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F4359 Bernard Edmonson as a stoker, Royal Australian Navy (RAN) corvettes HMAS Toowoomba and Fremantle, Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf and North Pacific Ocean, 1942-1946, interviewed by John Roberts.
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Maker: Edmondson, Bernard Roberts, Niall John
Edmonson speaks about his childhood and early education; being apprenticed to his father as a boot-maker; joining the RAN in 1942; training at Flinders Naval Depot as a stoker; joining HMAS Toowoomba ...S01789
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(F5061) Corry, Mervyn Joseph (Signalman) interviewed by John Roberts
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Maker: Corry, Mervyn Joseph Roberts, Niall John
Part of a collection of nineteen oral history interviews conducted by the Royal Australian Navy Corvettes Association of Western Australia. Interviewers included John Roberts, Margaret Rickard, Lorna ...S02012
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F4512 Donald Philip Smith, as a able seaman, Royal Australian Navy (RAN) corvettes HMAS Cootamundra and Echuca, North Pacific Ocean, Arafura and Coral Seas, 1942-1946, interviewed by John Roberts.
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Maker: Smith, Donald Phillip (Don) Roberts, Niall John
Smith speaks of his schooling in Perth; early employment as a pottery worker; recruitment into the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) in 1942; training and conditions at Flinders Naval Base; commissioning of...S01788
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F3781 Francis Stanley Terry as a cook; minesweeper HMAS Mercedes and corvette HMAS Warrnambool; Australian western approaches and northern and eastern waters; 1941-1946; interviewed by John Roberts
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Maker: Terry, Francis Stanley (Frank) Roberts, Niall John
Frank Terry speaks about his childhood and education; his recruitment into the RAN; reception, kitting out and basic training at the Flinders Naval Depot; training a cook; life aboard HMAS Mercedes; m...S01794
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F/4751 Leslie Herbert Olsen, as an able seaman; Royal Australian Navy corvette HMAS Geraldton; Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf and North Pacific Ocean; 1942-1946; interviewed by John Roberts.
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Maker: Olsen, Leslie Herbert Roberts, Niall John
Part of a collection of nineteen oral history interviews conducted by the Royal Australian Navy Corvettes Association of Western Australia. Interviewers included John Roberts, Margaret Rickard, Lorna ...S01785
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(F4052) McLaren, John Cram (Telegraphist) interviewed by John Roberts
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Maker: McLaren, John Cram (Jack) Roberts, Niall John
Part of a collection of nineteen oral history interviews conducted by the Royal Australian Navy Corvettes Association of Western Australia. Interviewers included John Roberts, Margaret Rickard, Lorna ...S02013
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F5076 Norman Ronald Stephens, as an able seaman, Royal Australian Navy (RAN) corvette HMAS Tamworth and mine-layer HMAS Bungaree; Australian waters, Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf and West Pacific Ocean; 1943-1946; interviewed by John Roberts.
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Maker: Stephens, Norman Ronald (Ron) Roberts, Niall John
Ron Stephens talks about: his early life, schooling and his first job; joining the Navy and traveling to the Flinders Naval Depot; kitting out and basic training; his tiddly suit; being drafted to HMA...S01791
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(F4267) Reed, Albert Edward (Able Seaman) interviewed by John Roberts
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Maker: Roberts, Niall John
Part of a collection of nineteen oral history interviews conducted by the Royal Australian Navy Corvettes Association of Western Australia. Interviewers included John Roberts, Margaret Rickard, Lorna ...S02009
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(F4493) Wallis, John Thomas (Stoker) interviewed by John Roberts
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Maker: Wallis, John Thomas Roberts, Niall John
Part of a collection of nineteen oral history interviews conducted by the Royal Australian Navy Corvettes Association of Western Australia. Interviewers included John Roberts, Margaret Rickard, Lorna ...S02010
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H1655 John Walter "Jack" Appleby as a stoker; Royal Australian Navy (RAN) corvette HMAS Inverell, tug HMAS Forceful and cruiser HMAS Australia; eastern and western seaboards and northern waters of Australia; 1941-1946; interviewed by John Roberts
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Maker: Appleby, John Walter (Jack) Roberts, Niall John
John Appelby talks about his early childhood and education; recruitment into the RAN and initial training in Hobart and the Flinders Naval Depot; graduation as a stoker; assignment to a tug HMAS Force...S01793
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(S6666) Eves, Wallace Alfred (Able Seaman) interviewed by John Roberts
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Maker: Eves, Wallace Alfred (Wally) Roberts, Niall John
Part of a collection of nineteen oral history interviews conducted by the Royal Australian Navy Corvettes Association of Western Australia. Interviewers included John Roberts, Margaret Rickard, Lorna ...S02011