| Accession Number | S04845 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Sound |
| Measurement | 1 hr 11 min |
| Object type | Oral history |
| Physical description | digital audio file |
| Maker |
Robertson, William Thomas 'Bill' Boyle, Michael Dorrington Boyle, Stephanie |
| Date made | 10 February 2010 |
| Access | Open |
| 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. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction. |
| Source credit to | AWM Oral History Program |
Lieutenant Colonel William "Bill" Robertson CBE OBE (Mil) MC, as a Platoon Commander, 2/8 Battalion, 1939-1947, interviewed by Michael Boyle
Description
Subjects covered in the course of the interview [with time code]:
045: 1939; joining the AIF, returning from London.
335: An interview to join the Reconnaissance Battalion,6th Division AIF.
550: 2/8 Battalion, Lt Col Mitchell.
635: Vevi ridge.
920: Retreat from Vevi Ridge.
1200: Brigadier Vasey
1400: Liaison with the French Corps, Lebanon/Syria
1729: Capt/Major Charles Spry, return to Australia.
2044: Disembarkation Adelaide, o-i-c Trams.
2137: New Guinea/Toowoomba.
2346: Lt Col Mitchell
2650 Gen Freyberg
2730: Gen Vasey; GSO1 7th Division.
3520: Generals Blamey and Rowell.
3706: Gen Berryman.
3900: Setting up Army junior staff college, Brisbane.
4140: Gen Herring.
4425: Generals Whitelaw/Kenny, Markham Valley.
4607: Dismissal of US Divisional commander.
4700: Impression of US operations.
4910: Selection for UK, seconded to the British Army.
5135: Service with the 50th Division as GSO1.
5350: Gen Graham.
5500: Gen Montgomery.
5540: Gen Horrocks.
5550: Colonels Pollard and Wells.
6000:Impressions of the Australian/British armies.
6140: Changes in the Australian Army, 1939/44.
6300: Staff training.
6410: Army Office, London.
7056: End of interview.
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Lieutenant Colonel William "Bill" Robertson CBE OBE (Mil) MC, as a Platoon Commander, 2/8 Battalion, 1939-1947, interviewed by Michael Boyle