| Place | Europe: France |
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| Accession Number | S01634 |
| Collection type | Sound |
| Measurement | 15 min 31 sec |
| Object type | Oral history |
| Physical description | audio cassette; brand unknown; mono |
| Maker |
Kennett, Benjamin Howard Douglas and Audrey Whitrow |
| Date made | 28 April 1977 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| 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. |
Benjamin Howard Kennett , private 43rd Infantry Battalion AIF, France 1916-1918 relates his participation in the shooting down of Baron Von Richthofen's aircraft.
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Benjamin Kennett relates the shooting down of Red Baron; Richthofen's aircraft flew low over the position of the 43rd Infantry Battalion in heavy fog; a number of rifles fired first then machine guns from 3rd Machine Gun Battalion; bullet wound in head of Richthofen and the removal of his watch for return to Germany; other recollections include being runner for signallers; observer; false report of German tank; mentions Captain Freeman. INTERVIEW NOT FORMALLY CONCLUDED
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