Price, Charles Basil: my Army recollections (June 12, 1966)

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Rank: Major-General. Medals and Honours: Companion of the Bath (CB); Distinguished Service Order (DSO); Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM)

Interviewee: Price, Charles Basil, b. 1889

Interviewer: Roy, Reginald H.

An interview/narrative of Charles Basil Price's recollections of Major-General Pearkes. Major-General Price and Pearkes were both brigade commanders in the 1st Canadian Division in England. Interview took place on June 12, 1966.

ABSTRACT: Maj-Gen. C.B. Price, 12 June 1966. 21pp. First met Maj-Gen Pearkes in the 1930's in Ottawa. Some friction with Pearkes when they were brigade commanders in the 1st Canadian Div. in England. Traits of Pearkes' character.

In Collection:
Contributor Subject Language Date created Relation
Resource type Rights statement Extent
  • 2 sound recordings (MP3)
Geographic coverage Coordinates
  • 52.16045, -0.70312
  • 45.41117, -75.69812
Additional physical characteristics
  • One original sound tape reel (ca. 52 min.) : 1 7/8 ips, 2 track, mono. ; 1 sound cassette copy : standard, mono. in Special Collections.
Physical repository Collection
  • Canadian Military Oral History Collection
Provider Genre Archival item identifier
  • PCB_242
Fonds title Fonds identifier Is referenced by Date digitized
  • June 27, 2011
Technical note
  • Digital sound recording in .wav format at 16 bits and 44 kHz. In .mp3 format at 56 kbps and 24 kHz. Digitized by JF, technical and cataloguing metadata provided by JF and JP. Transferred from audio reel to audio cassette between 1987-1997. Interview migrated to digital format for UVic Special Collections in 2011. Migration metadata by KD and MT.
Rights
  • 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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