Hartley Palmer
Transcript of the oral history interview with Hartley Palmer.
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Transcript of the Oral History Interview with Hartley Valentine Palmer
Abstract
Hartley was the only boy, in a family of nine children. His father was a farmer. Hartley was a soldier at Gallipoli and returned to New Zealand in 1917 after having Enteric Fever. He returned to Turkey 65 years later as part of an RSA tour.
Points of Interest
- His father’s attempts at rabbit control
- Newman Brothers
- Croucher’s flour mill
- Farms – dairying and orchards
- Electricity
- World War 1, Gallipoli, Anzac Cove, The Marama,
- Rescue of the Brookwood survivors off Cape Vincent in 1917 after it was submarined (by U 79)
Interview Information
- Date of Interview: 5 December 1984
- Interviewer: D. J. Runnacles
- Length of Transcript: 16 Pages
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