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  1. Driver August Gilbert interviewed about his experiences with the 8th Field Artillery Brigade during the First World War

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    Maker: Gilbert, August Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office

    Discusses: early life; brothers enlist; enlist AIF July 1915; impressions of war; gassed; injured in leg; at Casualty Clearing Station (CCS) when it was bombed; discharged in Britain and worked in a m...

    S02045

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    Henry Percival Sennett (20199) as a gunner and signaller 108th Howitzer Battery, 3rd Division, France, 1915-1919, interviewed by Mr James Noel Anderson

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    Maker: Sennett, Henry Percival Anderson, James Noel

    Joining the artillery; training as a signaller; memories of friend Eric Anderson; first battle experience in France; seeing Richthofen shot down; gas attacks; living conditions and food in France; Arm...

    S01686

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    Hugh R. Officer interviewed about his service as a Gunner in 8th Field Artillery Brigade AIF in the First World War and his service with the Indian Army from 1917-1948

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    Maker: Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office Officer, Hugh R

    Hugh Officer, 8th Field Artillery Brigade AIF discusses: early life; education; enlistment November 1916; family's reaction to enlistment; with artillery at Messines Ridge; cadet in Indian Army; staye...

    S02061

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    William Langham (22942) as a driver 8th Field Artillery Brigade AIF, France 1916-1918, interviewed by Dr Alistair Thomson

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    Maker: Langham, William Thomson, Alistair

    William (Bill) Langham as a driver 8th Field Artillery Brigade AIF, France 1916-1918, interviewed by Dr Alistair Thomson. Amongst topics covered in the interview are reasons for enlistment, anecdote...

    S01317

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    William R Bowman relates his experiences as a gunner, 8th Field Artillery Brigade, First World War

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    Maker: Bowman, William R Unknown Department of Veterans' Affairs, Victorian State Office

    William Bowman discusses: early life; reasons for enlisting; enlistment and training; joined unit at Messines; German breakthrough at the Somme in 1918; the "big push" on 8 August 1918; description of...

    S02030