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| Accession Number | S02049 |
| Collection type | Sound |
| Measurement | 19 min 1 sec |
| Object type | Oral history |
| Physical description | audio cassette; Ferric C90; Mono |
| Maker |
Jolly, James A M Unknown Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Patchewollock |
| Date made | 21 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. |
Private James A. M. Jolly, 8th Battalion, interviewed about his experiences during the First World War
Description
Discusses: prewar employment; mother's reaction to his enlistment; enlist AIF August 1916; training at Ballarat; winter in France; football and cricket matches behind the lines; being wounded near Hill 60, and hearing the explosion of the Hill being blown up; mud; in hospital at Southampton; return to Australia October 1917; postwar employment; moved to a soldier settlement block in 1919; marriage in 1924 and family.
A transcript of this recording is available. For further information please contact the Sound section.
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Private James A. M. Jolly, 8th Battalion, interviewed about his experiences during the First World War