| Place | Asia: Singapore |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | AWM2018.572.15 |
| Collection type | Sound |
| Object type | Oral history |
| Physical description | audio cassette; TEAC CDX60 |
| Maker |
Darwin, Kenneth Harold |
| Place made | Australia: South Australia, Adelaide, Eden Hills |
| Date made | 17 October 2001 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
| 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 | This item has been digitised with funding provided by Commonwealth Government. |
Kenneth Harold Darwin as a driver, 2/2 Reserve Motor Transport Company, 1941-1946 interviewed by Alison Viney Houghton
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SX10941 Driver Kenneth Harold Darwin, 2/2 Reserve Motor Transport Company, interviewed by by Alison Viney Houghton for her "The Age of Innocence 1937-1947" oral history project. Topics discussed include: his prewar job as a teacher; his recruitment and training; his friend SX8351 Lloyd George Ridge, whose leg was amputated; travelling in convoy aboard the Queen Mary; propaganda such as Lord Haw Haw and Tokyo Rose; transport in Singapore and riding motorbikes as a despatch rider ('DonR').
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