| Accession Number | S00762 |
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| Collection type | Sound |
| Measurement | 1 hr 46 min |
| Object type | Oral history |
| Physical description | TDK AD60 Cassette |
| Maker |
Morris, Matthew 'Matty' Martin, Harry |
| Date made | 9 January 1990 |
| 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 |
Matthew 'Matty' Morris, as a Wiper, Merchant Navy, interviewed by Harry Martin for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45.
Description
Matthew Morris worked in the ship's engine room as a Wiper, cleaning up oil spray and helping the engineers. He was on board the Australian Hospital Ship (AHS) Centaur when she was hit and sunk in May 1943, and survived on the same lifeboat as Sister Savage.
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