Robert Alfred John (Bob) Bloomfield, (NX99651), Aboriginal serviceman 2/4th Field Regiment, interviewed by Dr Peter Read for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45.

Accession Number	S00519
Collection type	Sound
Measurement	3 hr
Object type	Oral history
Physical description	Cassette
Maker	Bloomfield, Robert Alfred John (Bob) Read, Peter
Date made	12 December 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 education; employment; conscription; racial issues; Aborigines; leave; discipline; embarkation; army; 2/4th Field Regiment; Militia American relations; friendly fire incident; jungle operations; Japanese prisoners of war (POWs); casualties; relations with native carriers; ANGAU; Returned Services League (RSL); mateship. Mentions Aitape, Papua New Guinea; New Ireland, Rabual.

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