Phillips, Barry J.: my Army recollections (March 7, 2012)

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ABSTRACT: First I started my interview with the date and the person that I was interviewing, in this case Barry Phillips. After, I asked his permission to record the interview and I asked him to give me a basic introduction about himself and his military career. Following that, we moved on to the Yugoslav war. Lcol Phillips gave me a brief introduction about the beginning of the war, and he told me that he was deployed in Yugoslavia as part of a Canadian UN Logistics Battalion. He continued the interview in telling me about the UN rules of engagement, followed by the events from the Medak Pocket. He carried on by telling me about the everyday life in Yugoslavia, and the times he was fired upon . I carried on my interview by asking him about the relationship of the Canadian soldiers with the different ethnics of Yugoslavia and I also asked him about the mine removal operations. Later he told me about the disagreements between Canadian and the French UN forces and at the end of the interview I asked Lcol Phillips how was the life after he returned to Canada. Follow this synopsis with a short time log of the interview, including time codes and a single sentence describing individual topics that were discussed. 0:00-6:00 - Military as a family tradition 6:00-16:47 - Beginning of Yugoslavian War 16:47-21:00 - Rules of engagement in UN 21:00-25:01 - Medak Pocket and rules of engagement 25:01-29:06 - Everyday-life as a UN soldier 29:06-42:02 - Fired upon two times 42:02-51:05 - Used civilians as translators 51:05-54:09 - relation with the civilians 54:04-1:00:04 - mine removal missions in Bosnia 1:00:41-1 :09:16 - bad collaboration between Canadian and French UN forces. 1:09:41-1:17:56 - last days in Yugoslavia, and life back in Canada

Rank: Lieutenant Colonel. Medals and Honours: Canadian Forces Decoration; NATO Special Service Medal; United Nations Protection Force Medal; United Nations Disengagement Observer Force Zone Medal; Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal

Interviewee: Phillips, Barry J., b. 1942

Interviewer: Ratiu, Ovidiu

An interview/narrative of Lieutenant Colonel Barry Phillips's experiences whilst serving with the United Nations Protection Force. Interview took place on March 7, 2012.

In Collection:
Contributor Subject Language Keyword Date created Relation
  • Part of the Military Oral History Class collection of interviews.
  • Title of paper: "Canadian Forces under UN and Nato in Yugoslavia: From 'Peace Keepers' to 'Peace Makers'".
Resource type Rights statement Extent
  • 1 sound recording (MP3)
Geographic coverage Coordinates
  • 60.10867, -113.64258
  • 44, 19.75
Additional physical characteristics
  • Original sound recording (WMA) also available.
Physical repository Collection
  • Canadian Military Oral History Collection
Provider Genre Archival item identifier
  • PB_724
Fonds title Fonds identifier Is referenced by Date digitized
  • March 7, 2012
Technical note
  • Digital sound recording in .mp3 format at 56 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 2012. 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
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