Jack Flanagan, Corporal of 39th Battalion, interviewed by Harry Martin for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45

Places	Oceania: New Guinea1, Papua New Guinea, Northern Province, Gona Oceania: New Guinea1, Papua New Guinea, Papua, Owen Stanley Range, Buna Area, Popondetta Oceania: New Guinea1, Papua New Guinea, Papua, Owen Stanley Range, Kokoda Trail Oceania: New Guinea1, Papua New Guinea, Papua, Owen Stanley Range, Kokoda Trail, Deniki Oceania: New Guinea1, Papua New Guinea, Papua, Owen Stanley Range, Kokoda Trail, Koitaki Oceania: Pacific Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Wide Bay Area, Kiep, Tol
Accession Number	S00504
Collection type	Sound
Measurement	2 hr 24 min
Object type	Oral history
Physical description	audio cassette; SONY HF 60; mono
Maker	Flanagan, James Edward (Jack)
Place made	Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, McKinnon
Date made	29 November 1988
Access	Open
Conflict	Second World War, 1939-1945
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.
Source credit to	The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the war of 1939-45

Description

Discusses childhood and early adulthood; religion; nationalism; enlistment; pacifism; Australia; army; militia; AIF / militia relations; 39th Battalion; embarkation for New Guinea; propaganda; looting; combat conditions; casualties; authority; Japanese prisoners of war (POWs); morale; health; chaplains; insubordination; SS Macdhui; homecoming. Mentions Bootless Bay, Deniki, Kokoda Trail, Gona, Popondetta, Koitaki, Papua New Guinea; Tol Plantation.