| Accession Number | S05755 |
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| Collection type | Sound |
| Object type | Oral history |
| Physical description | Tape 5" (Brand Unknown) |
| Maker |
Binns, Georgina Mary |
| Place made | Australia: Tasmania, Hobart |
| Date made | 11 January 1986 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| 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 Grant Scheme 1986 - 1987 |
Len Millhouse interviewed by Georgina Binns for her Project : Music of the Boer War and First World War
Description
Len Millhouse, age 86, interviewed by Georgina Binns in Moonah, Hobart. Len volunteered for the Light Horse and then enlisted in the infantry and went to Glasgow where meningitis the black flu broke out. He went to France in 1917 and was promoted to Lance Corporal. He recalls memories of donating blood for a blood transfusion for another soldier, George Mawson, and the connection they retained after the war. Len Millhouse sings at the end of the interview.
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Len Millhouse interviewed by Georgina Binns for her Project : Music of the Boer War and First World War