interviewing veterans

War oral history programme

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  Information about the now completed From Memory oral history project, including advice on how to interview war veterans

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• Page 3 – Working with war veterans

  Gathering oral history from elderly war veterans requires particular awareness and sensitivity.

• Page 4 – Finding interviewees

  A guide to finding war veterans to interview.

• Page 5 – Second World War

  One hundred and forty thousand New Zealanders served overseas in the Second World War as soldiers, airmen, sailors and nurses.

• Page 6 – Notes and questions, Greece/Crete

  Suggested questions for oral history interviews with veterans of the Greece/Crete campaign

• Page 7 – Notes and questions, North Africa

  Questions for oral history interviews with veterans of the North African campaign

• Page 8 – Notes and questions, Italy

  Questions for oral history interviews with veterans of the Italy campaign

• Page 9 – Notes and questions, Pacific

  Questions and background information for interviewing war veterans of the Pacific Theatre in the Second World War

• Page 10 – Notes and questions, POWs

  Advice and suggested questions for interviewing veterans who were prisoners of war

• Page 11 – Notes and questions, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force

  Advice and suggested questions for interviewing Royal Navy and Royal Air Force veterans

• Page 12 – Notes and questions, merchant seafarers

  Advice and suggested questions for seafarers from the Second World War