Major Stanley "Tex" Morton, Salvation Army Philanthropic Welfare worker, interviewed by Gail Winkworth for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archives of Australia in the War of 1939-45

Places	Africa: Egypt, Suez Canal, Ismailia Africa: North Africa, Libya, Tripolitana Asia: Borneo, North Borneo Asia: Japan, Nagasaki Asia: Malaysia, Labuan Asia: Netherlands East Indies, Halmahera Island, Morotai Island Asia: Philippines, Luzon, Manila Middle East Oceania: Australia, Queensland, North Queensland, Atherton Tableland, Kairi Oceania: Australia, Queensland, North Queensland, Atherton Tableland, Ravenshoe Oceania: New Guinea1, Huon Peninsula, Finschhafen, Finschhafen area Oceania: New Guinea1, Huon Peninsula, Finschhafen, Sattelberg Area Oceania: New Guinea1, Huon Peninsula, Song Valley, Song River, Kuanko Oceania: New Guinea1, Huon Peninsula, Wareo Oceania: New Guinea1, Papua New Guinea, Morobe Province, Lae
Accession Number	S00575
Collection type	Sound
Measurement	2 hr 25 min
Object type	Oral history
Physical description	TDK D60 Cassette
Place made	Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Kyle Bay
Date made	16 May 1989
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

Discussing pre-war Salvation Army activities; rejection by Salvation Army of combined churches war effort; appointment to work on Red Shield activities; inter-denominational relations; posting to Army Training Camp, Dubbo, NSW; embarkation for Middle East; work with 9th Division AT Tewfik; pastoral duties; burial services; role as censor; return to Australia; jungle training at Kairi Camp, Queensland; invasion of Red Beach, Lae; heroism of Australian troops; Finschhafen and low morale of Australian troops; promotion; appointment to Divisional Headquarters; planning for invasion of Borneo; action on Labuan; rehabilitation work with Australian prisoners of war; converts; reactions to bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

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