Spectrum 503 and Spectrum 504. Absent without leave

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Year
1985
Reference
18282
Media type
Audio
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Rights Information
Year
1985
Reference
18282
Media type
Audio
Duration
01:05:08
Broadcast Date
07 Jun 1985
Credits
RNZ Collection
Jim Edwards
Alwyn Owen, 1926-, Producer

A two-part Spectrum documentary.

In camp at Trentham during WWII, Jim Edwards and his companions learned with dismay that they would be going overseas at short notice, without the customary final leave. Edwards had promised his mother in Auckland that he would see her before he left the country.