Canon William Noel Rook, as a Captain, Chaplain, 2/6 Cavalry Commando Regiment, interviewed by Gail Winkworth for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archives of Australia in the War of 1939-45. Accession Number: S00571

Description

Discussing pre-war rectorship; reasons for enlistment; work in Middle East and New Guinea with 2/6th Cavalry Commando Regiment; role of chaplain; themes of sermons given in camps; administrative structure of Chaplaincy; affect of war and climate on chaplains in New Guinea; morality of war; role as censor.

Details

Accession Number
S00571
Interviewee
Captain William Noel Rook
Classification
Sound
Object Type
Oral history
Physical Description
Brand: TDK AD60
Carrier: audio cassette
Track: two track mono
Measurement
Duration: 1h 40' 0"
Date Made
21 April 1989
Place Made
Castle Hill
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
2
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 Canon William Noel Rook, as a Captain, Chaplain, 2/6 Cavalry Commando Regiment, interviewed by Gail Winkworth for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archives of Australia in the War of 1939-45.

Part 2 of Canon William Noel Rook, as a Captain, Chaplain, 2/6 Cavalry Commando Regiment, interviewed by Gail Winkworth for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archives of Australia in the War of 1939-45.

Part 3 of Canon William Noel Rook, as a Captain, Chaplain, 2/6 Cavalry Commando Regiment, interviewed by Gail Winkworth for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archives of Australia in the War of 1939-45.

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