| Accession Number | S01902 |
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| Collection type | Sound |
| Measurement | 1 hr 37 min |
| Object type | Oral history |
| Physical description | Cassette |
| Maker |
Simpson, Jamie Alexander Donne, Arthur |
| Date made | 1977 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| 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. |
Arthur Donne (2320) 30th Battalion, 1915-1919, First World War interviewed by Jamie Simpson
Description
Interview by Jamie Simpson with Arthur Donne, his memories of the First World War and the period afterwards . Topics covered include: Somme winter of 1916; duckboards; fatalism of life at the front; self inflicted wounds; Messines; work around Newcastle NSW after returning from the war; attitude towards British Empire; conscription.
Interview conducted as part of Simpson's Honours Thesis on Newcastle's returned servicemen.
A transcript of this recording may be available. For further information please contact the Sound section.
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