Leverend, Alfred: my Army recollections (November 16, 2006)

Interviewer: Ker, Lucas

Interviewee: Leverend, Alfred

Rank: Private.

An interview/narrative of Private Fred Leverend's experiences as a prisoner of war during World War II. Interview took place on November 16, 2006.

ABSTRACT: Private Alfred Lereverend Infantry 0:24 participation in the war. 1:25 capture, in a raid. 2:15 treatment after capture, injured and treatment in hospital. 3:30 treatment in the camp with food and heating and medical treatment. 4:30 layout of the camp. 6:25 daily routine. 8:10 work detail in salt mines. 9:00 command structure of the camp. 12:30 duties of officers. 13:50 black market. 14:40 sharing among the men. 15:00 camp formality. 15:55 escape attempts. 16:16 His own escape from the salt mines. 18:25 approaching victory and the changes within the camp. 19:25 German propaganda influence on POWs. 20:36 faith and hope. 22:00 Passive resistance in the mines, no reprisals. 23:45 German political prisoners and his contact with them. 25:10 Treatment of prisoners of other nations, mostly Russians. 26:08 Debriefing after being picked up by allies after escape. 26:58 shut off tape to cut outside noise. 27:00 reference to book and poster warning against escape, return to debriefing. 29:00 journey home and treatment along the way. 30:00 condition of homecoming camp, view on "zombies," non-combat draftees. 32:00 entertainment in the camp, orchestra, but nothing else, weekly writing, all they could do was walk. 33:12 Bonds formed in captivity.

In Collection:

• Canadian Military Oral Histories

Contributor

• Ker, Lucas
• Leverend, Alfred

Subject

• Personal narratives--Canadian
• World War (1939-1945)
• Military history
• World War (1914-1918)

Language

• eng

Date created

• November 16, 2006

Relation

• Part of the Military Oral History Class collection of interviews.
• Title of paper: "For You, The War Is Over".

Resource type

• Sound

Rights statement

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Extent

• 1 sound recording (MP3)

Geographic coverage

• Canada

Coordinates

• 60.10867, -113.64258

Additional physical characteristics

• Original recording (DVF) on compact disc (CD) in Special Collections.

Physical repository

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Collection

• Canadian Military Oral History Collection

Provider

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Genre

• reminiscences
• sound recordings
• oral histories (literary genre)
• interviews

Archival item identifier

• LA_486

Fonds title

• Military oral history collection

Fonds identifier

• SC141

Is referenced by

• Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/military-oral-history-collection

Date digitized

• January 23, 2013

Technical note

• Digital sound recording in .mp3 format at 56 kbps and 22 kHz. Digitized by JF, technical and cataloguing metadata provided by JF and JP. Interview migrated to digital format for UVic Special Collections in 2013. 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

DOI

•  https://doi.org/10.58066/7zzh-h071

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