| Accession Number | AWM2018.572.45 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Sound |
| Object type | Oral history |
| Physical description | audio cassette; TEAC CDX1 |
| Maker |
Mickan, Douglas Melvyn Mickan, Ruth Houghton, Alison Viney |
| Place made | Australia: South Australia, Renmark |
| Date made | 27 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. |
Douglas Melvyn Mickan as a private, 2/3 Battalion, 1940-1946, and Ruth Mickan, interviewed by Alison Viney Houghton
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SX6229 Private (Pte) Douglas Melvyn Mickan, 2/3 Battalion, and Ruth Mickan interviewed by Alison Viney Houghton for her "The Age of Innocence 1937-1947" oral history project. Pte Micken enlisted in 2/3 Machine Gun Battalion and fought in the Syrian campaign. He toured Syria playing cornet and piano accordian as a member of a concert party. The Battalion then sailed to Oosthaven and Pte Micken was taken prisoner of war by the Japanese. He worked on the Thai-Burma Railway, and resided in the camps Hinton and Tamuang.
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Douglas Melvyn Mickan as a private, 2/3 Battalion, 1940-1946, and Ruth Mickan, interviewed by Alison Viney Houghton
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Douglas Melvyn Mickan as a private, 2/3 Battalion, 1940-1946, and Ruth Mickan, interviewed by Alison Viney Houghton