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| Accession Number | S00594 |
| Collection type | Sound |
| Measurement | 1 hr 20 min |
| Object type | Oral history |
| Physical description | audio cassette; TDK AD60; two track mono |
| Maker |
Connell, Daniel Scowen, Norman Thomas James (Norm) |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Merrylands |
| Date made | 22 May 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 |
Norman Thomas James (Norm) Scowen, as a Private, Driver 55/53rd Battalion, interviewed by Daniel Connell for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45
Description
Discussing pre-war employment; employer's encouragement to join the Militia; posting to Transport Company; relationship between Militia and AIF; training at Greta Camp; embarkation for New Guinea via Townsville; first impressions of Port Moresby; first Japanese air raid and first casualties at Seven Mile Strip; road-building activities; return to Australia and work as driver in Brisbane; driving jeeps in Bougainville; description of armaments carried in jeeps for protection; surrender of Japanese forces; demobilisation; post-war employment.
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