ABSTRACT: Brig. W.N. Bostock, 1 December 1966, 20 pp. First met GRP when joined the 1st Cdn. Div. in January 1941. Found that Pearkes could inspire people to do what he wanted. Had the ability to make people feel that they were "the most important part of the war". When Pearkes did not get command of the 1st Canadian Corps, suspects the reasons. Comments on high-ranking personalities. The Aleutian campaign.

Rank: Brigadier.

Interviewee: Bostock, William N.

An interview/narrative of William N. Bostock's recollections of Major-General Pearkes. Brigadier Bostock served with Pearkes during World War II. Interview took place on December 1, 1966.

Interviewer: Roy, Reginald H.

In Collection:

• Canadian Military Oral Histories

Contributor

• Bostock, William N.
• Roy, Reginald H.

Subject

• Pearkes, G. R. (George Randolph), 1888-1984
• World War (1914-1918)
• World War (1939-1945)
• Military history

Language

• eng

Date created

• December 1, 1966

Relation

• Part of the Social Sciences Research Centre collection of interviews.

Resource type

• Sound

Rights statement

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Extent

• 1 sound recording (MP3)

Geographic Coverage

• Alaska--Aleutian Islands
• Alaska--Dutch Harbor

Coordinates

• 53.8898, -166.5422
• 52.09694, -173.50056

Additional physical characteristics

• One original sound tape reel (ca. 50 min.) : 1 7/8 ips, 2 track, mono. ; 1 sound cassette copy : standard, mono. 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

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

Archival item identifier

• BWN_214

Fonds title

• Reginald Herbert Roy fonds

Fonds identifier

• SC104

Is referenced by

• Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/reginald-herbert-roy-fonds

Date digitized

• September 30, 2010

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 2010. 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/dyyj-sh60

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