| Place | Middle East: French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon, Lebanon, Beirut Tripoli Area, Beirut |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | S00712 |
| Collection type | Sound |
| Measurement | 1 hr 42 min |
| Object type | Oral history |
| Physical description | audio cassette; TDK D60; two track mono |
| Maker |
McKay, Robin Sydney Connell, Daniel |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Alstonville |
| Date made | 29 July 1989 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Status to be assessed |
| 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. |
| Source credit to | The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the war of 1939-45 |
(NX13015) Lieutenant Robin Sydney McKay,'M' Special Unit, interviewed by Daniel Connell for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45.
Description
McKay discusses Melbourne; Burns Philp; 6th Division Cavalry Regiment; Greece; Tobruk; Merdjayoun; French Foreign Legion; French Air force; De Gaulle; Gurkhas; New Guinea; Gordon Bennett; USS West Point; Port Tewfik; billeting in Tanunda; Daly River; ANGAU; ‘M’ Special; Lake Yimas: Japanese in canoes; crocodiles fighting over bodies; Maramuni River; Mount Hagen; Eating salt; Nadzab; Far Eastern Liaison Office; Allied Intelligence Bureau; 'Z' Special or Services Reconnaissance Department; Wewak; Training in Beaudesert; coast-watchers; Tobacco; Reading materials, novels; storepedoes; Cardon Seton; Drinking medical alcohol; crossword puzzles; Mokolkols; cyanide tablets; Seventh Day Adventists; The Black Watch; correspondence with home; midnight marriage.
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