World War, 1939-1945
Subject
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HOPGOOD, Rowland James McPhedran (Rolly) interviewed by Warrick McCallum
Record Group
Identifier: H0311
Overview
In this interview Rolly tells of his father’s history of running general stores and bakeries, before shifting to Invercargill to work as a salesman for the Singer Sewing Machine Co. Rolly goes on to tell of his education and his first job at Langes Bakery. He describes preserving eggs and the process of bread making. He was unable to initially go to war as at first he had health issues then was needed by his employer. He talks of his marriage to Phyllis. Eventually he got called up for war in...
Dates:
2000
