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| Accession Number | S01738 |
| Collection type | Sound |
| Measurement | 46 min 46 sec |
| Object type | Oral history |
| Physical description | audio cassette; TDK D60; mono |
| Maker |
Gaffney, Leslie Gordon |
| Date made | 4 May 1995 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
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| Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction. |
NX71862 Leslie Gordon Gaffney interviewed by Caroline Gaden about his service with 8th Division Headquarters in Malaya and Singapore and his experiences as a prisoner of war of the Japanese, 1941-45
Description
Reasons for enlisting; pre embarkation training; jungle training and operations in Malaya; reaction to the capitulation in Singapore; march to Changi prisoner of war camp; train journey to Bampong; experiences in F Force on the Burma Thailand Railway; provision of food; spread of cholera; relationship with officers; return to Changi; British pows; Japanese and Korean guards; reactions to the Japanese surrender; importance of mateship; after release from camp had to wear whatever could be found for return to Australia due to shortage of uniforms; returned to Darwin 9 October 1945 on HMAS Duntroon.
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