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| Accession Number | S00528 |
| Collection type | Sound |
| Measurement | 2 hr |
| Object type | Oral history |
| Physical description | audio cassette; TDK AD60; two track mono |
| Maker |
Passfield, Alfred James Wall, Brian |
| Date made | 13 January 1989 |
| 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. |
| Source credit to | The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the war of 1939-45 |
(WX862) Alfred James Passfield, as a Private 2/11th Battalion and prisoner of war (POW) Germany, interviewed by Brian Wall for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archives of Australia in the War of 1939-45
Description
Discusses enlistment; 2/11 Battalion; Libyan campaign; action on Crete; capture by Germans on Crete; German and allied doctors working together; food and conditions on Salonica, including fighting over bones; conditions at Moosburg Camp near Munich, Germany; prisoners of war (POW); attempting and failing to escape prison camp; mentions tattooing himself to keep busy.
History / Summary
Discusses enlistment; 2/11 Battalion; Libyan campaign; action on Crete; capture by Germans on Crete; conditions at Moosburg Camp near Munich, Germany; prisoners of war (POW); escapes.
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