AUDIO
Interview with Gerald Craig Beattie
- Date
- 9 Aug 1988 - 09 Aug 1988
- By
- Beattie, Gerald Craig, 1892-1994
- Reference
- OHInt-0006/04
- Description
Describes his family background in Gore; his education; school cadets; his first teaching position; enlistment in 1915; transport to United Kingdom; discipline; Sling Camp; describes Etaples; impressions of France, the French.
Describes in detail the Battle of Passchendaele; sniping and deaths; destruction of 4th Otago Company; impressions of Generals Braithwaite and Godley; describes being injured; executions for desertion; Colonel Hargest; Dick Travis; army entertainments; Codford Camp; describes British, Australian and NZ officers; official visits to Sling Camp by Royalty, Ward and Massey.
Describes keeping his diary; prostitution in London; drink; hospital treatment at Walton-on-Thames and Codford; the armistice; return to New Zealand and return to school teaching; Rangiora High School; discusses his attitude to the war; attitude of New Zealand to the war; life in Rangiora.
His diary is in the Alexander Turnbull Library, MS Papers 3908, and is amongst the most comprehensive and interesting war diary in existence.
Venue - Rangiora
Interviewer(s) - Jane Tolerton
Interviewer(s) - Nicholas Boyack
Venue - Mr Beattie's home at 25 Queen Street, Rangiora
Relationship complexity - Gerald Beattie's war diary is held in Manuscripts at MS-Papers-3908
Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-002540 - OHC-002542
Quantity: 3 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 Electronic document(s) - abstract. 1 interview(s). 3 Hours Duration.
Physical Description: Textual file
Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete AB-0446, OHDL-000302.
Black and white photographs:-. Gerald Beattie, August 1988. Gerald Beattie, at home, undated. Gerald Beattie and Ben at Hazelfield, Scotland. On top of Rimutakas. (No. 14 Platoon), undated. Gerald Beattie, Eric Scott, Arthur Martin: Winners of shooting event, 1907. Group (school) photograph, Jan 1907
- Additional description
Original recordings not available for playback. Surrogate copies will be provided.
Alternative form available: Listening copies OHLC-001618 - OHLC-001620, OHLCD-0803 - OHLCD-0805
Both printed and digital versions of the abstract are available
- Use/Reproduction
- Restricted - public use (publication and broadcasting) requires the written permission of the Chief Librarian Copyright: Copyright in the sound recording and abstract is held by Jane Tolerton and Nicholas Boyack
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted material
- Part of
- World War I Oral History Archive
- Format
- 3 C60 cassette(s), 1 printed abstract(s), 1 Electronic document(s) - abstract, 1 interview(s), 3 Hours Duration, Oral histories, Electronic records (Digital records), Electronic documents, Textual file, Illustration: Black and white photographs:-, Illustration: Gerald Beattie, August 1988, Illustration: Gerald Beattie, at home, undated, Illustration: Gerald Beattie and Ben at Hazelfield, Scotland, Illustration: On top of Rimutakas. (No. 14 Platoon), undated, Illustration: Gerald Beattie, Eric Scott, Arthur Martin: Winners of shooting event, 1907, Illustration: Group (school) photograph, Jan 1907, Equipment used: Sony WM-D6C
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Interview with Gerald Craig Beattie, printed abstract
Date: 9 Aug 1988
From: World War I Oral History Archive
Reference: OHA-0446
Description: Quantity: 1 printed abstract(s).
Interview with Gerald Craig Beattie, tape one
Date: 9 Aug 1988
From: World War I Oral History Archive
Reference: OHC-002540
Description: Interviewer(s) - Jane Tolerton Interviewer(s) - Nicholas Boyack Arrangement: Tape sequence - 1 of 3 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s).
Interview with Gerald Craig Beattie, tape two
Date: 9 Aug 1988
From: World War I Oral History Archive
Reference: OHC-002541
Description: Interviewer(s) - Jane Tolerton Interviewer(s) - Nicholas Boyack Arrangement: Tape sequence - 2 of 3 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s).
Interview with Gerald Craig Beattie, tape three
Date: 9 Aug 1988
From: World War I Oral History Archive
Reference: OHC-002542
Description: Interviewer(s) - Jane Tolerton Interviewer(s) - Nicholas Boyack Arrangement: Tape sequence - 3 of 3 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s).
Interview with Gerald Craig Beattie, digital abstract
Date: 9 Aug 1988
From: World War I Oral History Archive
Reference: OHDL-000302
Description: Interviewer(s) - Jane Tolerton, Nicholas Boyack Quantity: 1 Electronic document(s). Processing information: This file has been migrated to a different format for purposes of preservation and access.