Fortrose (N.Z.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:
WILD, Eric Richard interviewed by Edith Ruddenklau
Record Group — Box 12
Identifier: H0284
Overview
In this short interview, Eric describes his time in the home guard in Tokonui at the start of World War II, when Eric was aged 16. Eric talks of being taught manoeuvres, morse code and semaphore. Eric joined the army at age 20, which ended his involvement with the home guard. In the second interview, Eric describes the early days farming at Longlands near Fortrose, including the crops grown and the people who worked on the farm.
Dates:
2004 - 2006
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