Barnes, Henry Bowen (Oral history)

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Object description

Australian private served as signaller with 4th Australian Bde, Anzac Corps at Gallipoli, 1915; served on Western Front, 1916-1918

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REEL 1 Recollections of landing as signaller with 4th Australian Brigade at Anzac, Gallipoli, Turkey, 25/4/1915: naval support bombardment; view of progress from ship; casualties whilst landing as reinforcements at 4pm; heavy fire along beach; situation during move inland along Shrapnel Gully. Aspects of service at Anzac, 4/1915-5/1915: nature of trenches; inspection by Birdwood at Rest Gully; rations; reaction to arrival of Australian Light Horse; noise; repelling Turkish attack on Quinn's Post, 19/5/1915; armistice to bury Turkish dead, 24/5/1915; opinion of Turkish troops; difficulty of disposing of Turkish corpse in trench after Turkish attack, 19/5/1915; exchanging rations with Turks; white flag bearers during armistice, 24/5/1915. Recollections of attack on Western Front, 1916-1918: identification insignia worn; preliminary bombardment; crossing No Man's Land and state of terrain.

Object details

Category: Sound
Related period: First World War (content)
Creator: BBC (Production company)
BBC (recorder)
Barnes, Henry Bowen (interviewee/speaker)
Production date: 1964
Dimensions: whole: Duration 21, Number Of Items 1
Catalogue number: 4008

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