An interview/narrative of Murray Edwards's experiences whilst serving with the Canadian Army. Interview took place on March 22, 2013.

ABSTRACT: Interview with Major Murray Edwards focuses on his time with the Canadian army located in the Gaza strip. He speaks primarily to the biases found in United Nations missions such as his. He also outlines the issues with bias such as political alliances and the affect they have on the preparation of soldiers before deployment. 00:00-00:20 - Introduction 00:20-07:22 - Basic personal information: name, background, anecdote about father,enlistment age, awards 07:23-15:40 - Preparation for deployment to the middle east 15:41-20:10 - Deployment: Stationing, interaction with other countries delegates 20:12-29:05 - Interaction with the United Nations, orders, protocols 29:06-23:30 - Duties, Day-to-Day activities 23:31-43:45 - Spare time, interactions with civilians 43:46-47:45 - Source of the tension, ethnic, historical. 47:46-52:58 - Canadian participation and its worth 52:58-53:25 - Conclusion Suggested Clip(s) for Archive: 21:17-23:32 Anecdote: Bugging of United Nations headquarters by the Israeli government. 29:16-30:54 Anecdote: the Media and censorship regarding brutalities within Israel.

Rank: Major. Medals and Honours: Canadian Forces Decoration

Interviewer: Bond, Celeste

Interviewee: Edwards, Murray Campbell, 1920-

In Collection:

• Canadian Military Oral Histories

Contributor

• Edwards, Murray Campbell, 1920-
• Bond, Celeste

Subject

• Armed Forces--Military life
• United Nations
• Military history

Language

• eng

Date created

• March 22, 2013

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

• Gaza Strip--Gaza

Coordinates

• 31.50161, 34.46672

Additional physical characteristics

• Original sound recording (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

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

Archival item identifier

• EM_773

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 24, 2013

Technical note

• Digital sound recording in .mp3 format at 192 kbps and 44 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 2013. 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/ymbh-b970

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