| Place | Europe: France |
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| Accession Number | S02055 |
| Collection type | Sound |
| Measurement | 34 min 19 sec |
| Object type | Oral history |
| Physical description | audio cassette; C90 Cassette; mono |
| Maker |
McIvor, Percy Unknown Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Echuca |
| Date made | 25 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. |
Private Percy McIvor interviewed about his experiences in 38th Battalion AIF during the First World War
Description
Discusses: early life; prewar employment; enlistment February 1916; training; attitude to war; impressions of France; mud; awarded the Military Medal 1917; trench raid; wounded in arm; rescues drowning man from sea; returned to Australia July 1917; Armistice; postwar employment; owned a soldier settlement farm; 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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Private Percy McIvor interviewed about his experiences in 38th Battalion AIF during the First World War