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| Accession Number | S01982 |
| Collection type | Sound |
| Measurement | 1 hr 9 min |
| Object type | Oral history |
| Physical description | audio cassette; SONY EF 90; mono |
| Maker |
Unicomb, Abram Unicomb, Ivan |
| Date made | 8 May 1980 |
| 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. |
Abram Unicomb as a private 41st Infantry Battalion AIF, France 1916-1918, interviewed by Ivan Unicomb
Description
Unicomb speaks of his shooting at Captain Baron Manfred von Richthofen (The Red Baron), near Corbie, France, 21 April 1918; aerial combat; the supply of rations and water to troops; some of the weapons and equipment being used at the time; the difficulty in finding one's way about in areas near the Front; his description of an artillery barrage; German prisoners of war; his experience of the battles at Hamel and Peronne; being wounded in the head and evacuated to England; repatriation, by ship, during which deaths from disease (meningitis and influenza) resulted in burials at sea; his arrival in Sydney and being quarantined; the post-First World War influenza epidemic.
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Abram Unicomb as a private 41st Infantry Battalion AIF, France 1916-1918, interviewed by Ivan Unicomb
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Abram Unicomb as a private 41st Infantry Battalion AIF, France 1916-1918, interviewed by Ivan Unicomb