Pearkes, John A.: my recollections (February 23, and August 19, 1971)

An interview/narrative of John A. Pearkes's recollections of Major-General Pearkes. Mr. Pearkes is Major-General Pearkes's son. Interview took place on February 23 and August 19, 1971.

ABSTRACT: John A. Pearkes (son), 23 February 1971. 24pp. (Reel #50, Side 2.) Childhood, his father as a family man. The Pearkes family travels from the perspective of a boy. Life in England during the war. Maj-Gen Pearkes' reaction to a number of events. John A. Pearkes, 19 August 1971. 17pp. Comments about Maj-Gen Pearkes as G.O.C. in C., Pacific Command. Resignation. Enters politics as a Member of Parliament.

Interviewer: Roy, Reginald H.

Interviewee: Pearkes, John A., b. 1931

In Collection:

• Canadian Military Oral Histories

Contributor

• Pearkes, John A., b. 1931
• Roy, Reginald H.

Subject

• Military history
• Pearkes, G. R. (George Randolph), 1888-1984
• Personal narratives--Canadian

Language

• eng

Date created

• February 23, 1971 to August 19, 1971

Relation

• Part of the Social Sciences Research Centre collection of interviews.

Resource type

• Sound

Rights statement

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Extent

• 3 sound recordings (MP3)

Geographic coverage

• England

Coordinates

• 52.16045, -0.70312

Additional physical characteristics

• Two original sound tape reels (ca. 120 min.) : 1 7/8 ips, 2 track, mono. 2 sound cassette copies : 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

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

Archival item identifier

• PJA_238

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

• June 20, 2011

Technical note

• 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 2011. 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/n0d0-ns96

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