| Title | Oral history interview with Ramon Claridge, 1999. [Interim record] |
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| Date created | 11 November 1999 |
| Description Summary | Ramon recalls his childhood in Burma, including life as a child during the Japanese occupation. He recalls school life during the war and his apprenticeship with the Burma Oil Company. Ramon details civil unrest and leaving for England. He recalls joining the Royal Air Force as a navigator. Roman recalls experiences of racial prejudice. He describes a song written during the voyage to New Zealand and his first impressions on arrival. Ramon recalls a story of a memorable Christmas dinner; he describes and sings two WWII songs and details the content and meaning of the songs. |
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| Other Notes | Born in Burma [Myanmar] in 1930, Ramon describes himself as Eurasian - his father was European and his mother, Anglo-Burmese. He moved to England in 1951 before migrating to New Zealand on the Ocean Monarch in 1971 with his wife and family. For further details see biographical information sheet. |
| Keywords | Christmas; Myanmar; Ocean Monarch (ship); Waitakere; World War II |
| Language | English |
| Ethnicity | Eurasian |
| Copyright Holder | Auckland Libraries |
| Access Rights | Contact the West Auckland Research Centre, Waitakere Central Library in Henderson, to listen to recording or view abstract. Not available for loan. |
| Digital access copies | Wav file. |
| Available copies | Local History, Waitakere Central Library, and interviewee |
| Original medium | Audio; analogue, cassette |
| Duration | 3 X C60 |
| Supporting materials | Copy of a letter and associated papers in which Sharon Russell proposes Ramon Claridge for the first Lions Club of Te Atatu South community awards 1997. Transcript. Release agreement; Biographical information sheet. |
| Oral History ID | WOH-1001-5 |
