Interview with Frank Wood [sound recording] / / interviewed by Kristi McNulty
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AuthorWood, FrankDescriptionBorn in Boulder 26th July 1922, moved to Perth in 1928 -- Father was in Gallipoli -- War service home built on 4 McLaren St, South Fremantle -- 1934 attended Beaconsfield State School -- Secondary school in 1936, Fremantle Boys -- Sport activities as a boy: bike races, junior football, swimming carnivals -- Policemen in town -- Memories of draugh horses -- South beach Hydrodrome -- Swimming pool at South beach and shark catchers -- Entertainment -- Left school at 15 to get a job -- War breaks out in 1939, people were poorly trained -- Naval fleet - American Engineering officer, Commodore Hogg, married his cousin, Fay Grylusich, cousin of George and Tom Grylusich -- Served with the 7th American Fleet in the Pcific, transferred to the 3rd at the conclusion of the war, which went to Tokyo -- Commodore Collins was aboard, who signed the surrender document -- Day of invasion of Japan -- Back to first time serving with the British Eastern Fleet -- Playing water polo over the side of the ship -- Letters sent home were censored -- Return of servicemen six years later -- Effects of war, Burma Railway people affected psychologically -- Fathers return to their families -- Marriage to Val -- Conclusion -- Coaching South Fremantle Water Polo Club, league umpire for western Australia Football League.ImprintFremantle : 2007.Collation1 sound cassette (60 min) + synopsis (8 p.) + 2 leavesLanguageEnglishDate Published2007NotesIncludes notes made for the "Sporting Wall of Fame" nomination - Photographs on CD at Main Desk (LH)Dewey ClassOH/WOOAudio FormatCassetteDigital ItemNo
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Wood, Frank, Interview with Frank Wood [sound recording] / / interviewed by Kristi McNulty. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 11/02/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/9334
