Bill Waterworth's Wartime Log
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- Scope & Content
- The interview was recorded on May 28, 2009 in the home of Bill Waterworth of Banff. The interview and discussion by E. J. (Ted) Hart, Head Archivist with Bill Waterworth pertains to Bill Waterworth's experiences during the Second World War, with specific references to his years as a Prisoner of W…
- Date Range
- May 28, 2009
- Reference Code
- S1 / 162
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Series
- I. Interviews
- Reference Code
- S1 / 162
- Responsibility
- E. J. (Ted) Hart, Head Archivist
- Date Range
- May 28, 2009
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording : CDR : 02:02:59
- Scope & Content
- The interview was recorded on May 28, 2009 in the home of Bill Waterworth of Banff. The interview and discussion by E. J. (Ted) Hart, Head Archivist with Bill Waterworth pertains to Bill Waterworth's experiences during the Second World War, with specific references to his years as a Prisoner of War and his Wartime Log. "A Wartime Log : a remembrance from home through the Canadian Y.M.C.A." was issued to the Canadian P.O.W.s in 1943 by the Y.M.C.A. through the Red Cross in Switzerland
- Notes
- Printed interview summary available. S1/162 interview complements V176 loan for copy digitized DVD of Wartime Log. S1/163 is excerpt from interview accompanied by the digitized images of the log
- Access Restrictions
- No unauthorized reproduction
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of recording
- Content Details
- This interview was initated by the Whyte Museum, Archives and Library to accompany the digitized copy of the Wartime Log that was on loan for copy. The original log was retained by the Waterworth family. Topics include: Fred and Olive Waterworth (Bill Waterworth's parents), growing up in Banff during the 1930s, and Bill's experiences in World War II, as well as other Banff residents' involvement in the war
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