Fall, Joseph Stewart Temple: my Air Force recollections (September 10, 1983)

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Rank: Group Captain. Medals and Honours: Distinguished Service Cross (DSC); Air Force Cross (AFC)

An interview/narrative of Joseph Stewart Temple Fall's experiences during World War I. Group Captain Fall, D.S.C., A.F.C. served with the Royal Naval Air Service and the Royal Air Force. Interview took place on September 10, 1983.

Interviewer: Bell, Chris

ABSTRACT: Group Capt. Joseph Stewart Temple Fall, D.S.C., A.F.C. Royal Naval Air Service Royal Air Force Fall_J_0060_01.mp3 Born on Nov. 17, 1895 near Hillbank, B.C., on Vancouver Island (d. Dec. 1, 1988). At the end of 1915 he paid his own way from Montreal to England to join the Royal Naval Air Service. Flew Maurice Farman aircraft in England; Nieuports and Sopwith Pup single-seater fighter aircraft in France. (10:00) Later Sopwith Camel fighters. Many air battles with No. 3 (N) Squadron and No. 9 (N) Squadron. (20:00) At the end of the war accepted a permanent commission in the Royal Air Force. Operations in the Middle East. (30:00) Fall_J_0060_02.mp3 Retired at the age of fifty. Returned to Cobble Hill and took over the family property, building it into a good size dairy farm (eighty-five head). He retired from dairy farming in 1974. Note: At the time of the interview G/C Fall was seriously incapacitated as a result of a stroke. Note 2: G/C Fall was awarded the D.S.C. and two bars as well as the A.F.C.

Interviewee: Fall, Joseph Stewart Temple, 1895-1988

In Collection:
Contributor Subject Language Keyword Date created Relation
  • As Group Captain Fall suffered a stroke his poor speech is interpreted by Mrs. Fall on the original recording.
  • Part of the Reginald H. Roy collection of interviews.
Resource type Rights statement Extent
  • 2 sound recordings (MP3)
Geographic coverage Coordinates
  • 33.13906, 35.85869
  • 53.99983, -125.0032
  • 52.16045, -0.70312
Additional physical characteristics
  • One original sound tape reel (ca. 40 min.) : 1 7/8 ips, 2 track, mono. ; 1 sound cassette copy : standard, mono. in Special Collections.
Physical repository Collection
  • Canadian Military Oral History Collection
Provider Genre Archival item identifier
  • FJST_060
Fonds title Fonds identifier Is referenced by Date digitized
  • October 7, 2006
Technical note
  • Digital sound recording in .wav format at 16 bits and 22 kHz. In .mp3 format at 80 kbps and 22 kHz. Digitized by SC, technical and cataloguing metadata provided by JF and JP. ; WWI Transferred from audio reel to audio cassette between 1987-1997. Interview migrated to digital format for UVic Special Collections in 2006. 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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