Dr Alan Hazelton as a Major, 2/10th Field Ambulance, Second World War, interviewed by Dr John Mitchell

Accession Number S01534
Collection type Sound
Measurement 1 hour 21 minutes
Object type Oral history
Physical description AGFA PEM 369 on 5 inch reel
Maker Hazelton, Alan Richard
Mitchell, John
Place made Australia: New South Wales, Goulburn
Date made 15 March 1991
Access Open
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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Description

NX35134 Major Alan Richard Hazelton, 2/10th Field Ambulance, relates his experiences as a medical officer (MO) and 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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