 inch
Maker	Lowah, Thomas Hall, Robert Anthony (Bob) Lowah, Tom
Date made	22 October 1986
Access	Open - view only
Conflict	Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright	Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
Copying Provisions	Copyright restrictions apply. Permission of copyright holder required for any use and/or reproduction.

Description

Q267678 Corporal Thomas (Tom) Lowah, a Torres Strait Islander man who served as a Corporal with the Torres Strait Islander Infantry Battalion during the Second World War. The interview is conducted by Robert Hall. During the interview they discuss recruitment; strike for higher wages; what was happening back home; Charles Frederick Mayne Godtschalk; training.

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