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| Accession Number | S02040 |
| Collection type | Sound |
| Measurement | 43 min 55 sec |
| Object type | Oral history |
| Physical description | C90 Cassette |
| Maker |
Eastham, Edward D Unknown Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Blackburn South |
| Date made | 8 July 1994 |
| 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. |
Driver Edward D. Eastham relates his experiences with the 3rd Division Artillery Column during the First World War
Description
Edward Eastham discusses: early life; prewar employment; enlistment in December 1915; training at Codford Britain; impressions of France; mud; detonation of Messines mines in 1917; recalls the Somme, Passchendaele and Ypres; Australian Rules football; leave in Britain; Armistice and feelings about peace; marriage and children; work with the railways; interest in athletics; work at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics; opinion of the young people today; Church work; family. END TAPE
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Driver Edward D. Eastham relates his experiences with the 3rd Division Artillery Column during the First World War