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| Accession Number | S00579 |
| Collection type | Sound |
| Measurement | 1 hr 35 min |
| Object type | Oral history |
| Physical description | audio cassette; TDK D60; two track mono |
| Maker |
Crawford, Alexander Douglas (Doug) |
| Date made | 8 May 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 |
Alexander Douglas (Doug) Crawford, as a Captain, 2/1st Anti-Tank Regiment and POW in Germany, interviewed by David McRobbie for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archives of Australia in the War of 1939-45
Description
Discussing enlistment in CMF and later AIF; 2/5th Field Regiment; conversion of 2/5th Field Regiment to 2/1st Anti-Tank Regiment; embarkation for England and deploying to Greece; capture by German forces; first POW camp at Lubeck; transfer to camp at Biberach; camp conditions; transfer to Warburg Camp; escape plans; transfer to camp at Eichstatt; escape again and recapture; transfer to Colditz Camp; prisoner classification system; camp conditions; repatriation.
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