Reginald Thomas Cowan as a Gunner, 4th Anti-tank Regiment, Second World War, interviewed by Dr John Mitchell

Accession Number S01404
Collection type Sound
Measurement 58 min
Object type Oral history
Physical description AGFA PEM 369 on 5 inch reel
Maker Cowan, R T
Mitchell, John
Place made Australia: Victoria, Numurkah
Date made 24 August 1990
Access Open
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
Creative Commons License This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
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Description

VX35126 Gunner Reginald Thomas Cowan, 4th Anti-tank Regiment, relates his experiences as a prisoner of war (POW) in D Force. This is one of 21 interviews conducted by Dr John Mitchell, relating experiences of doctors and medical practitioners who were POWs held by the Japanese forces in Thailand, Burma and Japan. Most interviews include discussions of medical conditions, improvised medical treatments and survival in the POW camps.

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