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Record information – Brief Part 8
Series title:The Stars and Jack : A Personal Narrative by R.W. BecketHierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Date:1993 ?Item number (ISN):306337Type of material:Sound recordingsFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:CANADA. DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE: DIRECTORATE OF HISTORY / MINISTERÈ DE LA DÉFENSE NATIONALE: DIRECTION HISTOIRE ET PATRIMOINEAccession:1999-0066Media:SoundPart:1 of 1Production date:1993 ?Production company:R.W. Becket (Recording)Description:Eighth in a series of reminiscences by retired Lieutenant-Colonel Ralph Wilson Becket about his military service in the Second World War. He talks about: fighting in France; how the big guns his regiment targetted turned out to be fakes; meeting the Secretary of the Navy; a tough fight on the south side; events of 16 August 1944 when the First Battalion had captured a German fortress; the removal of road mines after a French woman was killed by one; fighting at an old farmhouse occupied by the Germans; the long march east; giving advice to new soldiers; a hair cut; a soldier who picked a lock for him; getting a new vehicle; a close call during a fierce battle to clear a tunnel; and a strategy used to mislead the German forces.Language:EnglishDetailed holdings information: -
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