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| Accession Number | S02044 |
| Collection type | Sound |
| Measurement | 38 min 4 sec |
| Object type | Oral history |
| Physical description | audio cassette; TDK AD90; mono |
| Maker |
Gamble, William C 'Bill' Unknown Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office Gamble, William C 'Bill' |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Hawthorn |
| Date made | 5 July 1994 |
| 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. |
Lance Corporal William (Bill) C. Gamble, 2nd Machine Gun Company, interviewed about his experiences during the First World War
Description
Discusses: early life; prewar employment; enlisted in AIF August 1916; impressions of France; gassed; training at Gas School; mates; shelling of Corbie Town Hall; Somme; relationships with British soldiers; shot by machine gun; firing at the Red Baron; armistice; return to Australia October 1918; physiotherapy for two years because of wounds; postwar employment; marriage and family; recreation activities.
A transcript of this recording may be available. For further information please contact the Sound section.
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Lance Corporal William (Bill) C. Gamble, 2nd Machine Gun Company, interviewed about his experiences during the First World War