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| Accession Number | S02053 |
| Collection type | Sound |
| Measurement | 47 min 18 sec |
| Object type | Oral history |
| Physical description | audio cassette; Ferric C-90; mono |
| Maker |
Macumber, George Unknown |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Ringwood East |
| Date made | 13 July 1994 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| 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. |
Private George Macumber discusses his experiences in 11th Machine Gun Company during the First World War interviewed by Kylie McKenzie
Description
Discusses: early life; prewar employment; enlistment June 1916; attitude to war; troop transport; stays at Sierra Leone; plays two up; training on machine guns; Passchendaele; mud; France; wounded by artillery shell Broodseinde Ridge; casualty clearing stations (CCS); leave in London; return to Australia April 1918; postwar employment; marriage and family.
A transcript of this recording may be available. For further information please contact the Sound section.
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Private George Macumber discusses his experiences in 11th Machine Gun Company during the First World War interviewed by Kylie McKenzie