Thomas Stuart Dickson Hayton

Production date
24 Oct 2009
 Description
Thomas Stuart Dickson Hayton (1910-2011) speaks to Ray Cleaver about his time as a Lieutenant with the 25th Taranaki Battalion during the Second World War. Known as Stuart, Hayton saw action in Italy and his brothers Gilbert and Alan and sister Lilian also served. Hayton was made a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1984.

Interviewer: Ray Cleaver
Date: 24 October 2009
Duration: 1.14 hours

Part of a series of 51 oral recordings created by Rata Education and Historic Productions Trust and Anvil Productions Ltd. The project aimed to capture the stories of the remaining Taranaki WWII veterans. The interviews were conducted between 2009-2011 by Ray Cleaver and Peter McDonald. The project was funded with the help of a grant from the Taranaki Electricity Trust.
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Artist/Maker
Production role
Interviewer
Production date
24 Oct 2009
Production place
New Zealand/Taranaki/New Plymouth
Production period
World War II (1939 - 1945)
Subject person
Classification
video recording/(for Archives)
oral history/(for Archives)
Collection
Rata Education and Historic Productions War Veteran Oral Histories
Item list

  Part 1

Research DVD

  Part 2

Digital file

Accession number
ARC2012-030
Collection type
Archives

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