| Accession Number | S01632 |
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| Collection type | Sound |
| Measurement | 23 min |
| Object type | Oral history |
| Physical description | 1/4 inch sound tape reel; BASF SM 468; 7 1/2 ips/19 cm.s; stereo; 10 inch NAB |
| Maker |
Sadler, Ralph Lawrence Cox, Darlene Australian War Memorial Brassell, Bill |
| Date made | 6 May 1994 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Gulf War, 1990-1991 |
| 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. |
Major Ralph Sadler, Liaison Officer "Operation Habitat", interviewed by Darlene Cox about his service in Northern Iraq in 1991
Description
Unit named 1 Logistic Support Unit; total strength of 75 personnel; purpose was to provide medical aid to Kurdish people in Northern Iraq following uprising of Kurds against Iraqi Government after Gulf War; unit under operational command of British forces; communications problems; landmine fatalities; operational experience and skills gained; Iraqi secret police; success of mission; withdrawal of humanitarian relief operation; dealings with local Kurds; model for concept of contributing quick response units to multi-national operations; length of operation; reason that Major Ralph Sadler was chosen as unit liaison officer. END OF INTERVIEW
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