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| Accession Number | S00584 |
| Collection type | Sound |
| Measurement | 1 hr 50 min |
| Object type | Oral history |
| Physical description | audio cassette; TDK AD60; two track mono |
| Maker |
Button, Walter William Augustus (Mick) |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Newcastle, Warners Bay |
| Date made | 14 June 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 |
Walter William Augustus (Mick) Button, as a Private, 55/53rd Battalion, interviewed by Daniel Connell for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archives of Australia in the War of 1939-45
Description
Discussing pre-war employment; formation of 53rd Battalion; AIF/Militia conflict; embarkation for New Guinea on the Aquitania; landing at Port Moresby; first raid on Port Moresby; lack of training and equipment; conditions on Kokoda Trail; pride in unit effort and camaraderie at Kokoda; retreat from Kokoda; health; food supplies; description of bombing of the Macdhui; scrouging supplies in Port Moresby; contact with American personnel; return to Australia; posting to Intelligence Headquarters towards wars end; reflections on war service.
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