Dean, Darrell: my UNEF experiences (March 9, 2017)

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An interview/narrative of Dean Darrell's experiences with the United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF). Interview took place on March 9, 2017 through video conferencing at the University of Victoria, Victoria, B.C.

Interviewee: Dean, Darrell

Interviewer: Roberts, Daisy

ABSTRACT: 0:00 – 0:35 Interview Standard Narrative. 0:25 – 1:10 Background information, motivations for enlistment, army cadets. 1:10 – 3:30 Deployment, expectations. 3:30 – 8:50 Training, communications, weapons, mines, patrols, equipment, reconnaissance, First Aid, leadership skills, cultural differences, bias. 8:50 – 16:00 Understanding political roots of the conflict, Camp Rafah, relations with Bedouins, control of different areas, smuggling to Beersheba. 16:00 – 17:22 UN demarcation, assistance from Russia, position of Bedouins. 17:22 – 19:55 contact with Bedouins, medical care, sick parade. 19:55 – 24:30 Day to day life on deployment, patrols. 24:30 – 31:30 Recreation and relaxation, sand-skiing, cleaning out trenches, gladiator days, morale, leave, discipline. 31:30 – 38:00 Rules of engagement. 38:00 – 41:55 UN achievement of goals, UNHQ, contingency plan. 41:55 – 54:10 Relations with civilian populations, leave in Cairo, commonwealth ties between Britain and Canada, military effectiveness of each side, impressions of each side. 54:10 – 1:03:00 Views on the politics of the conflict, cooperating with other national forces in the UNEF. 1:03:00 – 1:06:45 Accomplishments, challenges. 1:06:45 – 1:07:35 Transition between forces. 1:07:35 – 1:12:20, Family’s feelings, combat to civilian life, decompression. 1:12:20 – 1:23:00 Impressions of the UN, comparison with other missions, difference between peacekeeping and peacemaking. 1:23:00 – 1:27:10 Significance of peacekeeping to Canadian national identity. 1:27:10 – 1:31:01 Concluding remarks, standard narrative. Suggested Clip(s) for Archive: 25:30 – 27:00 Sand-skiing. 31:45 – 34:10 Deployment of full squadron against Israelis, hours long stand-off.

In Collection:
Contributor Subject Language Date created Relation
  • Part of the Military Oral History Class collection of interviews.
Resource type Rights statement Extent
  • 1 sound recording (MP3)
Geographic coverage Coordinates
  • 48.4359, -123.35155
Additional physical characteristics
  • Original sound recordings (MP3) also available.
Physical repository Collection
  • Canadian Military Oral History Collection
Provider Genre Archival item identifier
  • DD_844
Fonds title Fonds identifier Is referenced by Date digitized
  • March 9, 2017
Technical note
  • Digital sound recording in .mp3 format at 256 kbps. Recorded in digital format by interviewer, technical and cataloguing metadata provided by JF. Interview recorded in digital format for UVic Special Collections in 2017. Migration metadata by KD and MT.
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  • This interview has been posted with the understanding that it may be used for research purposes only. Should the interviewee or their heirs have any objections to this interview being accessible on the Internet, it will be removed promptly. Contact UVic Special Collections for permission if using for other than research purposes: speccoll@uvic.ca
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