Australia Remembers Second World War Oral History

Series 1: Thomas Cecil Kitchen (26 August 1995)

Series number
1
Series title
Thomas Cecil Kitchen
Date
26 August 1995
Scope and content

Oral history with Thomas Cecil Kitchen who served as a trooper with the Australian Light Horse Citizens Military Force (CMF) and a flying officer with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) during the Second World War. He was a bomber pilot and he speaks about his memories of the Second World War and the Bismarck Sea Battle.

Author / Creator
Kitchen, Thomas Cecil, 1920-
Dickson, Kevin Alexander
Returned and Services League of Australia. Twin Towns Sub-Branch.
Description
1 oral history
Access restrictions
Unrestricted access
Conditions of use
You are free to use for personal research and study. For other uses see https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/understanding-copyright

Items in this series:

Interview

Unit ID
OH58/1
Item title
Interview
Scope and content

An interview with Thomas Cecil Kitchen. The interviewer is Kevin Alexander Dickson.

Description
1 audiocassette (31 minutes)
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Supporting material

Unit ID
OH58/2
Item title
Supporting material
Scope and content

Thomas Cecil Kitchen's military career record.

Description
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Series 2: Charles (Anzac) Barry (23 August 1995)

Series number
2
Series title
Charles (Anzac) Barry
Date
23 August 1995
Scope and content

Oral history with Charles (Anzac) Barry who served as a warrant officer class 2 2/6th Australian Field Regiment in the Middle East and South West Pacific Area during the Second World War. He was in artillery.

Author / Creator
Barry, Charles, 1916-
Dickson, Kevin Alexander
Returned and Services League of Australia. Twin Towns Sub-Branch.
Description
1 oral history
Access restrictions
Unrestricted access
Conditions of use
You are free to use for personal research and study. For other uses see https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/understanding-copyright

Items in this series:

Interview

Unit ID
OH58/3
Item title
Interview
Scope and content

An interview with Charles (Anzac) Barry. The interviewer is Kevin Alexander Dickson.

Description
1 audiocassette (1 hour 2 minutes)
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Supporting material

Unit ID
OH58/4
Item title
Supporting material
Scope and content

Charles (Anzac) Barry's military career record, service and casualty form and recommendation for bravery.

Description
5 pages
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Series 3: Allan Alexander (Bill) Stafford (15 September 1995)

Series number
3
Series title
Allan Alexander (Bill) Stafford
Date
15 September 1995
Scope and content

Oral history with Allan Alexander (Bill) Stafford who served as a flying officer with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and Nos 518 and 281 Squadrons Royal Air Force (RAF), North West Europe during the Second World War. He was a wireless operator and air gunner in bombers.

Author / Creator
Stafford, Allan Alexander (Bill), 1923-
Dickson, Kevin Alexander
Returned and Services League of Australia. Twin Towns Sub-Branch.
Description
1 oral history
Access restrictions
Unrestricted access
Conditions of use
You are free to use for personal research and study. For other uses see https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/understanding-copyright

Items in this series:

Interview

Unit ID
OH58/5
Item title
Interview
Scope and content

An interview with Allan Alexander (Bill) Stafford. The interviewer is Kevin Alexander Dickson.

Description
2 audiocassettes (1 hour 34 minutes)
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Digital copy available
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Supporting material

Unit ID
OH58/6
Item title
Supporting material
Scope and content

Allan Alexander (Bill) Stafford's military career record.

Description
1 page
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Series 4: Francis (Frank) William Kirkham (4 September 1995)

Series number
4
Series title
Francis (Frank) William Kirkham
Date
4 September 1995
Scope and content

Oral history with Francis (Frank) William Kirkham who served as an able seaman with the Australian Merchant Navy, South West Pacific Area during the Second World War.

Author / Creator
Kirkham, Francis William (Frank), 1927-
Dickson, Kevin Alexander
Returned and Services League of Australia. Twin Towns Sub-Branch.
Description
1 oral history
Access restrictions
Unrestricted access
Conditions of use
You are free to use for personal research and study. For other uses see https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/understanding-copyright

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Interview

Unit ID
OH58/7
Item title
Interview
Scope and content

An interview with Francis (Frank) William Kirkham. The interviewer is Kevin Alexander Dickson.

Description
1 audiocassette (1 hour 2 minutes)
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Digital copy available
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Supporting material

Unit ID
OH58/8
Item title
Supporting material
Scope and content

Francis (Frank) William Kirkham's military career record.

Description
2 pages
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Series 5: William (Bill) Maxwell Sutherland (1 September 1995)

Series number
5
Series title
William (Bill) Maxwell Sutherland
Date
1 September 1995
Scope and content

Oral history with William (Bill) Maxwell Sutherland who served as a private with the 2/23rd Australian Infantry Battalion, North Africa during the Second World War. He was a 'Tobruk Rat' (El Alemain) and was court marshalled along with five other experienced desert fighters for refusing to obey an inexperienced officer's order that may have endangered his life. He spent 18 months in jail. It took until 1974 (32 years later) before they were pardoned by the Whitlam Labor government.

Author / Creator
Sutherland, William Maxwell (Bill), 1920-
Dickson, Kevin Alexander
Returned and Services League of Australia. Twin Towns Sub-Branch.
Description
1 oral history
Access restrictions
Unrestricted access
Conditions of use
You are free to use for personal research and study. For other uses see https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/understanding-copyright

Items in this series:

Interview

Unit ID
OH58/9
Item title
Interview
Scope and content

An interview with William (Bill) Maxwell Sutherland. The interviewer is Kevin Alexander Dickson.

Description
2 audiocassettes (1 hour 34 minutes)
Additional format
Digital copy available
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Supporting material

Unit ID
OH58/10
Item title
Supporting material
Scope and content

William (Bill) Maxwell Sutherland's military career record.

Description
1 page
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Series 6: Noel Anthony Carey (29 August 1995)

Series number
6
Series title
Noel Anthony Carey
Date
29 August 1995
Scope and content

Oral history with Noel Anthony Carey who served as a corporal in the 2/3rd Independent Company later 2/3rd Australian Commando Squadron, South West Pacific Area in the Second World War.

Author / Creator
Carey, Noel Anthony, 1919-
Dickson, Kevin Alexander
Returned and Services League of Australia. Twin Towns Sub-Branch.
Description
1 oral history
Access restrictions
Unrestricted access
Conditions of use
You are free to use for personal research and study. For other uses see https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/understanding-copyright

Items in this series:

Interview

Unit ID
OH58/11
Item title
Interview
Scope and content

An interview with Noel Anthony Carey. The interviewer is Kevin Alexander Dickson.

Description
2 audiocassettes (1 hour 27 minutes)
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Supporting material

Unit ID
OH58/12
Item title
Supporting material
Scope and content

Noel Anthony Carey's military career record.

Description
1 page
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Series 7: William Hepworth (28 August 1995)

Series number
7
Series title
William Hepworth
Date
28 August 1995
Scope and content

Oral history with William Hepworth who served as a trooper with the 6th Airborne Division British Army, North West Europe in the Second World War. He was an airborne glider trooper.

Author / Creator
Hepworth, William
Dickson, Kevin Alexander
Returned and Services League of Australia. Twin Towns Sub-Branch.
Description
1 oral history
Access restrictions
Unrestricted access
Conditions of use
You are free to use for personal research and study. For other uses see https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/understanding-copyright

Items in this series:

Interview

Unit ID
OH58/13
Item title
Interview
Scope and content

An interview with William Hepworth. The interviewer is Kevin Alexander Dickson.

Description
1 audiocassette (49 minutes)
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Series 8: Robert James Dick (22 August 1995)

Series number
8
Series title
Robert James Dick
Date
22 August 1995
Scope and content

Oral history with Robert James Dick who served as a lieutenant colonel Commanding Officer with the 2/17th Australian Infantry Battalion, Middle East and South West Pacific Area in the Second World War.

Author / Creator
Dick, Robert James, 1914-
Dickson, Kevin Alexander
Returned and Services League of Australia. Twin Towns Sub-Branch.
Description
1 oral history
Additional format
Digital copy available
Access restrictions
Unrestricted access
Conditions of use
You are free to use for personal research and study. For other uses see https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/understanding-copyright

Items in this series:

Interview

Unit ID
OH58/14
Item title
Interview
Scope and content

An interview with Robert James Dick. The interviewer is Kevin Alexander Dickson.

Description
2 audiocassettes (1 hour 23 minutes)
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Supporting material

Unit ID
OH58/15
Item title
Supporting material
Scope and content

Robert James Dick's military career record.

Description
3 pages
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Series 9: Kevin James Biltoff (29 August 1995)

Series number
9
Series title
Kevin James Biltoff
Date
29 August 1995
Scope and content

Oral history with Kevin James Biltoff who served as a flight sergeant navigator with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and Bomber Command Royal Air Force (RAF), North West Europe in the Second World War.

Author / Creator
Biltoff, Kevin James
Dickson, Kevin Alexander
Returned and Services League of Australia. Twin Towns Sub-Branch.
Description
1 oral history
Access restrictions
Unrestricted access
Conditions of use
You are free to use for personal research and study. For other uses see https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/understanding-copyright

Items in this series:

Interview

Unit ID
OH58/16
Item title
Interview
Scope and content

An interview with Kevin James Biltoff. The interviewer is Kevin Alexander Dickson.

Description
1 audiocassette (38 minutes)
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Series 10: Douglas Noel Green (5 September 1995)

Series number
10
Series title
Douglas Noel Green
Date
5 September 1995
Scope and content

Oral history with Douglas Noel Green who served as a private with the 106th Casualty Clearing Station (CCS), South West Pacific Area in the Second World War.

Author / Creator
Green, Douglas Noel, 1920-
Dickson, Kevin Alexander
Returned and Services League of Australia. Twin Towns Sub-Branch.
Description
1 oral history
Access restrictions
Unrestricted access
Conditions of use
You are free to use for personal research and study. For other uses see https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/understanding-copyright

Items in this series:

Interview

Unit ID
OH58/17
Item title
Interview
Scope and content

An interview with Douglas Noel Green. The interviewer is Kevin Alexander Dickson.

Description
1 audiocassette (31 minutes)
Additional format
Digital copy available
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Supporting material

Unit ID
OH58/18
Item title
Supporting material
Scope and content

Douglas Noel Green's military career record.

Description
3 pages
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Series 11: Frank Morton Griggs (23 August 1995)

Series number
11
Series title
Frank Morton Griggs
Date
23 August 1995
Scope and content

Oral history with Frank Morton Griggs who served as a pilot with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Nos 218, 214 and 109 Squadrons Royal Air Force (RAF) and No 404 Squadron Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), North West Europe in the Second World War. He was a bomber pilot and pathfinder during the Second World War.

Author / Creator
Griggs, Frank Morton, 1921-
Dickson, Kevin Alexander
Returned and Services League of Australia. Twin Towns Sub-Branch.
Description
1 oral history
Access restrictions
Unrestricted access
Conditions of use
You are free to use for personal research and study. For other uses see https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/understanding-copyright

Items in this series:

Interview

Unit ID
OH58/19
Item title
Interview
Scope and content

An interview with Frank Morton Griggs. The interviewer is Kevin Alexander Dickson.

Description
1 audiocassette (1 hour)
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Supporting material

Unit ID
OH58/20
Item title
Supporting material
Scope and content

Frank Morton Griggs's military career record.

Description
1 page
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Series 12: Gordon Frederick Hallett (4 September 1995)

Series number
12
Series title
Gordon Frederick Hallett
Date
4 September 1995
Scope and content

Oral history with Gordon Frederick Hallett who served as a corporal with the 16th Advanced Ordnance Depot in the Second World War. He was awarded a military medal for bravery.

Author / Creator
Hallett, Gordon Frederick, 1923-
Dickson, Kevin Alexander
Returned and Services League of Australia. Twin Towns Sub-Branch.
Description
1 oral history
Access restrictions
Unrestricted access
Conditions of use
You are free to use for personal research and study. For other uses see https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/understanding-copyright

Items in this series:

Interview

Unit ID
OH58/21
Item title
Interview
Scope and content

An interview with Gordon Frederick Hallett. The interviewer is Kevin Alexander Dickson.

Description
5 audiocassettes (4 hours 59 minutes)
Additional format
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Series 13: John (Jack) Matthew O'Donnell (12 September 1995)

Series number
13
Series title
John (Jack) Matthew O'Donnell
Date
12 September 1995
Scope and content

Oral history with John (Jack) Matthew O'Donnell who served as a lieutenant with the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV), South Vietnam in the Vietnam War.

Please be advised that the stories in this interview may be explicit and horrific to some.

Author / Creator
O'Donnell, John Matthew (Jack), 1935-
Dickson, Kevin Alexander
Returned and Services League of Australia. Twin Towns Sub-Branch.
Description
1 oral history
Access restrictions
Unrestricted access
Conditions of use
You are free to use for personal research and study. For other uses see https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/understanding-copyright

Items in this series:

Interview

Unit ID
OH58/22
Item title
Interview
Scope and content

An interview with John (Jack) Matthew O'Donnell. The interviewer is Kevin Alexander Dickson.

Description
2 audiocassettes (1 hour 31 minutes)
Additional format
Digital copy available
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Supporting material

Unit ID
OH58/23
Item title
Supporting material
Scope and content

John (Jack) Matthew O'Donnell's military career record.

Description
1 page
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Series 14: Ronald Raymond Ricardo (19 February 2004)

Series number
14
Series title
Ronald Raymond Ricardo
Date
19 February 2004
Scope and content

Oral history with Ronald Raymond Ricardo who served as a stoker on the HMAS Shropshire, Royal Australian Navy, South Pacific Area in the Second World War.

Author / Creator
Ricardo, Ronald Raymond, 1924-
Millar, Dianne
Returned and Services League of Australia. Twin Towns Sub-Branch.
Description
1 oral history
Access restrictions
Unrestricted access
Conditions of use
You are free to use for personal research and study. For other uses see https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/understanding-copyright

Items in this series:

Interview

Unit ID
OH58/24
Item title
Interview
Scope and content

An interview with Ronald Raymond Ricardo. The interviewer is Dianne Millar.

Description
1 audiocassette (12 minutes 46 seconds)
Additional format
Digital copy available
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Transcript

Unit ID
OH58/25
Item title
Transcript
Scope and content

Transcript of the interview with Ronald Raymond Ricardo.

Description
1 transcript
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Supporting material

Unit ID
OH58/26
Item title
Supporting material
Scope and content

Photocopy of Ronald Raymond Ricardo's military career record.

Description
1 page
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Series 15: John Norris Parker (19 February 2004)

Series number
15
Series title
John Norris Parker
Date
19 February 2004
Scope and content

Oral history with John Norris Parker who served as a squadron leader Commanding Officer No 1 (Bomber) Operational Conversion Unit RAAF in the Korean War and the Vietnam War.

Author / Creator
Parker, John Norris
Dickson, Kevin Alexander
Returned and Services League of Australia. Twin Towns Sub-Branch.
Description
1 oral history
Access restrictions
Unrestricted access
Conditions of use
You are free to use for personal research and study. For other uses see https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/understanding-copyright

Items in this series:

Interview

Unit ID
OH58/27
Item title
Interview
Scope and content

An interview with John Norris Parker. The interviewer is Kevin Alexander Dickson.

Description
2 audiocassettes (1 hour 16 minutes)
Additional format
Digital copy available
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Supporting material

Unit ID
OH58/28
Item title
Supporting material
Scope and content

Photocopy of John Norris Parker's military career record.

Description
1 page
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Series 16: Alan Lee Potts (12 February 2004)

Series number
16
Series title
Alan Lee Potts
Date
12 February 2004
Scope and content

Oral history with Alan Lee Potts who served as an able seaman Royal Navy, South West Pacific Area in the Second World War. He was a seaman in the British Royal Navy on the HMS Ulster and speaks about his memories of naval battles in the Pacific.

Author / Creator
Potts, Alan Lee
Dickson, Kevin Alexander
Returned and Services League of Australia. Twin Towns Sub-Branch.
Description
1 oral history
Access restrictions
Unrestricted access
Conditions of use
You are free to use for personal research and study. For other uses see https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/understanding-copyright

Items in this series:

Interview

Unit ID
OH58/29
Item title
Interview
Scope and content

An interview with Alan Lee Potts. The interviewer is Kevin Alexander Dickson.

Description
1 audiocassette (39 minutes 13 seconds)
Additional format
Digital copy available
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Supporting material

Unit ID
OH58/30
Item title
Supporting material
Scope and content

Photocopy of Alan Lee Potts's military career record.

Description
1 page
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Series 17: Allan Manning Richards (17 February 2004)

Series number
17
Series title
Allan Manning Richards
Date
17 February 2004
Scope and content

Oral history with Allan Manning Richards who served as a member of the 2/13th Australian Infantry Battalion 9th Division, Middle East and South Pacific Area in the Second World War.

Author / Creator
Richards, Allan Manning, 1918-
Millar, Dianne
Returned and Services League of Australia. Twin Towns Sub-Branch.
Description
1 oral history
Access restrictions
Unrestricted access
Conditions of use
You are free to use for personal research and study. For other uses see https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/understanding-copyright

Items in this series:

Interview

Unit ID
OH58/31
Item title
Interview
Scope and content

An interview with Allan Manning Richards. The interviewer is Dianne Millar.

Description
1 audiocassette (59 minutes 58 seconds)
Additional format
Digital copy available
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Supporting material

Unit ID
OH58/32
Item title
Supporting material
Scope and content

Photocopy of Allan Manning Richards' military career record.

Description
1 page
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Series 18: Victor Tudor McMinn (31 March 2004)

Series number
18
Series title
Victor Tudor McMinn
Date
31 March 2004
Scope and content

Oral history with Victor Tudor McMinn who served as a sergeant with the No 5 Repair and Salvage Unit RAAF, South West Pacific Area in the Second World War. He escaped from Singapore, Sumatra and Java.

Author / Creator
McMinn, Victor Tudor, 1921-2013
Dickson, Kevin Alexander
Returned and Services League of Australia. Twin Towns Sub-Branch.
Description
1 oral history
Access restrictions
Unrestricted access
Conditions of use
You are free to use for personal research and study. For other uses see https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/understanding-copyright

Items in this series:

Interview

Unit ID
OH58/33
Item title
Interview
Scope and content

An interview with Victor Tudor McMinn. The interviewer is Kevin Alexander Dickson.

Description
1 audiocassette (24 minutes 39 seconds)
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Supporting material

Unit ID
OH58/34
Item title
Supporting material
Scope and content

Photocopy of Victor Tudor McMinn's military career record.

Description
1 page
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Series 19: Doris Margaret Davidson (9 February 2004)

Series number
19
Series title
Doris Margaret Davidson
Date
9 February 2004
Scope and content

Oral history with Doris Margaret Davidson (nee Devon) who served as a corporal with the Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force in the Second World War. She was a clerk in the Women's Australian Air Force and worked on many RAAF bases in Australia.

Author / Creator
Davidson, Doris Margaret
Dickson, Kevin Alexander
Returned and Services League of Australia. Twin Towns Sub-Branch.
Description
1 oral history
Access restrictions
Unrestricted access
Conditions of use
You are free to use for personal research and study. For other uses see https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/understanding-copyright

Items in this series:

Interview

Unit ID
OH58/35
Item title
Interview
Scope and content

An interview with Doris Margaret Davidson. The interviewer is Kevin Alexander Dickson.

Description
1 audiocassette (26 minutes 56 seconds)
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Series 20: John Sims Archer (31 March 2004)

Series number
20
Series title
John Sims Archer
Date
31 March 2004
Scope and content

Oral history with John Sims Archer who served as a flight lieutenant with the No 4 and No 75 Squadron RAAF, New Guinea and Morotai in the Second World War. He was the only Australian pilot to shoot down a Japanese Zero fighter in a Wirraway - a much inferior fighter aircraft compared the the Japanese Zero.

Author / Creator
Archer, John Sims, 1920-
Dickson, Kevin Alexander
Returned and Services League of Australia. Twin Towns Sub-Branch.
Description
1 oral history
Access restrictions
Unrestricted access
Conditions of use
You are free to use for personal research and study. For other uses see https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/understanding-copyright

Items in this series:

Interview

Unit ID
OH58/36
Item title
Interview
Scope and content

An interview with John Sims Archer. The interviewer is Kevin Alexander Dickson.

Description
1 audiocassette (22 minutes 13 seconds)
Additional format
Digital copy available
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Supporting material

Unit ID
OH58/37
Item title
Supporting material
Scope and content

Photocopy of John Sims Archer's military career record.

Description
1 page
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Series 21: Jean May James (20 February 2004)

Series number
21
Series title
Jean May James
Date
20 February 2004
Scope and content

Oral history with Jean May James who served as a Corporal with the 1 Recruiting Centre RAAF, Melbourne in the Second World War.

Author / Creator
James, Jean May
Dickson, Kevin Alexander
Returned and Services League of Australia. Twin Towns Sub-Branch.
Description
1 oral history
Access restrictions
Unrestricted access
Conditions of use
You are free to use for personal research and study. For other uses see https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/understanding-copyright

Items in this series:

Interview

Unit ID
OH58/38
Item title
Interview
Scope and content

An interview with Jean May James. The interviewer is Kevin Alexander Dickson.

Description
1 audiocassette (23 minutes 9 seconds)
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Series 22: Merle Mildred Ronan (16 February 2004)

Series number
22
Series title
Merle Mildred Ronan
Date
16 February 2004
Scope and content

Oral history with Merle Mildred Ronan (nee Henery) who served as a gunner with the 51st and 60th Search Light Units, Newcastle area in the Second World War.

Author / Creator
Ronan, Merle Mildred, 1925-2014
Millar, Dianne
Returned and Services League of Australia. Twin Towns Sub-Branch.
Description
1 oral history
Access restrictions
Unrestricted access
Conditions of use
You are free to use for personal research and study. For other uses see https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/understanding-copyright

Items in this series:

Interview

Unit ID
OH58/39
Item title
Interview
Scope and content

An interview with Merle Mildred Ronan. The interviewer is Dianne Millar.

Description
1 audiocassette
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Series 23: Arthur Charles Jordan (9 March 2004)

Series number
23
Series title
Arthur Charles Jordan
Date
9 March 2004
Scope and content

Oral history with Arthur Charles Jordan who served as a private/lance corporal with the 2/25th Australian Infantry Battalion, Middle East and South West Pacific Area in the Second World War. He speaks of his experiences through four combat campaigns as an infantryman posted in North Africa, Syria, New Guinea, and Borneo.

Author / Creator
Jordan, Arthur Charles, 1920-
Dickson, Kevin Alexander
Returned and Services League of Australia. Twin Towns Sub-Branch.
Description
1 oral history
Access restrictions
Unrestricted access
Conditions of use
You are free to use for personal research and study. For other uses see https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/understanding-copyright

Items in this series:

Interview

Unit ID
OH58/40
Item title
Interview
Scope and content

An interview with Arthur Charles Jordan. The interviewer is Kevin Alexander Dickson.

Description
2 audiocassettes (1 hour 20 minutes)
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Supporting material

Unit ID
OH58/41
Item title
Supporting material
Scope and content

Photocopy of Arthur Charles Jordan's military career record.

Description
2 pages
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Series 24: George Livingston McKinnon (19 February 2004)

Series number
24
Series title
George Livingston McKinnon
Date
19 February 2004
Scope and content

Oral history with George Livingston McKinnon who served as a corporal shift supervisor with the 4 Wireless Unit RAAF, Philippines in the Second World War. He speaks about his experiences as a morse code operator receiving Japanese wireless signals (all Kana code). He assisted in cracking the Japanese messages that helped to win the war.

Author / Creator
McKinnon, George Livingston, 1923-
Dickson, Kevin Alexander
Returned and Services League of Australia. Twin Towns Sub-Branch.
Description
1 oral history
Access restrictions
Unrestricted access
Conditions of use
You are free to use for personal research and study. For other uses see https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/understanding-copyright

Items in this series:

Interview

Unit ID
OH58/42
Item title
Interview
Scope and content

An interview with George Livingston McKinnon. The interviewer is Kevin Alexander Dickson.

Description
1 audiocassette (51 minutes 22 seconds)
Additional format
Digital copy available
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Supporting material

Unit ID
OH58/43
Item title
Supporting material
Scope and content

Photocopy of Japanese morse code.

Description
1 page
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Series 25: Nancy Isabel Head (17 February 2004)

Series number
25
Series title
Nancy Isabel Head
Date
17 February 2004
Scope and content

Oral history with Nancy Isabel Head (nee Wilson) who served as a corporal and clerk with the Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force in the Second World War. She was posted at Parkes Central Flying Station, Point Cook in Victoria, and Adelaide.

Author / Creator
Head, Nancy Isabel
Millar, Dianne
Returned and Services League of Australia. Twin Towns Sub-Branch.
Description
1 oral history
Additional format
Digital copy available
Access restrictions
Unrestricted access
Conditions of use
You are free to use for personal research and study. For other uses see https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/understanding-copyright

Items in this series:

Interview

Unit ID
OH58/44
Item title
Interview
Scope and content

An interview with Nancy Isabel Head. The interviewer is Dianne Millar.

Description
1 audiocassette (15 minutes 49 seconds)
Additional format
Digital copy available
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Series 26: John Tassell (17 February 2004)

Series number
26
Series title
John Tassell
Date
17 February 2004
Scope and content

Oral history with John Tassell who served as a leading seaman radio and radar technician with the Royal Australian Navy in the Second World War and the Korean War. He was posted on HMAS Albatross and the aircraft carrier, HMAS Sydney.

Author / Creator
Tassell, John
Millar, Dianne
Returned and Services League of Australia. Twin Towns Sub-Branch.
Description
1 oral history
Access restrictions
Unrestricted access
Conditions of use
You are free to use for personal research and study. For other uses see https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/understanding-copyright

Items in this series:

Interview

Unit ID
OH58/45
Item title
Interview
Scope and content

An interview with John Tassell. The interviewer is Dianne Millar.

Description
1 audiocassette (26 minutes 7 seconds)
Additional format
Digital copy available
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Supporting material

Unit ID
OH58/46
Item title
Supporting material
Scope and content

Photocopy of John Tassell's military career record.

Description
1 page
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Series 27: Jack Thomas Hubbard (12 February 2004)

Series number
27
Series title
Jack Thomas Hubbard
Date
12 February 2004
Scope and content

Oral history with Jack Thomas Hubbard who served as a private with the 11th Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps in the Second World War. He was a shipwright at Cockatoo Dockyards in Sydney where he repaired battle damaged ships.

Author / Creator
Hubbard, Jack Thomas
Dickson, Kevin Alexander
Returned and Services League of Australia. Twin Towns Sub-Branch.
Description
1 oral history
Access restrictions
Unrestricted access
Conditions of use
You are free to use for personal research and study. For other uses see https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/understanding-copyright

Items in this series:

Interview

Unit ID
OH58/47
Item title
Interview
Scope and content

An interview with Jack Thomas Hubbard. The interviewer is Kevin Alexander Dickson.

Description
1 audiocassette (43 minutes 46 seconds)
Additional format
Digital copy available
Locate
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Supporting material

Unit ID
OH58/48
Item title
Supporting material
Scope and content

Photocopy of Jack Thomas Hubbard's military career record.

Description
1 page
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Series 28: William Henry Jenkins (16 February 2004)

Series number
28
Series title
William Henry Jenkins
Date
16 February 2004
Scope and content

Oral history with William Henry Jenkins who served with the 2/1st Australian Infantry Battalion, Middle East and New Guinea in the Second World War. William Jenkins was an infantryman in the 6th Division. He fought in the North African Campaign against the Italians and Germans in Tobruk and Bardia, as well as New Guinea against the Japanese.

Author / Creator
Jenkins, William Henry
Millar, Dianne
Returned and Services League of Australia. Twin Towns Sub-Branch.
Description
1 oral history
Access restrictions
Unrestricted access
Conditions of use
You are free to use for personal research and study. For other uses see https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/understanding-copyright

Items in this series:

Interview

Unit ID
OH58/49
Item title
Interview
Scope and content

An interview with William Henry Jenkins. The interviewer is Dianne Millar.

Description
1 audiocassette (43 minutes 59 seconds)
Additional format
Digital copy available
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OMOSBOX Box 9736 O/S

Supporting material

Unit ID
OH58/50
Item title
Supporting material
Scope and content

Photocopies of William Henry Jenkins' military career record and some pages from a war diary about the 16th Australian Anti-Tank Company.

Description
4 pages
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Series 29: James Brian Condon (27 February 2004)

Series number
29
Series title
James Brian Condon
Date
27 February 2004
Scope and content

Oral history with James Brian Condon who served as a leading aircraftman crew chief with the Nos 36 and 38 Squadrons RAAF, New Guinea in the Second World War. He was seconded to the USA 6th Troop Carrier Squadron.

Author / Creator
Condon, James Brian, 1923-
Dickson, Kevin Alexander
Returned and Services League of Australia. Twin Towns Sub-Branch.
Description
1 oral history
Access restrictions
Unrestricted access
Conditions of use
You are free to use for personal research and study. For other uses see https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/understanding-copyright

Items in this series:

Interview

Unit ID
OH58/51
Item title
Interview
Scope and content

An interview with James Brian Condon. The interviewer is Kevin Alexander Dickson. 

Description
1 audiocassette (52 minutes 22 seconds)
Locate
OMOSBOX Box 9736 O/S

Supporting material

Unit ID
OH58/52
Item title
Supporting material
Scope and content

Photocopy of James Brian Condon's military career record.

Description
1 page
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Series 30: Quentin Francis Snow (18 February 2004)

Series number
30
Series title
Quentin Francis Snow
Date
18 February 2004
Scope and content

Oral history with Quentin Francis Snow who served as a Royal Australian Air Force flying officer air gunner with the No 44 (Rhodesia) Squadron and No 49 Squadron Royal Air Force, North West Europe in the Second World War. He was an air gunner in bomber command over Europe.

Author / Creator
Snow, Quentin Francis, 1922-
Millar, Dianne
Returned and Services League of Australia. Twin Towns Sub-Branch.
Description
1 oral history
Access restrictions
Unrestricted access
Conditions of use
You are free to use for personal research and study. For other uses see https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/understanding-copyright

Items in this series:

Interview

Unit ID
OH58/53
Item title
Interview
Scope and content

An interview with Quentin Francis Snow. The interviewer is Dianne Millar.

Description
1 audiocassette (44 minutes 20 seconds)
Additional format
Digital copy available
Locate
OMOSBOX Box 9736 O/S

Supporting material

Unit ID
OH58/54
Item title
Supporting material
Scope and content

Photocopy of Quentin Francis Snow's military career record.

Description
1 page
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Series 31: Gerald Rosenberg (12 February 2004)

Series number
31
Series title
Gerald Rosenberg
Date
12 February 2004
Scope and content

Oral history with Gerald Rosenberg who served as a private with the 85th Australian Light Aid Detachment (Anti Tank Regiment) and was a prisoner of the Japanese, Malaya 1941-1945 in the Second World War. He speaks about being a prisoner of war by the Japanese in Singapore and on the Burma / Thai Railway.

Author / Creator
Rosenberg, Gerald, 1919-
Dickson, Kevin Alexander
Returned and Services League of Australia. Twin Towns Sub-Branch.
Description
1 oral history
Access restrictions
Unrestricted access
Conditions of use
You are free to use for personal research and study. For other uses see https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/understanding-copyright

Items in this series:

Interview

Unit ID
OH58/55
Item title
Interview
Scope and content

An interview with Gerald Rosenberg. The interviewer is Kevin Alexander Dickson.

Description
2 audiocassettes (1 hour 18 minutes)
Additional format
Digital copy available
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Supporting material

Unit ID
OH58/56
Item title
Supporting material
Scope and content

Photocopy of Gerald Rosenberg's story of his capture and being a prisoner of war in Singapore; photocopy of Mick Irwin's book: 'Kicking with the Wind: The Wartime experiences of Neil Collinson 4th Anti-Tank Regiment'; Photocopy of 'Story of 'F' Force', a report about prisoners of war sent from Singapore by the Japanese to work on the Burma railway.

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3 folders
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