William Hunt Smith talks about his experiences in 6th Battalion AIF during the First World War

Places	Europe: Belgium, Flanders, West-Vlaanderen, Ypres Europe: Belgium, Flanders, West-Vlaanderen, Ypres, Menin Road Europe: France, Picardie, Somme, Albert Bapaume Area, Pozieres Area, Pozieres Europe: France, Picardie, Somme, Bapaume Cambrai Area, Bullecourt Europe: France, Picardie, Somme, Bapaume Cambrai Area, Lagnicourt Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli
Accession Number	S02069
Collection type	Sound
Measurement	48 min 29 sec
Object type	Oral history
Physical description	audio cassette; Ferric C-90; mono
Maker	Smith, William Hunt Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office
Place made	Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Elsternwick
Date made	11 July 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.

Description

Discusses: early life; prewar employment; enlistment in the AIF July 1915; brother enlisted in the AIF served at Gallipoli and killed at Pozieres; mateship; rations; mud; life in the trenches; fought at Lagnicourt and Bullecourt; saw the Ypres Cathedral; wounded on the way to the Menin Road; repatriated to Australia April 1918; discharged December 1918; post war employment; marriage and family; hobbies and recreational activities.