| Accession Number | S00707 |
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| Collection type | Sound |
| Measurement | 1 hr 54 min |
| Object type | Oral history |
| Physical description | audio cassette; TDK AD60; two track mono |
| Maker |
Bell, Alexander (Alex) |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Earlwood |
| Date made | 13 July 1989 |
| 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 | The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the war of 1939-45 |
Alexander 'Alex' Bell, as a Lieutenant, 55/53rd Battalion, interviewed by Daniel Connell for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45
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Alexander 'Alex' Bell, as a Lieutenant, 55/53rd Battalion, recalls his early life and enlistment, comraderie with fellow battalion members, deployment to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea and Bougainville; preparedness of troops for conflict in a jungle landscape, death of friends through enemy action and illness, official censorship of correspondence with home; relations with Americans; reflections on post war life including veterans' associations and family involvement.
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