Ronald D. Austin relates his experiences as a boy sailor telegrapher in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) during the First World War and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) during the Second World War

Accession Number	S02025
Collection type	Sound
Measurement	55 min 47 sec
Object type	Oral history
Physical description	audio cassette; ACME C60; mono
Maker	Austin, Ronald D Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office
Place made	Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Blackburn South
Date made	17 June 1994
Access	Open
Conflict	Second World War, 1939-1945 First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright	Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
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.

Description

Ronald Austin (6195) discusses : early life; reasons for enlistment in Royal Australian Navy (RAN); war experience; post war training; discharge from RAN 1927; the Depression; enlistment in Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) 1931; marriage and family; discharge in 1955; post war life; work with Legacy.

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