A Blue Orchid Cook's Tour : the war memories of John Ireland / as told to Caroline Hutton - June/July 2017.

Collection type	Library
Author	Ireland, John, 1924-. Poetry Selections. English 2017. 1924-, author.; Bos, Chaille, editor. chailletbos@gmail.com.; Hutton, Caroline, writer., compiler.; Ireland, John, 1924-. Poetry Selections. English 2017.; Magee, John Gillespie Jr, Pilot Officer, 192
Call Number	940.544994 I65
Document type	Monograph
Year	2017. 017.
Pagination	127 pages : photographs, portraits, facsimilies, maps ; 22 cm.
Publisher	Goodway Print Group,
Note	Squadron Royal Air Force Insignia.--Front and back cover. With my parent's permission, I joined the RAAF on 9th October 1942, my eighteenth birthday. Some parents refused to let their boys sign up, but my mother knew I'd made up my mind from the age of sixteen and she didn't stand in my way. I headed down to the RAAF Russell Street recruitment building and lined up with hundreds of other new recruits. We were put through dozens of medical tests and aptitude tests, many of which we'd done in air cadets. Eventually I was chosen. Not everyone got through those early stages, so it was a relief to get through. I felt excited and lucky that my dream appeared to finally be coming true. General.
Place made	Geelong, (VIC) :

Abstract

''High Flight'' -- Preface -- Foreword by Alex McDonald -- Chapter 1. Back to the beginning -- Chapter 2. World War Two breaks out -- Chapter 3. Training at home -- Chapter 4. Off Overseas -- Chapter 5. Training in Britain -- Chapter 6. Transport Command - - Chapter 7. My Service with no.575 Squadron -- Chapter 8. The War ends -- Chapter 9. Afterwards -- Chapter 10. The rest of the story - in brief -- Chapter 11. What happened to? -- Chapter 12. Other bits and pieces -- Chapter 13. Last thoughts --Chapter 1 4. Flight Lieutenant Impey''s poem.