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Accession Number | S02051 |
Collection type | Sound |
Measurement | 24 min 22 sec |
Object type | Oral history |
Physical description | audio cassette; TDK D90; mono |
Maker |
John Kerr Unknown Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office |
Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Camberwell |
Date made | 28 June 1994 |
Access | Open |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial This item is licensed under CC BY-NC |
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. |
Trooper John Kerr interviewed about his experiences in 4th Light Horse Regiment during the First World War
Description
Discusses: early life; enlistment March 1917; attitude to war; Port Said; climate and shortage of water in Egypt; first action; friends wounded and taken Prisoner of War (POW); captured German supplies; armistice; convalescence in Alexandria; return to Australia June 1919; post war training and employment; marriage and family; recreational activities.
A transcript of this recording may be available. For further information please contact the Sound section.
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Trooper John Kerr interviewed about his experiences in 4th Light Horse Regiment during the First World War