| Accession Number | S04078 |
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| Collection type | Sound |
| Measurement | 1 hr 3 min |
| Object type | Oral history |
| Physical description | audio cassette; BASF chromdioxid C120; two track mono |
| Maker |
Weston, Alan Wentworth Wall, Donald |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
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| Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Permission of copyright holder required for any use and/or reproduction. |
NX57941 Alan "Joe" Wentworth Weston as a Sergeant, 2/18 Battalion, and prisoner of the Japanese, 1941-45, interviewed by Don Wall
Description
Talks of E Force; Kuching to Sandakan; distribution of radio parts between men and Captain Matthew's underground intelligence organisation; radio contact outside the camp with Lieutenant General Baba; surrender message to Japanese; mistaken identity with another Weston; last man to leave the camp; stories of men of the 2/20; story of the Kent brothers; leaving Sandakan by sea for Kuching (missed the march); offer of escape at Kudat; about Hoshijima and Llew Davies.
A transcript of this recording may be available. For further information please contact the Sound section.
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NX57941 Alan "Joe" Wentworth Weston as a Sergeant, 2/18 Battalion, and prisoner of the Japanese, 1941-45, interviewed by Don Wall
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NX57941 Alan "Joe" Wentworth Weston as a Sergeant, 2/18 Battalion, and prisoner of the Japanese, 1941-45, interviewed by Don Wall