Arthur Mowbray Wilson discusses his service in the Royal New Zealand Army, 1914-1918, and later the Australian army, 1940-1943, in an interview with John Clements

Accession Number S00301
Collection type Sound
Measurement 4 hr 16 min
Object type Oral history
Physical description audio cassette; HITACHI C60; mono
Maker Wilson, Arthur Mowbray
Clements, John
Grand Specialities
Date made 13 May 1980 - 15 June 1980
Access Open
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
First World War, 1914-1918
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Description

Wilson enlisted in the Wellington Regiment, New Zealand Army on 17 August 1914, serving on Gallipoli and later in Belgium, reaching the rank of sergeant. He emigrated to Western Australia in the 1920s and enlisted in the 2nd AIF on 26 April 1940, reaching the rank of lance corporal with the 2/1 Machine Gun Battalion. He was discharged on 22 March 1943.

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