Molyneux, R.: my Army recollections (December 11, 1965)

Interviewer: Roy, Reginald H. Interviewee: Molyneux, R. An interview/narrative of R. Molyneux's recollections of Major-General Pearkes. Mr. Molyneux was Pearkes's batman during World War I. Interview took place on December 11, 1965. ABSTRACT: Mr. R. Molyneux, 11 December 1965. 11pp. (N.B. This interview is at the beginning of Reel #10 before Pearkes Interview #18.) Molyneux_R_0230_01 First met Pearkes when he led a raid on the Germans in 1916/17. Pearkes used to walk along the edge of the trench; quite fearless. Molyneux became Pearkes' batman. Vimy Ridge, Passchendaele, where both he and Pearkes were wounded. A few comments on Pearkes, the soldier.

In Collection:

• Canadian Military Oral Histories

Contributor

• Molyneux, R.
• Roy, Reginald H.

Subject

• Pearkes, G. R. (George Randolph), 1888-1984
• Military history
• World War (1939-1945)
• World War (1914-1918)

Language

• eng

Date created

• December 11, 1965

Relation

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

Resource type

• Sound

Rights statement

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Extent

• 1 sound recording (MP3)

Geographic coverage

• Belgium--Passendale
• France--Vimy

Coordinates

• 50.37243, 2.81034
• 50.89979, 3.02133

Additional physical characteristics

• One original sound tape reel (ca. 20 min.) : 1 7/8 ips, 2 track, mono. (held as reel 10, with G.R. Pearkes interview no. 18) ; 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
• sound recordings
• interviews
• oral histories (literary genre)

Archival item identifier

• MR_230

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 28, 2006

Technical note

• Digital sound recording in .wav format at 16 bits and 22kHz. In .mp3 format at 64kb/s and 22kHz. Digitized by SC, 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 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

DOI

•  https://doi.org/10.58066/tt75-nx64

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