Baird, Jim

Description
Jim Baird speaks to Ray Cleaver about his time as Lance Corporal in the RNZ Infantry Regiment in Malaya, Borneo and Vietnam.
Baird work with Intelligence and on jungle patrols in Malaya, Borneo and Vietnam. He also went on patrol with a US coastgaurd vessel.
Date: 21 February 2013
Duration: 55 minutes

Part of a series of 10 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 Vietnam, Korea and Malaya War veterans. The interviews were conducted 2012-2013 by Ray Cleaver. The project was funded with the help of a grant from the Taranaki Electricity Trust. The project was a continuation from an earlier project which captured the stories of WWII veterans.
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Artist/Maker
Production role
Interviewer
Production place
New Zealand/Taranaki/Pātea
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

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Accession number
ARC2013-1482
Collection type
Archives

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