| Place | Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli |
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| Accession Number | S02008 |
| Collection type | Sound |
| Measurement | 31 min 59 sec |
| Object type | Oral history |
| Physical description | audio cassette; SONY C-60; two track mono |
| Maker |
Clowe, Clarence Peter Merriman, Harold Stanley Smart, Diane |
| Date made | April 1975 |
| 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. |
Harold Stanley Merriman as a member 13th Infantry Battalion AIF, Gallipoli 1915 and Clarence Peter Clowe as a member 7th Infantry Battalion AIF, Gallipoli 1915, interviewed by Diane Smart
Description
Merriman and Clowe speak of their attitudes to the Gallipoli campaign and to war in general; mateship and the long-term friendships they made during their period of service; what it means to be an ANZAC in the 1970s; daily life on the Gallipoli Peninsula in 1915; the landing at Gallipoli 25 April, 1915; how their experiences at ANZAC Cove has affected them both physically and emotionally; their families' reactions to their departure for war; their views on the celebration of ANZAC day.
A transcript of this recording may be available. For further information please contact the Sound section.
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Harold Stanley Merriman as a member 13th Infantry Battalion AIF, Gallipoli 1915 and Clarence Peter Clowe as a member 7th Infantry Battalion AIF, Gallipoli 1915, interviewed by Diane Smart