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| Accession Number | S02054 |
| Collection type | Sound |
| Measurement | 37 min 21 sec |
| Object type | Oral history |
| Physical description | audio cassette |
| Maker |
Matthews, Hubert R Unknown Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Balwyn |
| Date made | 6 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. |
Hubert R. Matthews interviewed about his experiences in 11th Battalion during the First World War
Description
Discusses: prewar employment; brother killed at Dardenelles; enlistment August 1915; his family's attitude to enlistment; training in Egypt as a signaller; swimming in the Suez Canal; attitude to French and France; mud; capture by Germans at Lagnicourt 1917; work as a Prisoner of War (POW); Red Cross send supplies to POWs; repatriated to Scotland December 1918; leave in England; return to Australia 1919; postwar employment; learns to fly; marriage and family; work repairing aircraft during the Second World War; recreational activities.
A transcript of this recording may be available. For further information please contact the Sound section.
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Hubert R. Matthews interviewed about his experiences in 11th Battalion during the First World War