John Ross Scribner, as an ordinary seaman, HMAS Hobart, interviewed by Daniel Connell, for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45.

Accession Number S00514
Collection type Sound
Measurement 2 hr 3 min
Object type Oral history
Physical description Cassette
Maker Scribner, John Ross (Ross)
Date made 7 January 1989
Access Open
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
Creative Commons License This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
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Source credit to The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the war of 1939-45
Description

Discusses training; HMAS Hobart; leisure; sea trials; submarines; aircraft recognition; Australian American relations; United States Navy (USN); discipline; food and supplies; Sydney wharf strike; officer crew relations; stress; religion; Australian Filipino relations; radar; Kamikaze attacks; typhoon; peace treaty; medical facilities; naval slang and swearing; HMAS Adelaide, HMAS Stewart; Royal Navy (RN). Mentions Flinders Naval Depot, Port Phillip, VIC; Sydney, Jervis Bay, NSW; Subic Bay, Manila, Philippines; Balikpapan, Labuan, Tarakan, Borneo; Wewak, Papua New Guinea; Tokyo, Japan; Captain Dowling.

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