Micklewright, Malcolm A.: my Army recollections (June 5, 1987)

ABSTRACT: Dr. Malcolm A. Micklewright Royal Canadian Artillery Micklewright_M_0106_01.mp3 Born on Sept. 22, 1920 in Winnipeg, Man. In 1939 unsuccessfully tried to join the R.C.A.F. as a photographer. Instead joined the 1st Survey Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery as a gunner. Unfortunately no equipment was available for training, consequently morale in this Montreal artillery regiment was quite low: a deemed lack of purpose. Overseas in Dec. 1940. Transferred to the British army radar establishment (10:00). Eventually became part of the 1st Anti-Aircraft Division in the defence of London. Explains radar school and how target information was sent to the guns. Radar equipment was under heavy security. Good morale in the unit. As new radar became available gunnery accuracy improved. Comments on the theory of anti-aircraft protection. (30:00) Micklewright_M_0106_02.mp3 After several months he became a radar mechanic and explains some of the problems of the calibration of radar sets: Canadian made sets were difficult to adjust. (40:00) At the end of 1943 he transferred to Canadian Military Headquarters. Some comment on the difficulty encountered when shooting at the V-1 flying bomb. (47:00) At Canadian H.Q. he was employed in the printing office. Returned to Canada in Feb. 1946. In due course moved to Seattle, Wash. and, while involved in mapping, attended the University of Washington where he completed a doctorate in geography. (08:00)

An interview/narrative of Malcolm A. Micklewright's experiences during World War II. Dr. Milwright served with the Royal Canadian Artillery. Interview took place on June 5, 1987.

Interviewee: Micklewright, Malcolm A., b. 1920

Interviewer: Main, Chris D.

In Collection:

• Canadian Military Oral Histories

Contributor

• Main, Chris D.
• Micklewright, Malcolm A., b. 1920

Subject

• Great Britain. Army
• Military history
• World War (1914-1918)
• World War (1939-1945)

Language

• eng

Date created

• June 5, 1987

Relation

• Part of the Reginald H. Roy collection of interviews.

Resource type

• Sound

Rights statement

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Extent

• 2 sound recordings (MP3)

Geographic coverage

• Québec--Montréal

Coordinates

• 45.50884, -73.58781

Additional physical characteristics

• One original sound tape reel (ca. 60 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

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

Archival item identifier

• MMA_106

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

• July 12, 2007

Technical note

• Digital sound recording in .wav format at 16 bits and 22 kHz. In .mp3 format at 64 kbps and 22 kHz. Digitized by AN, 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 2007. 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/q445-f167

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