| Place | Europe: Western Front |
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| Accession Number | S02045 |
| Collection type | Sound |
| Measurement | 55 min 16 sec |
| Object type | Oral history |
| Physical description | ACME C90 Cassette |
| Maker |
Gilbert, August Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Albert Park |
| Date made | 14 June 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 August Gilbert interviewed about his experiences with the 8th Field Artillery Brigade during the First World War
Description
Discusses: early life; brothers enlist; enlist AIF July 1915; impressions of war; gassed; injured in leg; at Casualty Clearing Station (CCS) when it was bombed; discharged in Britain and worked in a munitions factory; armistice; return to Australia on SS St Alban's; visit Bombay; marriage; postwar employment; family.
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Driver August Gilbert interviewed about his experiences with the 8th Field Artillery Brigade during the First World War