Sproule, David: my UNEF experiences (March 6, 2017)

Interviewer: Roberts, Daisy

ABSTRACT: 0:00 – 0:25 Interview Standard Narrative. 0:25 – 1:30 Background information, motivations for enlistment, family. 1:30 – 3:45 Deployment, expectations, differences, objectives. 3:45 – 5:57 Training, communications, weapons, mines, patrols, equipment, uniform. 5:57 – 10:00 Day to day life on deployment, patrols, equipment, water, supplies. 10:00 – 14:00 Recreation and relaxation, morale, disciplinary issues. 14:00 – 15:45 Experiencing administration. 15:45 – 18:30 Feelings of vulnerability, contingency plans, 18:30 – 20:00 Use of Ferret Scout Cars and M38 Jeeps. 20:00 – 21:20 Rules of engagement, confrontation with Egyptian Forces. 21:20 – 36:00 Relations with civilians, Bedouins, sick parade, water, feast with Sheikh, theft, hostility. 36:00 – 38:55 Encounters with Israeli Forces, impressions of Egyptian Forces, military effectiveness, 38:55 – 42:15 Politics of the conflict, personal interest in the history. 42:15 – 49:00 Working with other national forces in UNEF, Camp Rafah. 49:00 – 49:50 Relations with Egyptian Forces, UNHQ in Gaza. 49:50 – 53:20 Accomplishments, legacy, challenges, transition. 53:20 – 56:15 Family’s feelings, letters from home. 56:15 – 1:01:50 End of deployment, transition to Canadian life, camaraderie, 1:01:50 – 1:10:00 Impressions of the UN, lessons learnt, UNEF mission worth it. 1:10:00 – 1:17:25 Examining scrapbook, motivations for recording experiences in biography, summing up, standard narratives. Suggested Clip(s) for Archive: 8:10 – 10:00 Sand storm. 20:20 – 21:10 Confrontation with Egyptian Forces at Christmas. 30:00 – 31:20 Discovery of cache of Bedouin weapons.

An interview/narrative of David Sproule's experiences with the United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF). Interview took place on March 6, 2017 in Victoria, B.C.

Interviewee: Sproule, David

In Collection:

• Canadian Military Oral Histories

Contributor

• Roberts, Daisy
• Sproule, David

Subject

• United Nations
• United Nations Emergency Force
• Military history

Language

• eng

Date created

• March 6, 2017

Relation

• Part of the Military Oral History Class collection of interviews.

Resource type

• Sound

Rights statement

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Extent

• 1 sound recording (MP3)

Geographic coverage

• British Columbia--Victoria

Coordinates

• 48.4359, -123.35155

Additional physical characteristics

• Original sound recordings (MP3) also available.

Physical repository

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

Collection

• Canadian Military Oral History Collection

Provider

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

Genre

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

Archival item identifier

• SD_846

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

• March 6, 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.

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/10.58066/1dh9-bj63

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