Item HBE/1/10/1 - Jack Millin 1.m4a

1 file, 7.5MB

One of five interview recordings. The interview "took place on October 3rd 2017 at the interviewee's own home" (transcript).

The interview transcript (HBE/1/11) provides the following background information about Jack Millin: "Jack Millin was born in 1924. He served as Wireless Operator and Air Gunner with 12 Squadron, South African Air Force in Italy from 1944 to 1945. After the war, Millin changed careers from working in the painting and decorating trade to leisure equipment hire and sales, relating to skiing and outdoor pursuits. He also taught painting and decorating on a part-time basis. He is the former President Chairman of the Manchester Branch of the Air Crew Association and the current Chairman of Tameside Armed Forces Community." (transcript).

The interview includes discussion about military training, becoming part of a South African Air Force crew, service in North Africa and Italy, coming back from war, First World War veterans, the difference in how veterans are treated in different countries, not talking about his experiences to friends and family, joining the Aircrew Association, and Remembrance Day services.

Parent folder: 2020/008
MD5 Checksum: 92d7d90894df355e2f0090792076672b
Original Creation date: 03/10/2017
Last-modified date: 09/04/2020. Altered during digital preservation activities by Frances Bell.
Original last-modified date: 03/10//2017
File size: 7.587MB
File format: Not determined by DROID. Thought to be MPEG-4 Audio File
File extension: m4a
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The parent folder (2020-008) contains eighteen audio files (constituting ten interviews) and one Microsoft Word document.

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See also York Normandy Veterans archive (NVA).