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Discussing pre-war ministerial appointments; enlistment as padre in Air Force and posting to the Middle East; chaplaincy appointment to Laverton Base; summary of war service and post-war work with War Graves Commission; reactions to Air Force discipline and procedures; issues that arose after the introduction of WAAFS to Laverton; development of ecumenical relationship between padres from different countries in Middle East; understanding of servicemen's use of brothels and unnatural demands of war service; daily routine of padres; difficulties in writing condolence letters; description of communal burial at Bari, Italy; experiences in Burma and New Guinea; role in allocating resources from the Australian Comforts Fund; Welfare Officer System in the RAAF; impact of war experience on development of ecumenical attitudes and appreciation of family life.
Part 1 of Reverend James Frederick 'Fred' McKay Chaplain RAAF, interviewed by Gail Winkworth for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45
Part 2 of Reverend James Frederick 'Fred' McKay Chaplain RAAF, interviewed by Gail Winkworth for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45
Part 3 of Reverend James Frederick 'Fred' McKay Chaplain RAAF, interviewed by Gail Winkworth for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45
Part 4 of Reverend James Frederick 'Fred' McKay Chaplain RAAF, interviewed by Gail Winkworth for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45
Discussing Canon Charles Henry Sherlock, Chaplain RAAF, interviewed by Gail Winkworth for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archives of Australia in the War of 1939-45 ministerial appointments; joining the Air
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 struc
Discussing study of priesthood and ordination; enlistment in Militia; desire to go to New Guinea; role of the Chaplain in the war; scope of Catholic Ministry in brigade; co-operation between different
Discussing pre-war Salvation Army activities; rejection by Salvation Army of combined churches war effort; appointment to work on Red Shield activities; inter-denominational relations; posting to Army
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
Discusses 10th Light Horse; enlistment; pay and conditions; sport; employment; marriage; religion; politics; 2/28th Battalion; training; discipline; disorganisation; weapons; leisure; mateship; morale