Charles C. Fisher relates his experiences as a private with 5th Battalion AIF during the First World War

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Accession Number S02043
Collection type Sound
Measurement 27 min 27 sec
Object type Oral history
Physical description audio cassette; Ferric C-90; mono
Maker Fisher, Charles C
Unknown
Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office
Fisher, Charles C
Place made Australia: Victoria, Warracknabeal
Date made 13 July 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

Charles Fisher discusses: early life; prewar employment; enlistment March 1916; training in Egypt; complete training at Etaples; wounded at Pozieres; battle at St Martin's Wood; reaction to Armistice; return to Australia in 1919; joined a Repatriation Vocational Training course in bricklaying; worked at a brewery; retirement; marriage and children; leisure activities. END TAPE

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