| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | MSS0791 |
| Collection type | Manuscript |
| Measurement | 1 item |
| Object type | Manuscript |
| Maker |
Hoddinott, Rupert Uriah |
| Date made | 1914-1945 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM315 419/030/023 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 First World War, 1914-1918 |
| 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. |
Hoddinott, Rupert Uriah, Squadron Leader
Description
Autobiographical account of the military (1914-1918 and 1939-1945 wars) and Department of Civil Aviation service of Rupert Uriah Hoddinott. Provides family history, life before the war, pre war enlistment in the Regular Army Topographical Section of Royal Australian Engineers, he describes the methods used, joins Signal Troops of 1st Light Horse Brigade AIF as a despatch rider, voyage to Egypt and description of the Sydney - Emden battle, the Battle of the Wassir, transfer to the Royal Field Artillery, training as a gunner, commissioning in the Royal Flying Corps 1917 and training as an air gunner. Gives an opinion of British soldiers, the local Arabs and the variety of planes he flew. Describes his post war work in the Department of Civil Aviation and surveys for aerodromes, then his work as CO of the Works and Building Branch of the Royal Australian Air Force in Port Moreseby.