SOUND ARCHIVE
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Below are a number of rare personal reminiscences recorded by the Imperial War Museum between 1973 to 1986. We hope to be able to add more as and when time permits. With grateful
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| agro1 | First experiences of being under fire. | Maj. Gen. J Grover | 1973-5 |
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| agro2 | Work of wiring parties in no man's land. | " | " |
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| agro3 | Inadequacies
of equipment for trench warfare. |
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| agro4 | Development of gas masks. | " | " |
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| agro5 | High morale and camaraderie of troops. | " | " |
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| agro6 | Appalling ground conditions in Ypres Salient. | " | " |
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| agro7 | Atmosphere of battle: lights and noise... | " | " |
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| ahew1 | Reaction at outbreak of war. | Pt. H. Hewitt. Infantry. | 1973-5 |
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| ahew10 | Reaction to corpses. | " | " |
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| ahew11 | Criticism of an attack on a machine gun emplacement. | " | " |
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| ahew12 | Attitude to policy of dominating no man's land. | " | " |
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| ahew13 | Attitude towards German army. | " | " |
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| ahew2 | Expectation of conditions. | " | " |
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| ahew3 | Difficulty in explaining scene and atmosphere. | " | " |
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| ahew4 | Smell of trenches. | " | " |
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| ahew5 | Variations in different parts of the line. | " | " |
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| ahew6 | Reasons for enlisting in 1917. | " | " |
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| ahew7 | Inadequacy of recruits' training. | " | " |
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| ahew8 | Inadequacy of gas training. | " | " |
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| ahew9 | Description of scene and atmosphere of front line (Somme). | " | " |
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| abur1 | Training in trench construction. | Lt. Colonel Burke (1st Devons) | 1973-5 |
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| abur2 | Description of journey through reserve lines | " | " |
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| abur3 | Routine of day in trenches. Stand to etc. | " | " |
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| abur4 | Wiring parties. | " | " |
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| abur5 | Muddy trenches causing trench foot. | " | " |
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| abur6 | Siting of trench mortar emplacements. | " | " |
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| abur7 | Deceptiveness of newspaper reports | " | " |
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| abur8 | Effects of high casualties during Somme battle. | " | " |
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| abur9 | Preparations and description of scene before going 'over the top'. | " | " |
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| aclar1 | Infantry Training with Hampshire Regiment. | Pt. Clarke Hampshire Regt. | " |
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| aclar10 | Methods of bathing and delousing. | " | " |
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| aclar2 | Infantry Training with Hampshire Regiment. | " | " |
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| aclar3 | Inadequacies of training (2). | " | " |
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| aclar4 | Inadequacies of training (3). | " | " |
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| aclar5 | Embarkation from Folkestone to Boulogne. | " | " |
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| aclar6 | Trench life and guard duty. | " | " |
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| aclar7 | Trench life. Making tea in dugouts. | " | " |
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| aclar8 | Description of mustard gas attack. | " | " |
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| aclar9 | Medical treatment after being gassed. | " | " |
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| acol1 | Treatment of minor casualties | W Collins. Royal Army Medical Corps | 1985 |
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| acol2 | Symptoms of shell-shock. | " | " |
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| acol3 | Reactions to shell fire. | " | " |
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| acol4 | Description of mustard gas. | " | " |
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| acol5 | Description of Armistice Day. | " | " |
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| acol7 | Terms of Armistice. | " | " |
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| acol8 | Effect of influenza epidemic in 1918. | " | " |
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| acol9 | Reactions of German civilians to British & German troops. | " | " |
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| acoo10 | Effect of ground conditions at Vimy Ridge. | Brig. R Cooney. Tank Corps. | 1973-5 |
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| acoo11 | German reactions to tanks. | " | " |
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| acoo12 | Conditions for crew inside tank. | " | " |
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| acoo13 | Tank operations at Bullecourt. | " | " |
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| acoo14 | Use of tanks in Allied Offensive. | " | " |
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| acoo15 | Duties and problems as tank section commander. | " | " |
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| acoo2 | Trench warfare and life at Béthune. | " | " |
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| acoo3 | British attack on the Somme. | " | " |
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| acoo4 | Training at Blangy in tank warfare (1). | " | " |
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| acoo5 | Training at Blangy in tank warfare (2). | " | " |
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| acoo6 | Tank pioneers. Ineffective and effective... | " | " |
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| acoo7 | Composition of tank crew & problems. | " | " |
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| acoo8 | Effect of ground conditions at Vimy Ridge on mobility of tanks. | " | " |
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| acoo9 | Effect of ground conditions at Vimy Ridge. | " | " |
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| aes11 | Work of medical post. | Capt. M. Esler. Royal Army Medical Corps | " |
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| aes12 | Medical equipment at first-aid post. | " | " |
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| aes13 | Unsanitary conditions in medical post. | " | " |
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| aes14 | Moving patients from front line to casualty station. | " | " |
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| aes15 | Description of shell-shock victim. | " | " |
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| aes16 | Description of man who was court martialled for 'cowardice'. | " | " |
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| aes17 | Description of execution of above. | " | " |
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| aes18 | Attitude towards man who was court martialled. | " | " |
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