George James Glansford, as a Petty Officer, HMAS Hobart, interviewed by Daniel Connell, for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45 Accession Number: S00516

Description

Discusses training; commissioning of HMAS Hobart; convoy duty; naval operations; submarines; maintenance; duties; rations; sports; crew relations; Battle of Coral Sea; sinking of HMAS Canberra; United States Navy (USN); Australian American relations; repairs; looting; resignation from navy; family problems while men at sea. Mentions Flinders Naval Depot, VIC; Ceylon; Tobruk, Middle East; Mediterranean; Pearl Harbour, USA; Singapore; Espiritu Santos; Manila, Philippines; Tokyo, Japan.

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Accession Number

S00516

Interviewer/Recordist

Daniel Connell

Interviewee/Performer

Petty Officer George James Glansford

Classification

Sound

Object Type

Oral history

Physical Description

Brand: TDK AD60
Carrier: audio cassette
Track: stereo

Date Made

January 1989

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Whole

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The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the war of 1939-45

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Open

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