Patricia Neal's interview in Dubbo

Patricia Neal discusses the World War 1 service of her relative George Percy Wallace who was killed in action and is buried in Belgium. She also talks about her great uncle Gundi who served in World War 2 in Darwin. Gundi was treated poorly after his service, and as a result did not engage with Anzac Day. Patricia also discusses her research into family history and aboriginal service more broadly, particularly in relation to her work in teaching school children.

This interview took place on 16 June 2014 in Dubbo and was conducted by Professor Mick Dodson and Dr Allison Cadzow as part of the Australian Research Council-funded research project Serving our Country: a history of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the defence of Australia.

The interview recording above is made available to be listened to here by permission of the interviewee(s), Patricia Neal. The recording may not be copied, reproduced or communicated in whole or in part without the prior permission of the interviewee(s). Requests for permission for use of this material should be made to the Serving our Country research project: our contact details.

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