William Herbert Smith talks about about his experiences in 1st Division Signals Company during the First World War

Places	Africa: Egypt Europe: France Europe: France, Picardie, Somme Europe: France, Picardie, Somme, Albert Bapaume Area, Pozieres Area, Pozieres Europe: Greece, Aegean Islands, Lemnos, Mudros Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli
Accession Number	S02068
Collection type	Sound
Measurement	31 min 28 sec
Object type	Oral history
Physical description	audio cassette; BASF Ferro Extra I 90; mono
Maker	Smith, William Herbert Unknown Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office
Date made	17 June 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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Description

Discusses: reaction to war and reasons for enlisting; enlistment in the AIF May 1915; trained as a signaller; Gallipoli; attached to 1st Division Signal Company, No.3 Section, 3rd Infantry Brigade; suffers measles and mumps; living conditions at Gallipoli; shortage of water; rations; evacuation from Gallipoli; sent to Lemnos and then to Egypt; sailed to France; submarine threat; Somme and Pozieres; return to Australia June 1918; post-war employment; marriage and family; recreational activities.