| Places | |
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| Accession Number | S00570 |
| Collection type | Sound |
| Measurement | 1 hr 58 min |
| Object type | Oral history |
| Physical description | audio cassette; TDK D60; stereo |
| Maker |
Wainewright, Herbert George Lewis (Bert) Wall, Brian Wall, Brian |
| Place made | Australia: Western Australia, Perth, East Victoria Park |
| Date made | 28 March 1989 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| 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. |
| Source credit to | The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the war of 1939-45 |
Herbert George Lewis (Bert) Wainewright, as a Lance Corporal, 2/28th Battalion and POW in Italy, interviewed by Brian Wall for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archives of Australia in the War of 1939-45
Description
Discussing pre-war employment; enlistment in army; posting to Middle East as reinforcement for 2/28th Battalion; training in Palestine, battles at El Alamein; Battle at Ruin Ridge; capture by Germans; torpedoing of the Nino Bixio; arrival at Italian POW camp at Altamura; transfer to Udine Camp; camp conditions; escape plan; escape and re-capture by Italian forces; return to POW camp; escape; meeting with Italian partisan group and subsequent activities; repatriation; homecoming reception.
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