Frank Clark, as a private, relates his experiences during the First World War

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Accession Number S02034
Collection type Sound
Measurement 27 min 55 sec
Object type Oral history
Physical description audio cassette; BASF; mono
Maker Clark, Frank
Unknown
Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office
Place made Australia: Victoria, Ballarat
Date made 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

Frank Clark discusses his enlistment in Ballarat; Egypt; father's reaction to enlistment; France; fun; duty on a machine gun post; marching; reconnaissance duties; opinion of Germans; return to Australia; discharge in 1919; post war life; career as a plumber; marriage and family; effect of war on his life; retirement; interests.

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