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| Accession Number | S00574 |
| Collection type | Sound |
| Measurement | 2 hr |
| Object type | Oral history |
| Physical description | audio cassette; TDK D60; two track mono |
| Maker |
Sprod, Michael Thow, Maxwell Edwin |
| Date made | 17 April 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 |
Maxwell Edwin Thow, Sergeant 2/12th Battalion, interviewed by Michael Sprod for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archives of Australia in the War of 1939-45
Description
Discussing pre-war employment; reasons for enlistment in army; army training at Brighton Camp; duties as Sergeant at Headquarters of 2/12th Battalion; relationships between Tasmanians and Queenslanders in Battalion; embarkation for Middle East via England; Tobruk Campaign especially night attacks of May 3 and 4 1941 and the inadequacy of planning; evacuation from Tobruk; return of battalion to Australia; New Guinea campaigns; medical evacuation; Soldier Settler Scheme.
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