Goodman, Charles: my Army recollections (November 21, 2009)

Rank: Major.

Interviewer: Duncan, Caroline

Interviewee: Goodman, Charles, b. 1926

An interview/narrative of Charles Goodman's recollections of post-war commemoration ceremonies. Interview took place on November 21, 2009.

ABSTRACT: Major Charles Goodman Major Charles Goodman shared his memories of the 50th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme in 1966 as well as his experience at numerous WWII remembrance ceremonies held in Europe in 1994.

In Collection:

• Canadian Military Oral Histories

Contributor

• Goodman, Charles, b. 1926
• Duncan, Caroline

Subject

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

Language

• eng

Keyword

• World War, 1939-1945--Anniversaries, etc.
• World War, 1939-1945--Memorials
• Somme, 1st Battle of the, France, 1916--Anniversaries, etc.
• Goodman, Charles, 1926- --Interviews
• World War, 1914-1918--Anniversaries, etc.
• Military ceremonies, honors, and salutes
• War memorials

Date created

• November 21, 2009

Relation

• Part of the Military Oral History Class collection of interviews.
• Title of paper: "For Each Dear Life of Sacrifice: Post-war Commemoration". Link:  http://rusiviccda.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/For_Each_Dear_Life_of_Sacrifice.pdf

Resource type

• Sound

Rights statement

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Extent

• 2 sound recordings (MP3)

Geographic coverage

• Europe
• France

Coordinates

• 48.69096, 9.14062
• 46, 2

Additional physical characteristics

• Original sound recordings (WAV) also available.

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

• GC_600

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

• February 16, 2010

Technical note

• Digital sound recording in .mp3 format at 56 kbps and 24 kHz. Recorded in digital format by interviewer, technical and cataloguing metadata provided by JF and JP. Interview recorded in 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/dcew-xx02

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