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| Accession Number | S03732 |
| Collection type | Sound |
| Measurement | 34 min 40 sec |
| Object type | Oral history |
| Physical description | audio cassette; TDK SA90; mono |
| Maker |
Bottoms, Timothy D R |
| Date made | 1980 |
| 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. |
(3216) Private John Cyrus (Jack) Sykes as a private 55th Battalion, France, 1916-1919, interviewed by Dr Timothy Bottoms
Description
Enlistment; tried to join with Snowy River March but parents sent him back to work; why he joined; reaction to serving on Western Front; comments on images portrayed of Western Front in modern films; burying the dead; shell shock; his job as a company runner; reaction to end of the war; feelings on return to Australia; got his old job back; attitude of English officers to Australian troops; reflections on result of First and Second World Wars.
A transcript of this recording may be available. For further information please contact the Sound section.
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(3216) Private John Cyrus (Jack) Sykes as a private 55th Battalion, France, 1916-1919, interviewed by Dr Timothy Bottoms