Cheng, Roger: my Army recollections (February 22, 1971)
PublicABSTRACT: Captain Roger Cheng, 22 February 1971. 28pp. Secret Chinese-Canadian training camp in the Okanagan, run by W. (Mike) Kendall. After training, sent to India, then Australia to gather intelligence. Commando training, demolitions, wireless technique. Further training in Australia. Undercover work in Borneo.
Interviewee: Cheng, Roger
An interview/narrative of Roger Cheng's experiences during World War II. Captain Cheng was trained at a secret Chinese-Canadian camp in the Okanagan. Interview took place on February 22, 1971.
Interviewer: Roy, Reginald H.
Rank: Captain.
- In Collection:
- 2 sound recordings (MP3)
- 1, 114
- -25, 135
- 22.20775, 76.97021
- 50.36386, -119.34997
- One original sound tape reel (ca. 75 min.) : 1 7/8 ips, 2 track, mono. ; 1 sound cassette copy : standard, mono. in Special Collections.
- Canadian Military Oral History Collection
- CR_215
- Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/reginald-herbert-roy-fonds
- September 30, 2010
- 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
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