| Accession Number | S04939 |
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| Collection type | Sound |
| Measurement | 1 hr 6 min |
| Object type | Oral history |
| Physical description | digital audio tape (DAT); EMTEC DM 94 |
| Maker |
McRae, Robert |
| Date made | 5 June 2010 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Period 2000-2009 Iraq, 2003-2013 |
| 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. |
Robert Torrens McRae, as an artist and Official Naval Artist with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) 2005-2008, interviewed by Edith Swift.
Description
June 2005 Bob McRae drew and photographed the commissioning of HMAS Armidale at Darwin Naval Base; February 2006 drew and photographed on board HMAS Townsville during Operation Ocean Protector off Jervis Bay, NSW. February 2007 drew and photographed the F1-11's at Amberley Air Force Base in Queensland for later paintings. January 2008, Official Artist for the RAN, Naval History Unit Persian Gulf, tasked to paint, draw and photograph events in the Persian Gulf, mainly onboard HMAS Arunta during patrols near Iraq.
A transcript of this recording may be available. For further information please contact the Sound section.
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Robert Torrens McRae, as an artist and Official Naval Artist with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) 2005-2008, interviewed by Edith Swift.