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BATT, Harold Ernest Norman (Ernie) and Joan interviewed by Richard Savory
Record Group — Box: 5
Identifier: H0072
Overview
This interview looks at Ernie’s early life growing at Waimatuku, joining the army, training at Papakura and disembarking for Egypt. He gives a description of training in Egypt and Greece with 5th Field Regiment; Describes fighting in Greece-Crete. Ernie ecame a prisoner of war (POW) in Stalag 8b and discusses his time there. He met Joan when he returned to England. After the war they settled in Winton where he started his own contracting business and Joan was very involved in Plunket, Croquet,...
Dates:
2008
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
DICKIE, Ronald Stevenson interviewed by Richard Savory
Record Group — Box: 39
Identifier: H0378
Dates:
2018
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
HOWDEN, Violet May interviewed by Richard Savory
Record Group — Box: 37
Identifier: H0361
Dates:
2018
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
MACKENZIE, Martha Cooper (Mattie) interviewed by Richard Savory
Record Group — Box: 2
Identifier: H0128
Overview
Mattie’s family lived at Hakataramea until getting a balloted farm at Beaumont around 1915. Beaumont was a thriving community until the railway closed. Grocery, butchery and bakery deliveries were once a week. Mattie describes the effects of her mother breaking her leg, her father’s ill health and her brother Alister’s war service which lead to his death in the Solomon Islands. Mattie took charge of the Post Office and Telephone Exchange. After her marriage they moved to her husband’s family...
Dates:
2009
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
PATERSON, Hugh interviewed by Richard Savory
Record Group — Box: 2
Identifier: H0078
Overview
Hugh talks of his family history, his siblings’ lives and choices. He talks in detail of farming practices, produce and his return to the farm after his time in World War 2 and the benefits of his attendance of a farming course at Lincoln. He describes his time at war in detail.
Dates:
2009
Found in:
Southland Oral History Project
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