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| Accession Number | S01686 |
| Collection type | Sound |
| Measurement | 1 hr 60 min |
| Object type | Oral history |
| Physical description | audio cassette; TDK AD60; mono |
| Maker |
Sennett, Henry Percival Anderson, James Noel |
| Place made | Australia: Western Australia, Derby |
| Date made | 13 September 1990 |
| 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. |
Henry Percival Sennett (20199) as a gunner and signaller 108th Howitzer Battery, 3rd Division, France, 1915-1919, interviewed by Mr James Noel Anderson
Description
Joining the artillery; training as a signaller; memories of friend Eric Anderson; first battle experience in France; seeing Richthofen shot down; gas attacks; living conditions and food in France; Armistice; running communication wires; court marshalled for shooting a mule which kicked him in the face, sentenced to 90 days in a British military prison; returning to Australia; returning to civilian life; the Depression; joining the Air Force at the outbreak of the Second World War.
A transcript of this recording may be available. For further information please contact the Sound section.
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Henry Percival Sennett (20199) as a gunner and signaller 108th Howitzer Battery, 3rd Division, France, 1915-1919, interviewed by Mr James Noel Anderson
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Henry Percival Sennett (20199) as a gunner and signaller 108th Howitzer Battery, 3rd Division, France, 1915-1919, interviewed by Mr James Noel Anderson