| Accession Number | S05027 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Sound |
| Object type | Oral history |
| Physical description | digital audio file |
| Maker |
Wade, John James Joseph James, Karl Australian War Memorial Preston, Lenny |
| Date made | 22 October 2010 |
| 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. |
| Source credit to | AWM Oral History Program |
John James Joseph Wade, as a Corporal, 2/28 Battalion, Middle East, 1941-1942, interviewed by Dr Karl James
Description
JJ Wade discussed his enlistement; service in Tobruk; food rations; moving from Tobruk to Syria; leave in Cairo; daily routine with an "ack-ack" platoon in Tobruk; propaganda leaflet drops in Tobruk; the Tobruk front-line; photography; El Alamein; snow in Syria; returning to Western Australia and going on leave; Lae and Finschhafen; relationship with Officers.
A transcript of this recording may be available. For further information please contact the Sound section.