| Title: |
James Whittaker
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
Concordia University, St. Paul. Department of History
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| Collection: |
Prisoner of War Oral History Project
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| Description: |
James Whittaker was born on 20 June 1921 in the industrial city of Manchester, England. After leaving school at fourteen, which was not uncommon at that time, he had several odd jobs before deciding in 1938 to continue a family tradition and enlist in the British Army. When Britain went to war in 1939, Jim was serving with the Royal Corps of Signals; stationed in London, he survived the 1940-1 German air attacks on the city, and in November 1941 was posted to Singapore. When Japan attacked throughout Asia in December 1941, Jim was among thousands of Allied troops captured by Japanese forces.
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| URL: |
http://people.csp.edu/saylor/POWproject/POWinterviews/WhittakerJ.htm
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 2002 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Whittaker, James (Jim), 1921-
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
20-Jun-1921
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| Speaker place of birth: |
Manchester, England; England; United Kingdom; Europe
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| Speaker race: |
White
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| Speaker occupation: |
Military personnel
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| Age at speaking: |
81
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| Document location: |
Brooklyn Center, MN
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| Document date: |
2002
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| Interviewer: |
Saylor, Thomas
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| Historical events discussed: |
World War II, 1939-1945
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| Locations discussed: |
Asia; Europe; Japan; Singapore; United Kingdom
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Asia; Europe; Great Britain--Armed Forces; Japan; Oral history; Prisoners of war; Singapore; United Kingdom; World War II, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, British; World War, 1939-1945--Veterans
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| ASP release: |
2007-01
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| Document code: |
OHI0034060-37402
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