| Accession Number | S01051 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Sound |
| Measurement | 2 hr 5 min |
| Object type | Oral history |
| Physical description | audio cassette; TDK AR60; two track mono |
| Maker |
Smith, William (Bill) Martin, Harry |
| Date made | 5 June 1991 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Status to be assessed |
| 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 |
William "Bill" Smith, as a corporal, 2/8th Battalion, interviewed by Harry Martin for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45
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(VX12603) Corporal William "Bill" Smith interivewed by Harry Martin about his service in the Second World War. He discusses growing up in Collingwood; Melbourne; Step Parents; working at Kilmany Park; estranged brother; Boxing; Poetry; break out of war; enlistment; Greece; 2/8th Battalion; Danmap River, Papua New Guinea; Ambon; Larrikinism; Fighting Italians; Communist; Crete; Rivalry between units; prisoners of war; Voyage to the Middle East; VD; Homosexuality; Attitude toward the Arabs; Fear of Bayonets; Burg el Arab; Tobruk; Syria; Patriotism on the Home front; Communist Party; Military discipline; RSL; Fascism.
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