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| Accession Number | S01048 |
| Collection type | Sound |
| Measurement | 4 hr 8 min |
| Object type | Oral history |
| Physical description | audio cassette; TDK AR60; mono |
| Maker |
Gudgeon, Walter Stanley (Wal) Martin, Harry |
| Date made | 30 May 1991 and 3 June 1991 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Period 1910-1919 Period 1930-1939 Second World War, 1939-1945 Period 1920-1929 First World War, 1914-1918 Period 1900-1909 Period 1940-1949 |
| 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 |
Walter 'Wal' Stanley Gudgeon (VX4934) as a Lieutenant, the 2/8th Battalion, 1940-1943, interviewed by Harry Martin for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-1945
Description
Born in England 1904, one of seven children, early working life in England, travels to Australia on Orsova on 10 pound assisted passage, being a child in England during the First World War, joins CMF transfers to AIF as WO1 quartermaster, serves in Middle East, Egypt, Libya, Greece, Crete. Describes German paratroop landings on Crete. Troops didn't regard German soldiers as superior. Australians had great self esteem but were let down by lack of equipment and supplies. Evacuation of surviving forces to Egypt. Recuperates, doesn't rejoin 2/8th but serves in depot stores. Returns to Australia in 1943 on HMT Redula, terrible conditions on board.
History / Summary
Born in England 1904, one of seven children, early working life in England, travels to Australia on Orsova on 10 pound assisted passage, joins CMF transfers to AIF as WO1 quartermaster, serves in Middle East, Egypt, Libya, Greece, Crete. Describes German paratroop landings on Crete. Troops didn't regard German soldiers as superior. Australians had great self esteem but were let down by lack of equipment and supplies. Evacuation of surviving forces to Egypt. Recuperates, doesn't rejoin 2/8th but serves in depot stores. Returns to Australia in 1943 on HMT Redula, terrible conditions on board.
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