Rogers, Robert Gordon: my armed forces experiences (February 25, 2004)

An interview/narrative of Major Robert Gordon Rogers's experiences during World War II. Interview took place on February 25, 2004.

ABSTRACT: Major Robert Gordon Rogers Rogers speaks of training in England, daily life in England and fighting in France. He focuses a great deal on the Duplex Drive (DD) tank which was used in the landing. Also speaks somewhat on the current state of the world and Canada’s Military.

Rank: Major.

Interviewer: Graham-Knight, John Brandon

Interviewee: Rogers, Robert Gordon

In Collection:

• Canadian Military Oral Histories

Contributor

• Graham-Knight, John Brandon
• Rogers, Robert Gordon

Subject

• World War (1939-1945)
• Personal narratives--Canadian
• Military history
• World War (1914-1918)

Language

• eng

Date created

• February 25, 2004

Relation

• Part of the Military Oral History Class collection of interviews.

Resource type

• Sound

Rights statement

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Extent

• 2 sound recordings (MP3)

Geographic coverage

• England
• France

Coordinates

• 52.16045, -0.70312
• 46, 2

Additional physical characteristics

• One original audio cassette 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

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

Archival item identifier

• RRG_449

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

• December 4, 2012

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. Interview migrated to 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

DOI

•  https://doi.org/10.58066/z13d-n283

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