Dr Donald Dowie as a Flight Lieutenant, 1 Squadron, Second World War, interviewed by Dr John Mitchell

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Accession Number S01508
Collection type Sound
Measurement Duration: 2 hr 26 min
Object type Oral history
Physical description BASF LP 35 on 5 inch reel
Maker Dowie, Donald Alexander
Mitchell, John
Place made Australia: South Australia, Adelaide
Date made 23 January 1991
Access Open
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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649 Flight Lieutenant Donald Alexander (Don) Dowie, 1 Squadron, relates his experiences as a prisoner of war (POW) in H 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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