Percival Baxter relates his experiences as a gunner in the 3rd Field Artillery Brigade during the First World War

Accession Number S02028
Collection type Sound
Measurement 28 min 41 sec
Object type Oral history
Physical description audio cassette; BASF; mono
Maker Baxter, Percival
Unknown
Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office
Place made Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, McCrae
Date made 20 June 1994
Access Open
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
Creative Commons License This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
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Description

Percival Baxter discusses: early life; pre-war work; prior military experience; enlistment; impressions of France; injured at front; attitude to war; return to Australia; post war employment; marriage; travel; attitude to life; recreational activities

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