Gunner Albert Roy Kyle interviewed about his experiences in 6th Battalion AIF during the First World War

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Accession Number S02052
Collection type Sound
Measurement 59 min 8 sec
Object type Oral history
Physical description audio cassette; ACME C60; mono
Maker Kyle, Albert Roy
Mills, Kerry
Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office
Place made Australia: Victoria, Whittington
Date made 22 June 1994
Access Open
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
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Description

Discusses: early life; prewar employment; enlistment June 1915; parent's attitude to enlistment; training at Seymour; Gallipoli; wounded by artillery shell in France; boxing; theatre; return to Australia October 1918; civilians reaction to soldiers; hospitalised for six months due to war injuries; career in banking; marriage and family.
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