Geoffrey Lewis Holmes as a Corporal, 2/12th Battalion, interviewed by Michael Sprod for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45 Accession Number: S00540

Description

Discussing enlistment; 2/12 Battalion; army training; embarkation; shipboard activities; fighting in Middle East; return to Australia; service in New Guinea; action at Milne Bay; attitudes to Japanese.

Details

Accession Number
S00540
Interviewee
Corporal Geoffrey Lewis Holmes
Interviewer/Recordist
Michael Sprod
Classification
Sound
Object Type
Oral history
Physical Description
Brand: TDK D60
Carrier: audio cassette
Track: two track mono
Measurement
Duration: 2h 28' 4"
Date Made
9 March 1989
Place Made
Montrose
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
3
Credit Line
The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the war of 1939-45
Access
Open
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.
Copyright
AWM copyright

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Part 1 of Geoffrey Lewis Holmes as a Corporal, 2/12th Battalion, interviewed by Michael Sprod for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45

Part 2 of Geoffrey Lewis Holmes as a Corporal, 2/12th Battalion, interviewed by Michael Sprod for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45

Part 3 of Geoffrey Lewis Holmes as a Corporal, 2/12th Battalion, interviewed by Michael Sprod for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45

Part 4 of Geoffrey Lewis Holmes as a Corporal, 2/12th Battalion, interviewed by Michael Sprod for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45

Part 5 of Geoffrey Lewis Holmes as a Corporal, 2/12th Battalion, interviewed by Michael Sprod for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45

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