Interview with L.J. Ounsworth, Royal Artillery
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| Author | Ounsworth, L.J. |
|---|---|
| Title | Interview with L.J. Ounsworth, Royal Artillery |
| Notes | First part of six sections of a recording of a long interview with L.J. Ounsworth, Royal Artillery (interviewer unknown). Length 30 mins approx, includes: training at Hedon Race Course, Hull after joining up as a signaller. They completed two years of peace time cavalry training within six months. Continues directly into the second part. |
| Item Date | Unknown |
| File type | Audio |
| Item source | Tape |
| Item medium | Tape |
| Content | Interview |
| Cataloguer | Alun Edwards |
| Copyright | The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor |
| Digital repository | The Great War Archive, University of Oxford |
| Contributor Name | Alun Edwards (Ferrens Art Gallery, Hull submissions day 31st May 2008) |
| Reference URL | http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/item/9404 |
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| Author | Ounsworth, L.J. |
|---|---|
| Title | Interview with L.J. Ounsworth, Royal Artillery (part 2) |
| Notes | Second part of six sections of a recording of a long interview with L.J. Ounsworth, Royal Artillery (interviewer unknown), continues directly from the first part. Length 30 mins approx, includes: his battery - the 2nd Heavy Battery - on the Somme 1916; moving forward he encountered men from the depleted 8th East Yorks. during the advance; and watching the successful cavalry charge of the Deccan Horse (an Indian cavalry regiment) to capture German machine gun positions, the troops were alerted to the location of the machine gunners by a French plane repeatedly diving onto their positions; also witnessed was the unsuccessful attempt by a German officer POW (prisoner of war) to escape, he had taken the rifle of one of the soldiers guarding him and a column of Germans, and then as they all made a break for it the British soldiers around reacted, and the attempt was quelled. Later on Ounsworth received 4 gunshot wounds. Continues directly into the third part. |
| Item Date | 1916 - 1919 |
| Creation place | Unknown |
| File type | Audio |
| Item source | Tape |
| Item medium | Tape |
| Content | Interview |
| Page | 2 of 6 |
| Cataloguer | Admin |
| Filename | GWA_5707_Chapman_-_1B.mp3 |
| Copyright | The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor |
| Digital repository | The Great War Archive, University of Oxford |
| Contributor Name | Alun Edwards (Ferrens Art Gallery, Hull submissions day 31st May 2008) |
| Contributed on the behalf of | Mrs S. Chapman |
| Reference URL | http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/document/9404/6642 |
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| Author | Ounsworth, L.J. |
|---|---|
| Title | Interview with L.J. Ounsworth, Royal Artillery |
| Notes | First part of six sections of a recording of a long interview with L.J. Ounsworth, Royal Artillery (interviewer unknown). Length 30 mins approx, includes: training at Hedon Race Course, Hull after joining up as a signaller. They completed two years of peace time cavalry training within six months. Continues directly into the second part. |
| Item Date | Unknown |
| File type | Audio |
| Item source | Tape |
| Item medium | Tape |
| Content | Interview |
| Cataloguer | Alun Edwards |
| Copyright | The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor |
| Digital repository | The Great War Archive, University of Oxford |
| Contributor Name | Alun Edwards (Ferrens Art Gallery, Hull submissions day 31st May 2008) |
| Reference URL | http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/document/9404 |
