Mr Claude Gegera Peututu tells his own story about this experience as a young man being recruited and working as a carrier for the Australians during the Kokoda Campaign. He worked for both the Australians and Americans until the end of the War.
PNG Voices from the War is supported through the Papua New Guinea-Australia Decentralisation and Citizen Participation Partnership. The content is owned by the PNG National Museum and Art Gallery, and hosted by Deakin University.
Visit the Voices from the War website - http://pngvoices.deakin.edu.au - to access all the interviews and to learn more about the impact of World War 2 on Papua New Guinea.
History
Publisher
Deakin University
Place of publication
Geelong, Victoria
Open access
Yes
Material type
sound
Extent
1 x WAV (01:07:37:48 hours); 1 x MP3; 1 x PDF; 1 x JPG